Brenton Haven Beachfront Resort - Western Cape Gallery
Imagine a place, surrounded by the most beautiful beaches in the world, an endless expanse of the turquoise blue ocean framed against a backdrop of lush fynbos dunes.
Imagine long, lazy days on the beach, cocktails and exquisite cuisine. This special place is Brenton Haven Beachfront Resort in Knysna,on South Africa's famous Garden Route. A world where unspoilt nature and luxury meets.
Brenton Haven offers beautiful self-catering accommodation as Beach Homes or Luxury Suites, a tranquil seaside retreat offering the utmost in stylish comfort and unrivalled service. "Fall asleep with the waves crashing gently onto the beach, wake up and step onto your private deck, and enjoy the fresh air." Directly below the resort, you will find a spectacular beach with dramatic rolling dunes and clifftop walks.
Enjoy the Garden Route's best and explore its surroundings with Knysna town located just 15 mins away, Plettenberg Bay 40 mins and George International Airport 45 mins drive.
Luxury Suites
Brenton Haven offers well-appointed beachfront Beach Homes and Luxury Suites with exquisite views of the Indian Ocean, a spacious open plan living area, and a braai on the beautiful stone finished deck. There are 26 Free Standing Self-catering Beach Homes in 1, 2, or 3 Bedroom (en-suite) designs. Inside the main building, there are 9 Luxury Suites with 1 or 2 bedrooms(en-suite) designs.
Our Luxury suites have the following amenities and facilities:
Open plan lounge, kitchen, and dining area | Internet access | Large, luxurious bathtubs | Air conditioning | In-room safe | Fully equipped kitchen with stove, fridge/freezer, crockery, and cutlery | Balcony with garden furniture and braai | Luxury bathroom amenities | Tea and coffee facilities | Hairdryer |Undercover parking
Things to do at the resort
The only Beachfront restaurant in Knysna.
Butterfly Blu is perched on a dune top with beautiful panoramic sea views making it one of the most idyllic restaurants in Knysna with beautiful food, an outdoor/indoor deck, lounge areas, cocktail bar, and a contemporary interior. Directly below the restaurant is beautiful stretch of white sandy beach and rolling dunes covered. The setting is perfect to enjoy a rosy sunset after a stroll on the beach.
We are passionate about what we do! With a commitment to sourcing the freshest produce seasonally, our chefs utilise locally-sourced ingredients across all areas of the continually evolving contemporary menu, to deliver a unique dining experience.
Wedings a Brenton Haven
Brenton Haven provides the most romantic setting possible. Have your dream wedding at the idyllic Butterfly Blu restaurant with panoramic views of the ocean and beach.
We will help you with some of the meticulous planning and make sure your special day is nothing short of perfect. Butterfly Blu Restaurant seats approximately 150 people, depending on the size of the dance floor. Whether you’re planning a grand formal sit-down reception or elegant cocktail occasion, our restaurant offers beautiful interior finishes, exceptional attention to detail and service, the highest quality food, coupled with some of the best views in Knysna
Indigo Deli
Indigo Deli is open from 8am to 5pm daily. Come and enjoy our selection of lovingly prepared delights, all home made from scratch by our team under the guidance of highly experienced professionals with more than 30 years experience. Amongst others, regular choices include beautiful crisp pastries, stunning flavoursome croissants, light and airy scones, baked cheesecakes, french apple tarts, and decadent chocolate ganache.
Breakfast and light lunch options include yoghurt & granola pots with homemade fruit compote, panini’s made with homemade ciabatta, home made light quiches, and home made artisanal pies filled with beautiful fresh ingredients.
We also have a variety of gift ideas including greeting cards, accessories, locally produced artisanal goods, imported chocolates, ice creams, and a few essentials for your refrigerator.
About Our coffee
We proudly serve local artisanal coffee from Pause Roastery where the care and attention to flavour is in our view second to none, you need only meet Wessel Kruger for 5 minutes to feel the great passion he has for his beans! Our baristas take just as much care in ensuring that every cup is served as best as can be.
Brenton Active Gymnasium and Pool
Brenton Haven Guests can enjoy our gymnasium complimentary as part of their stay.
The Brenton Active gym has sufficient gym equipment to enable great cardio work-outs with three treadmills, three elliptical trainers, and two exercise bikes.There are also work-out machines for leg exercises, upper body as well as back. The free weights area has enough weights and benches to train a wide variety of muscle groups.
Brenton Active has membership available to locals in the area, so if you are situated in Brenton, Belvidere, Knysna, Sedgefield or Wilderness – membership might be a convenient option for you!
Brenton Active has six- and twelve month contracts available at very reasonable rates. You need to take note that no person under the age of 16 will be allowed into the gym.
Brenton Beaches
Main Beach
Brenton on Sea main beach is 5km long and stretches all the way from Brenton on Sea to Buffalo Bay. It’s a beautiful white sandy beach with the ocean on the one side and fynbos covered dunes on the other. It’s safe to swim in certain areas but be careful of rip currents. Castle Rock is a well known fishing spot, but many catch cob along the shore.
Jaap se Baai
Jaap se baai is a small little beach cove, with a stair case leading down to the bottom. Here you can enjoy fresh wild oysters on the rocks, if you’re lucky. There’s also a small interesting cave. Jaap se Baai is a very popular fishing spot.
Private Beach
Fishermans Walk – Also locally known as the Private beach The Fisherman’s Walk Beach is a beautiful unspoilt beach with stunning sandstone cliffs. Here you’ll find the seldom seen Oystercatchers. De Blokke is a well known fishing spot.
Trails and Walks
Many delightful walks and trails, both along the coast and in the forests, are available in the greater Knysna area. Go stretch your legs and feast your eyes on the wonders of nature.
Short Walks
The Fisherman’s Walk
along the beautiful precipitous coast of Brenton-on-Sea. A very pleasant walk with stunning views. It also runs down to The Block (a small peninsula towards the east) from where you might see dolphins passing close by.
Belvidere charm:
Enjoy the heavenly beauty and old world charm of this historic village nestled on the western shore of the Knysna Lagoon, close to Brenton-on-Sea.
Drupkelders Walk:
Truly one of the hidden gems of the Knysna forest. A somewhat steep walk takes you down into the Homtini River gorge, where large pools wait to be enjoyed or explored.
Terblans Walk:
A pleasant and easy 2 hour walk in the Diepwalle forest to the north of Knysna, offering you a true forest experience. More info...
Trails and longer walks
Beach Walk to Buffels Bay:
A very popular and rewarding walk along the beautiful 5 km stretch of beach between Brenton and Buffels Bay, where you can have a drink or a meal before walking back.
Goukamma Trail:
A variety of trails are available in the beautiful Goukamma Nature Reserve, situated west of Buffels Bay. The trails range from two to six hours and run along the coast as well as inland on the bushy dunes and trough Melkhout forest.
Circle in a Forest Trail:
Experience the true Knysna forest along this 3 hour walk in the Millwood Forest, situated to the north of Knysna. A short option is also available.
Kranshoek Trail:
Surely one of the most spectacular day trails in the whole of South Africa. It takes you through a forest gorge and along the dramatic Harkerville cost between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
The Elephant Trails:
These are three different forest trails, ranging from 7 to 9 km, situated in the Diepwalle Forest Reserve near Knysna. You can also see one of the largest remaining yellowwood trees.
The Brenton Blue Butterfly reserve:
About the Brenton Blue butterfly Orachrysops niobe, or the Brenton Blue butterfly is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It isendemic to South Africa.
The wingspan is 24–38 mm for males and 22–42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.
The larvae of the first two instars feed on the leaves and later instars on the rootstock of Indigofera erecta. The larvae can be found in holes at the base of their host plant. They are attended to by Camponotus baynei ants.
It was discovered in 1858 by Roland Trimen at Knysna in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was not seen again until 1977, when Dr Jonathan Ball of Cape Town found a population at Nature’s Valley 50 km to the east of Knysna. This population died out during the 1980s but in 1991 Ernest Pringle of Bedford in the Eastern Cape Province located another colony at Brenton-on-Sea near Knysna. A housing development was planned for this site, but this was prevented after a highly publicised campaign to save the species from extinction. This resulted in the procurement of the land on which the butterfly breeds by the South African Government and its proclamation as a Special Nature Reserve in July 2003.
The butterfly is the type species of the genus Orachrysops, and is Red Listed as Critically Endangered. The Special Nature Reserve at Brenton is managed by CapeNature, assisted by a management committee and informed by research conducted by Dave Edge of Knysna. This research studied the life cycle of the Brenton Blue and all the ecological factors that impact on its survival including geology, microclimate, vegetation communities, ant interactions (myrmecophily), and the biology of its larval food plant Indigofera erecta Thunberg.
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