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The Glass Castle courtyard at dusk: dark charcoal corrugated cladding, tall steel-framed gable-end glazing, a corten-steel water feature and manicured lawn at Sir Lowry's Pass.

High Riding, Sir Lowry's Pass

Four ways to stay above the bay.

A collection of luxury stays at High Riding Country Estate, Somerset West. A modern barnyard family home, a self-catering retreat, and a sleep-over room with its own front door. Book direct with the BeeHive Keeper.

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The estate

One estate, four distinct stays

Glass Castle Luxury Properties sits at High Riding Country Estate, above Somerset West. The Helderberg rises behind you and False Bay opens up below. Each stay has its own character, so you choose the one that fits the trip.

Book the family home over school holidays. Take the Retreat for a small group. Book Golden Sunset Room for a night away. Every booking is direct, so you deal with us.

The Glass Castle at dusk: dark charcoal corrugated cladding, a tall steel-framed gable-end wall of glass reflecting the mountains, timber deck and vineyard rows in the foreground at High Riding Country Estate, Sir Lowry's Pass.

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The Glass Castle courtyard at dusk: dark charcoal corrugated cladding, tall gable-end glazing and a manicured lawn at Sir Lowry's Pass.The family home

The Glass Castle

Sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms · 3 bath

Our private family home. Modern barnyard architecture and generous rooms. Opens for school holidays.

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Wood-fired KolKol hot tub steaming on the covered patio at The Glass Castle Retreat, framed by a large open window looking out onto the Helderberg mountain view in Sir Lowry’s Pass, Somerset West.Self-catering villa

The Glass Castle Retreat

Sleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms · 3 bath

Three en-suite bedrooms and the full run of the house. Hot tub, pizza oven, plunge pool.

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Patio courtyard framed through a stone window aperture at Serenity Vista, dappled light through the slatted pergola, rattan lanterns, tropical plants and a blue ceramic planter with flowers.Two-bedroom stay

Serenity Vista

Sleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms · 2 bath

The Retreat, sized for two couples or a small family. Same hot tub, pizza oven and courtyard.

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Golden Sunset Room interior: queen bed with white linen, kitchenette along the wall, freestanding wood stove, sofa seating and sliding doors onto the courtyard.Sleep-over room

Golden Sunset Room

Sleeps 2 · 1 bedroom · 1 bath

One room, own front door, private braai area with a view over the valley. Sleeps two.

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West Coast

Two houses on the Golden Mile

Britannia Beach Estate, St Helena Bay. A ten-minute walk to the beach. Book one house, or take both for a group of thirteen.

Aerial view of Five Fires in Britannia Beach Estate: a white West Coast house with solar panels, a walled courtyard and the Atlantic beyond the Golden Mile.Sleeps 7

Five Fires

Sleeps 7 · 3 bedrooms · 2 bath

Five fires. One long table. KolKol hot tub, pizza oven, indoor braai and a fire pit, 700 m from the Golden Mile.

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Britannia Breeze from the street: white gables, a timber pergola at the front door and a dark garage door in Britannia Beach Estate.Sleeps 6

Britannia Breeze

Sleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms · 2 bath

The sister house next door. A comfortable three-bedroom beach house. Book both for thirteen.

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Stays at High Riding Country Estate and on the Golden Mile at St Helena Bay, from the modern barnyard family home to two West Coast houses on the bay.

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Beyond the door

Wine, sea, and mountain, all close

Somerset West sits at the meeting point of the winelands and the coast. Vergelegen and Lourensford are fifteen minutes away. The beaches at Strand and Gordon's Bay are twenty. The Helderberg trails start almost at the gate.

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Guests

What people say

The Glass Castle held our whole family for a reunion. The pergola dinners ran late every night. We will be back.
Naledi M.Johannesburg
Golden Sunset Room is exactly what the name promises. Own front door, a braai, and the valley going gold every evening.
Pieter and SanetPaarl
The Retreat next door held us for a long weekend. Late dinners in the courtyard, then a short walk to bed. That is the whole point.
Amara O.Cape Town

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