Beachy Head Drive Property
Beachy Head Drive Plettenberg bay is one of the most valuable real estate areas in the whole of Africa. Property for sale on Beachy Head Drive is comparable to Clifton on the Atlantic Seaboard in Cape Town. With direct access to Robberg beach a pristine 5km stretch of white-sand beach on your doorstep and over 300 days of sunshine per annum, it's not hard to see why. A Blue Flag Status swimming beach can be found at Robberg 5. Beachy Head Drive runs from The Sanctuary and Robberg 5 to the Beacon Island Hotel and Central Beach. It is affectionately known as Millionaire's Row. The Beachfront on Beachy Head Drive is the highest status and most prestigious area in Plettenberg Bay.
In 1630 an ailing Portuguese carrack, the São Gonçalo, with water already in her holds and scurvy ridden crew, sought shelter in the calm waters of Bahia Formosa (Beautiful Bay), currently known as Plettenberg Bay. Only a small portion of the crew dared venture onto the feared shores of the "Dark Continent" to set up a base camp. Seven weeks later a howling gale struck, pounding the ship against the rocks of Robberg Peninsula. 400 people disastrously lost their lives that night. 100 survivors found themselves stranded in a paradise teeming with game, fish, shellfish, fowl, honey, forests, fertile soil, rivers and fresh-water springs. Good relations were established with the local Khoisan nation and a bartering system emerged. Two small boats were constructed and the group split in two with one heading east planning to return to India and the other to Portugal via the Cape of Good Hope. A year after being stranded the survivors stepped from the 5 km stretch of pristine beach into their boats with their remaining treasure, risking life and limb to make their way home. Little did they realize, but they were leaving the greatest treasure of all behind. The sands of time covered the tragic wreck of the São Gonçalo, and the area slowly over four centuries into the popular tourist destination that is Plettenberg Bay today.
The rest of Robberg Beach and other property for sale in beachfront areas in and around Plettenberg Bay also attract higher values, namely Central Beach, Lookout Beach, The Sanctuary, Solar Beach, Robberg Beach End, Natures Valley and the Keurbooms Beach. Riverfront and lagoon front properties also attract value, but not to the same extent as the Robberg Beachfront.
Views and direct beach access also play an important part in the value of the property. Anything from a beach cottage to a mansion on an estate is available in and around Plett.
If you are looking for the best Plettenberg bay beachfront lifestyle imaginable, look no further, Beachy Head Drive is for you. Come and watch whales and dolphins swim by from the comfort of you couch.
For any property for sale on the beachfront or riverfront, contact us today.
- Residential Sale Property Ranging from R4,500,000 to R64,800,000
