In 1685, Simon van der Stel granted the land on which the manor house stands to the French Huguenot Jean le Long. Originally named Bossendall – means forest and valley – the property was transferred in 1715, together with adjacent fertile farmland, to another Huguenot settler, Abraham de Villiers. It remained in the wine-farming De Villiers family for 100 years.

A gabled armoire, crafted in oak with a walnut veneer, Sitting-Room contains a collection of Ming Dynasty porcelain created for the Chinese export market.

Master Bedroom

This antique stinkwood four-poster bed was crafted in 1810 by local artisans. It is decorated withy a hand-crocheted lace hanging and a light, embroidered cotton bedspread, both of which date from around 1820.