Estate Living Magazine Retirement Living - Issue 40 April 2019 | Page 35

P R O P E R T Y
Amble Ridge Retirement Village
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I N V E S T M E N T
EIGHTONN
Kidbrooke Place
is the world of the evergreen Knysna Forests, the Cape fynbos,
the Outeniqua Mountains, and the ever-growing, 165,000-hectare
Garden Route National Park. And it’s a world of people who love
their art, their farmers’ markets, their walking, and their cycling. THE CAPE PENINSULA
George’s Blue Mountain Estate at the foot of the Outeniqua
Mountains has been developed as a multigenerational community.
Besides a clubhouse and exquisite gardens (15 hectares of safe
open space!), amenities available to the Blue Mountain Retirement
Community include 86 full title houses. Healthcare, frail care and
assisted living are provided in the estate’s The Haven facility. The
Haven also offers occupational therapy, exercise, and community-
building activities. bluemountainretirement.co.za The Avenue Retirement Village in Fish Hoek is a stylish retirement
hotel, so purchasing a life right here includes a host of services that
are not usually offered in the more standard retirement villages
– such as three meals a day and housekeeping. Healthcare is
offered, and carers are on duty 24/7. avenueretirement.co.za
With enviable views over the Knysna Lagoon and the Heads, and
close to the Knysna Golf Club and around the corner from Knysna
Private Hospital, Amble Ridge Retirement Village offers 90 one-,
two- and three-bedroom freehold homes, as well as 50 life-right
apartments and assisted living suites. An added bonus is that it is
pet-friendly – even in the apartments. retiretoknysna.co.za
It’s not exactly coastal living, but the village of Gariep Dam
is situated on the banks of South Africa’s biggest man-made
lake – the Gariep Dam – which is why this part of the country is
affectionately known as the Riviera of the Karoo. At 370 square
kilometres in area, and about 85 kilometres in length (from the
dam wall to the village of Bethulie), this is boating, sailing, fishing,
and fly-fishing heaven – with the added advantage of that clear,
healthy Karoo air. Situated in Gariep Dam Village – which boasts shopping,
restaurants, and even an active theatre – the secure Gariep
Lifestyle Village offers stylish retirement options in detached
townhouses which are available on life rights, on sectional
title, or to rent from the developers or from private owners.
Facilities include a 24-hour medical centre with accommodation
for short-term and long-term patients, as well as frail care.
gariepvillage.co.za
Martin Hatchuel
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Kidbrooke Place retirement village offers one-, two- and three-
bedroom Cape Georgian-style life-right cottages at the foot
of the Hemel en Aarde Valley in the tranquil town of Hermanus.
Interestingly, Kidbrooke is built on 196 hectares of land donated
without reward by the late Norman and Doris Hudd, who also
donated the homestead of what used to be their protea farm for
the village’s frail care facility. kidbrookeplace.co.za
RIVIERA OF THE KAROO
From the lonely, windswept coastline of Agulhas, where the
Indian and Atlantic oceans meet at Africa’s southernmost tip, to
the seaside towns of Pringle Bay, Hermanus and Kleinmond, the
Overberg coast is a dramatic expanse of wildland and whale song.
Situated across the road from the Sea Point Promenade on Cape
Town’s Atlantic Seaboard, EIGHTONN has been designed as ‘a
new boutique approach to independent living’. These modern,
accessible and spacious apartments will appeal to retirees who
enjoy the metropolitan lifestyle, but who want the added security
of person-centred care. The building’s luxury social amenities
– wellness studio, garden, deli, dining areas, etc. – encourage
communal living experiences. blok.co.za
THE OVERBERG
The fairest cape of all: hub of South Africa’s wine route, centre of
much of the country’s culture, edgy, cosmopolitan, and stunningly
good-looking. Doesn’t really need much introduction, does it?