Dempsey's Guest House, Walmer, Eastern Cape
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Telephone: +27 (0)41 581-3854, Facsimile: +27 (0)41 581-3854, Mobile: +27 (0)76 733-4351
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CATEGORIES: Accommodation in South Africa » Holiday Apartments & Suites » Self Catering Villas & Holiday Houses » South Africa Self Catering » DESCRIPTION: Dempsey’s Guest House is a self catering guest house, in the garden suburb of Walmer, Port Elizabeth. It is centrally located being close to the airport, all amenities, shopping centres large and small, a variety of eating establishments and coffee shops, it is a short drive from the beaches and Boardwalk Casino Complex in Summerstrand. The Addo Elephant Park is an hour’s drive away, as is Jeffrey’s Bay, the world famous surfing spot. AccommodationWe offer 5 private, self contained and spacious self catering rooms. Two family rooms, one of which is wheelchair friendly. Each room has 1 queen bed, 1 double bunk and 1 sleeper couch. Two twin rooms with 2 single beds in each, a shower in one and a bath and shower in the other. One double room with 1 double bed and a shower only. All rooms are well secured, private, clean and comfortable. None of the rooms are inter leading, all are private and separate from each other. Each room has a kitchenette and bathroom en suite. The kitchenettes consist of: small fridge, microwave, mini oven, health grill, kettle, toaster, usual cutlery and crockery. Each room has a dining table, TV, DVD player, ceiling fan, pedestal fan and heater panel. We provide linen and towels but not beach towels. We service the rooms lightly on a daily basis except on Sundays and public holidays. We regret no laundry service; there are a couple of laundromats very close by. We regret no barbeque facilities or swimming pool. No barbequing is allowed. There is on site parking for cars and medium sized vehicles. Wheelchair Friendly Our family room has been accredited as ‘wheelchair accessible and wheelchair friendly’ by Mr Webb of Disability Options. Activities and AttractionsPart of your Eastern Cape holiday experienced here in Port Elizabeth has many things to do as listed below. Visit Museums • SA Air force Museum • Red Location Museum - tribute to the liberation struggle against apartheid • South End Museum - reflects bygone era of South End suburb prior to and during the implementation of the Group Areas Act 1950 • St. Croix Museum - private collection of vintage and classic vehicles dating back to 1901 • No 7 Castle Hill - considered one of oldest surviving dwellings in Port Elizabeth • Prince Alfred's Guard Museum - military & regimental • PE Museum at Bayworld - cultural and natural history of South Africa Visit Interesting Places • Fort Frederick - Stone fort built in 1799 • The Campanile - 1820 bell tower • Donkin Reserve and Lighthouse - stone pyramid monument • VWSA Auto Pavilion • Van Stadens Wildflower Reserve • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum - collections of SA art, British art, Oriental art and temporary exhibitions. • Ron Belling Art Gallery - houses his aviation paintings, also maritime • Observatory - 200mm refracting telescope to observe stars and planets Tours to View Wildlife • Kragga Kamma Game Park • Addo Elephant Park • Shamwari Game Reserve Other Tours • Township tours • Heritage trails • Ghost tours Activites Overview • 'Blue flag' beaches • Bird watching • Whale watching • Game viewing • Mountain biking • Canoeing • Hiking, walks, trails • Mountain climbing, kloofing, abseiling • Boat cruises, charters • Sailing, yachting, scuba diving, fishing, angling |
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DIRECTIONS: From Port Elizabeth Airport When leaving the airport, at traffic circle turn left into Allister Miller Drive towards Walmer, (not right towards Summerstrand.) Continue straight along Allister Miller which becomes 3rd Ave, to traffic lights at 3rd Ave and Heugh Rd. Turn left into Heugh Rd, M9. Continue straight along Heugh Rd to 6th Ave traffic lights. Turn right into 6th Ave. Continue straight along 6th Ave, around traffic circle, cross Main Road traffic lights. 2nd road after Main Rd is Lloyd Rd. Turn left into Lloyd Rd. We are the 3rd house on the left, No. 36, “Dempsey’s Guest House” From Cape Town on the N2 On approaching Port Elizabeth outskirts, take Exit743: William Moffat Expressway / airport. Turn right at the set of traffic lights onto the M12, Disa Ave. Proceed straight over 2 sets of lights, 3rd one being Cape Road (Ultra Liquors will be on opposite left corner). Carry on over Cape Road, you will now be travelling on the William Moffet Expressway. Keep travelling straight, over numerous traffic light intersections, for approximately 4kms, to Main Road Walmer, where you must turn left into Main Road. A landmark for turning into Main Rd is a set of huge fig trees on your right, this is Fig Tree Park Shopping Centre. Also shortly before that, on your right is large Mercedes Benz Showroom. Once on Main Road, you will pass on your left Walmer Park Shopping Centre, on the right corner, Moffet On Main Shopping Centre. Keep travelling straight along Main Rd for approximately 4kms, travelling down the avenues from 17th to 6th. At the 6th Ave traffic light intersection, turn left into 6th Ave. Second road after that turn left into Lloyd Road. We are the 3rd house on the left, No 36 From Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Durban on the N2 When approaching Port Elizabeth, after passing Bluewater Bay suburb, take the M4, Settler's Way exit. Next exit to take is the Albany Road exit. This brings you to a traffic light intersection on Govan Mbeki Street. Continue over this intersection and up steep Albany Road to next set of traffic lights on Westbourne Road. Cross over to next set of lights on Cape Road. Cross over to next set of lights on Roseberry / King George's. Cross over this intersection, continue down the valley which is Target Kloof. At next set of traffic lights (half way up steep hill). Turn left into 6th Avenue. First road is Lloyd Road, turn right. We are 3rd house on the left, no 36. MAP: Available at: http://www.sa-venues.com/visit/dempseys/map.php |
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