Rain and rainbows
One of the perks of staying at Headlands is our forever changing view – whether it be whales in the bay, or yachts sailing out to sea…our guests get to see it all. On the weekend we were delighted to…
Winter Sunsets
In June and July we are truly blessed to be able to savour exquisite winter sunsets from our exceptional location on The Heads .. these photographs captured the essence of a beautiful, balmy winter day yesterday.. courtesy of our wonderful…
Cosy Log Fires
The weather in July and August is truly mild during the day, but the early mornings and evenings are a little chilly. At Headlands House, we love to light a warm log fire for breakfast, while guests linger longer with…
Balmy Winter days
Although balmy winter days are on their way, it is still perfect to experience the picture perfect lagoon, as well as so many other wonderful excursions that Knysna has to offer. Our management team is always ready and waiting to…
Featherbed Nature Reserve
After much anticipation, and after what seemed like forever, the beautiful Featherbed Nature reserve is now open again. Whilst a lot of the Fynbos was destroyed during the 2017 fires, it is now recovering beautifully and the owners have rebuilt…
A Perfect Day!
Today was a perfect day! What do we mean by that? Not a cloud in the sky, a slight breeze to keep the intense heat off and a deep blue sea… how can that not be perfect? Guests had a…
Seals!
Wow! What a surprise when we were on our last sunset cruise! We anchored at The Heads on a somewhat overcast day — the water was surprisingly warm so it was very tempting to jump in, and linger longer… which…
Cruising the Lagoon
Today is the THE most perfect day! When John and Mandy (our owners) are down from Johannesburg, they spend plenty of time on the lagoon with their boat and have very kindly decided to share their experiences with our guests…
Baking for Christmas
On Christmas Eve Ruby, the daughter of our owner (Mandy) popped in to Headlands House to help Riane (our manager) with the preparation of “snowballs” for Christmas morning for our guests. She and Riane had great fun in the kitchen…
Perfect Days and Sugarbirds
Today is a perfect day! And so was yesterday! Just enough of a breeze to keep the heat from being too much, but not to strong to make it unpleasant. Summer seems to have finally arrived and we are happy…