Perfect Hideaways: Beach House in Churchhaven

Overlooking a calm, shimmering lagoon, Schrywershoek Beach House in Churchhaven blends authentic West Coat charm with modern design sensibilities for a beach house like no other on the coast.

The secluded escape offers spacious interiors with contemporary furnishings and appliances for the ultimate in laid-back luxury.

“Originally built in the vernacular style – like many fisherman’s cottages here – long, low-slung and whitewashed with small shuttered windows to keep cool in summer, it occupies the most enviable spot on this little-known treasure lagoon. But it’s only when you stand at the water’s edge and look back at this seemingly humble ‘langhuisie’ or ‘long house’ that you realise it is anything but traditional,” says Perfect Hideaways of the property, which is part of their portfolio.

With interiors by well-known interior designer Clinton Savage, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is a harmonious blend of nature and architecture true to the roots of the structure.

“We believe that it serves as a testament to the beauty and serenity that can be found in nature,” says Clinton, “and the sense of calm in the interiors, now infused with a touch of modernity that integrated seamlessly with the existing house, allows guests to truly immerse themselves in the serenity of the environment”.

Guests to Schrywershoek Beach House will not only be able to enjoy luxe designer interiors in soothing tones of sea and sand, including bedrooms cocooned in luxuriously soft fabrics and a comfy enclosed outdoor stoep but sole access to the southern end of the lagoon where they can swim, walk and bird watching – lagoon birding is exceptional with more than 250 species recorded.

Schrywershoek Beach House is completely off the grid with a solar system and water tanks and is available for rent