Partridge Point sits alone on the far edge of Cape Town’s Southern Peninsula, where the road bends toward Cape Point and the land falls sharply into False Bay. This privately held 3.2-hectare property is surrounded on all sides by Table Mountain National Park, creating a sense of seclusion more often found deep inside the park than minutes from Simon’s Town. The original 210sqm dwelling perches on the slope, but it’s being sold with planning permission for three additional low-impact cottages. Each of these is capped at a 125sqm footprint with 170sqm internal area, plus a 69sqm gate house.

The approved plans favour stone, timber and glass, with each cottage positioned to maintain privacy while preserving sight lines to the bay. Yet the land itself is the story: fynbos, milkwood and coastal thicket linking mountain and sea, with wildlife moving freely across what was once a 28.8-hectare estate. After a 17-year collaboration with SANParks, 90% of the original holding was donated to the national park, securing its ecological value in perpetuity.

Partridge Point now offers custodianship rather than ownership — a rare stretch of Cape coastline held in trust for its next chapter. It’s listed for R54,850,000 with Perfect Hideaways Real Estate.

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