As soon as you enter this sprawling 2½ acre farmstead with its bubbling brook, tree-fringed dam and ancient oak trees overhanging the gabled front entrance, you will feel life slow down. This is farm life in the heart of Noordhoek.

The main dwelling was once the original Dassenberg farmhouse that has since been extended, with beautiful original wood windows, handmade shutters, thick walls and Oregon Pine ceilings, rich in Cape charm and character.

The house includes three bedrooms: main en suite with full bathroom, two bedrooms and a family bathroom.

A few of the homestead highlights include a traditional afdak stoep overlooking the thriving garden with superb views across the valley to the Chapmans Peak mountains; the entrance room that doubles up as a library; and a kitchen that oozes country charm.

There is also a fabulous and sizable two-bedroom cottage separate from the main house.

Immerse yourself in the colorful and vibrant garden, rich in diversity with numerous yellowwood trees, rose garden, water features, vegetable gardens, private vineyard and abundant birdlife.

A workshop, which was once home to stabling for 4 horses, is the ideal place for an artist's studio or discover the winemaker in you and get stuck into the Shiraz and Semillon vineyard that produces approximately 1500 bottles per year from the small wine cellar located on the property.

The non-perennial dam that is full for 6 months of the year, with nesting Cape weaver birds, adds to the serenity and charm of this special property.