{"id":655,"date":"2016-08-18T20:53:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/ben-stevens-house-durban-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:40:03","slug":"timourhall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/houses\/timourhall\/","title":{"rendered":"Timour Hall Villa &#8211; Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-655\" data-postid=\"655\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-655 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"1vjv116\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_1vjv116 tb_first tf_w wow\" data-tf-animation=\"slideInDown\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  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text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j7di525   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">Plumstead, Cape Town<br \/>Western Cape, South Africa<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8hfd000 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_6 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col6-1 tb_7cxk085 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0aay518    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"1\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>International Code<br><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">ZATH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>    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<\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col6-1 tb_hm6e155\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9spb800    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"5\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mobile Number(s)<\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">+27 (0) 83 305 0496<br>+27 (0) 83 391 2940<br><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col6-1 tb_hfh5885 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0sgm078    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"6\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Address<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/g.page\/timourhallvilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">St Joans Rd, Plumstead<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Cape Town, 7801<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_md4a000 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ggsy933 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_bkxp100\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_073m515 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cnud000 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Local activities include golf,\u00a0 swimming, fishing (shore and deep sea), rambling, forestry walks and beaches. The House is in close proximity to South Africa\u2019s wine route.<\/p><h5><strong>Available Facilities<\/strong><\/h5><div id=\"tab-tab-63-0-0-1-63-2\" class=\"tab-content\"><p><span class=\"xr_tj Normal_text\">There are 10 bedrooms (6 are en-suite), which sleep between 1 \u2013 4 people per <\/span><span class=\"xr_tj Normal_text\">room. A large communal kitchen is available for the use of all guests and <\/span><span class=\"xr_tl Normal_text\">cookware, crockery and cutlery etc are provided. There are also two lounges where <\/span> <span class=\"xr_tl Normal_text\">guests may sit and relax or watch television.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"tab-tab-63-0-0-1-63-3\" class=\"tab-content\"><p><span class=\"xr_tj Normal_text\">The Villa is set in large grounds, which offer secure off-street parking for over 200 <\/span><span class=\"xr_tj Normal_text\">cars. The Villa has a conference room which seats 25 delegates and a function hall <\/span>which can accommodate 62 people, which has its own ante-room and access to an open<span class=\"xr_tj Normal_text\"> air terrace. There is also a large bar which is only open on Wednesday <\/span><span class=\"xr_tl Normal_text\">evenings.<\/span><\/p><h5><strong>Brief History<\/strong><\/h5><div id=\"tab-tab-63-0-0-1-63-0\" class=\"tab-content\"><p>Timour Hall Villa was rescued from abandonment in the mid 1980s and has been used as a Hospitality House by the International Police Association since it was opened in December 1989. 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Local activities include golf,\u00a0 swimming, fishing (shore and deep sea), rambling, forestry walks and beaches. The House is in close proximity to South Africa\u2019s wine route.<\/p><h5><strong>Available Facilities<\/strong><\/h5><p>There are 10 bedrooms (6 are en-suite), which sleep between 1 \u2013 4 people per room. A large communal kitchen is available for the use of all guests and cookware, crockery and cutlery etc are provided. There are also two lounges where guests may sit and relax or watch television.<\/p><p>The Villa is set in large grounds, which offer secure off-street parking for over 200 cars. The Villa has a conference room which seats 25 delegates and a function hall which can accommodate 62 people, which has its own ante-room and access to an open air terrace. There is also a large bar which is only open on Wednesday evenings.<\/p><h5><strong>Brief History<\/strong><\/h5><p>Timour Hall Villa was rescued from abandonment in the mid 1980s and has been used as a Hospitality House by the International Police Association since it was opened in December 1989. While Timour Hall probably began as a typical Dutch building of the period, each successive owner added bits here and there and made other alterations over the years and the result is an interesting museum of building fancies covering nearly 200 years.<\/p><p>Dormer windows snuggle beside the handsome, elongated central gable and a portico has replaced the old wooden verandah across the front of the main house. The annex alongside the main house, houses a ballroom with a fine domed ceiling. 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