- There is plenty of room to park next to the beach, you will be able to enjoy the views quite a way away from the beach.
- Even when overcast, Grotto Beach offers simply stunning and awesome views from multiple view points.
- When staying at the Robin’s Nest, you are less than 8km from Grotto Beach
- Grotto Beach is ideal for a leisurely walk, or a game of beach-ball. You can also go swimming in mild and temperate waters.

Kayak adventures await you at the Robin’s Nest
Hermanus is?reputed throughout the world as a destination for tourists of all sorts, but it is not just humans who regularly visit these beautiful?shores of the Western Cape in South Africa.
We are of course referring to our friends from the ocean, dolphins and whales. Perhaps one of the best way to see these majestic sea mammals is from their natural environment, the ocean itself.
Our tourism partners at Walker Bay Adventures have recently reported some simply breathtaking sightings of dolphins just off the coast, from the comfort of their wonderful Sea Kayaks.
If you have a love of outdoor pursuits and fancy taking a Sea Kayak Tour of Hermanus, then ask us about Walker Bay Adventures when you check-in to the Robin’s Nest.
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Grotto Beach
In our picturesque corner of the Western Cape, we are blessed with the beauty and majesty of the Mountains, the Valleys and a number of stunning local beaches. Of these beaches, one particular favourite is the Blue Flag ‘Grotto Beach’, which is reputed throughout the region as one of the best places to relax beside with the Ocean on one side, and the majesty of the Onrus Mountains in the background.
We cannot recommend this beach enough to our customers, the beach is over 18 kilometres long and is the perfect location to enjoy beach games, swimming, bodyboarding, surfing and long leisurely walks with unending scenery. But don’t just take our word for it; here are a selection of photographs that we have taken for you to browse.