Join us at Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate to enjoy some fabulous events this summer. Just three miles from Leonardslee.

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Hello, my role in the Grade 1 Listed Heritage gardens at Leonardslee is to preserve and maintain this very special collection that Sir Edmund Loder created in the nineteenth century.

The goal is to ensure that future generations can enjoy this beautiful place, to care for the many plant species that are now endangered due to deforestation in the wild and also climate change.

The winner of the Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens Photography Competition is Anne David. The event is organised in association with the Horsham Photographic Society and the winners are as follows:

1st place: Anne David, 2nd place: Peter Jillians and the two people in 3rd runner up positions are Trudie Mitchell and Corinna Hardware.

On June 21st, members of the Drinks, Travel and other press joined us for a ceremony to mark the planting of the first commercial Pinotage vineyard in the UK.

We are creating a new South African-style ‘wine destination’ experience at the 200 acre estate.

A day to celebrate the new Vineyard at Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate (Horsham), and enjoy a Wine Tasting Masterclass with our renowned Winemaker Johann Fourie - as well as a South African-style Braai (BBQ).

The public opening date of the 200 acre Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens estate - the ‘finest woodland gardens in England’ - at Horsham in West Sussex, is postponed until January 2019 due to delays in planning approvals.

DId you know that we have a ‘sister’ venue locally, with the same owners, at Mannings Heath Golf Club & Wine Estate?

It has two superb golf courses - 18 and 9-hole - with lots of support and help available for those who might be interested in taking up golf for the first time, or resuming their pursuit of the little white ball after a break of a few years.

Spring is a time of change and colour - perhaps more so at Leonardslee than anywhere in England. The dark woodlands, shrouded by towering trees and dense shrubs are slowly but surely transformed by a dazzlingarray of colour.

Lakes and Gardens, the Dolls House Museum and the Rock Garden - and of course our colony of Wallabies.

These are what has attracted so many visitors over the years - and you can visit and enjoy them again when we reopen.

There was good news and bad news when we came to restore the two greenhouses at Leonardslee. The good news being that the main structures were in pretty good shape. They were well-built and the aluminium frames have stood up to a long period of neglect; but now sadly derelict and missing a lot of the glazing.

If you are planning your wedding this year, the Wedding Fair at Leonardslee House is a great place to go for ideas. The Italianate manor house is Listed Grade II and is a beautiful setting for wedding ceremonies and celebrations, with a range of additional services from which to choose for your special day.

Why do the ‘finest woodland gardens’ in England need restoring anyway?  

Many people are surprised that the 200 acre estate needs any restoration work. Don’t woodlands and lakes look after themselves?

No they don’t: not if the public are to have safe and convenient access; if you are to protect endangered wildlife; and comply with all the rules and regulations for Grade I Listed gardens.

South African based entrepreneur Penny Streeter OBE has acquired the 200 acre Leonardslee estate at Lower Beeding, near Horsham in West Sussex, with plans to restore and upgrade the site and open it to the public once again.