Created by our Executive Chef Jean Delport, this quintessentially English Afternoon Tea is enjoyed in the newly restored Italianate Mansion, dating from 1801, with wonderful views across the gardens and South Downs.

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Join us at Restaurant Interlude, our new restaurant at Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens. It offers a very special dining experience, offering a wonderful tasting menu inspired by the woodland gardens, in the newly restored Mansion House.

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NEWS: We are pleased to announce that Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens has now been granted full planning permission by Horsham District Council. At last.

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We strive to keep all our valued Members and very many friends and supporters up to date on what is happening at Leonardslee. So that you know the current situation, in this major project, to get the estate ready for the long-anticipated opening.

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We spoke to Head Gardener Ray Abraham to find out what progress his team is making in nursing and nurturing the gardens back into their former outstanding condition:

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All our Gift Vouchers, whether issued this year or earlier are valid from the planned opening date of January 1st 2019, until December 31st 2019. You can receive a full refund for any vouchers bought at any time up until the opening.

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Part II of our interview with Adam Streeter, General Manager at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, who talks about how work has progressed. He is the son of owner Penny Streeter OBE.

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John Wright, originally from Tasmania, is a journalist with a particular interest in indigenous Australian flora. He writes:-

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“Come, taste what you’ve bought here!”

Acclaimed South African wine maker Johann Fourie is confident he will repeat these words in 2023 when the first sparkling wine - made from vines planted at the Mannings Heath Golf and Wine Estate in West Sussex, England – is released.

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We were delighted to welcome Robin Lane Fox gardening writer at the Financial Times to visit. “Glorious or garish? The rhododendrons at Leonardslee”.

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Meet Adam Streeter, General Manager at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, recalls how the family stumbled upon the property and how work has progressed. He is the son of owner Penny Streeter OBE.

 

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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: 

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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 dazzling array of colour.

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

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