Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens Announces Year-Round Entertainment Programme 

GTO Excursions Exhibition, Twickenham, March 19 

Described as “Downton Abbey... with Wallabies” in a 2022 national press review, Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens is a beautiful 240-acre woodlands estate with over 200 years of history for groups to discover and enjoy. 

Leonardslee’s gardens, at Horsham in West Sussex, are Grade I Listed, with a Grade II Listed Italianate mansion house. Open every day of the year except Christmas Day, it has increasingly attracted British and international group tours since its extensive restoration and reopening in 2019, drawn by its classic English gardens and year-round arts and entertainment programme. 

Estimated visit time is two to four hours, with each group size of between 10 and 60 visitors. Guided tours are available, including with translations by arrangement, and coach parking is free on site. 

The garden estate was established by the Loder family, great Victorian plant collectors, who collected trees and shrubs from all over the world. The collection is exceptional in its diversity and maturity, with several rare ‘champion’ trees, threatened in their natural habitat. There is an acclaimed Pulham rock garden built in 1890, a deer park and a colony of wallabies that wander the estate. The extensive doll's house exhibition on site depicts the Edwardian era estate and neighbouring villages at 1:12 scale. 

Leonardslee House features classic afternoon tea and Michelin Star Restaurant Interlude, now offering luxury overnight accommodation too. 

There is a full programme of visual, music and performance arts, with arts and crafts fairs to support artists, including pop-up shops, restaurants and bars.  

Leonardslee offers tour organisers a dedicated group coordinator and a greeting on arrival from a member of the welcome team. There is a free familiarisation visit for the group organiser with a minimum group booking of 10 people, as well as free coach driver admission and £10 refreshment voucher, and a free garden map for all group visitors. 

Contact: Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens www.leonardsleegardens.co.uk/group-bookings 

 0871 8733 389 - info@leonardsleegardens.co.uk.  

Address: Leonardslee Gardens, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham, RH13 6PP