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Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens

Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens
Lower Beeding
Horsham

RH13 6PP

tel: 01403 891212
fax: 01403 891305

Area: West Sussex
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Overview Map (30 Km)
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Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens -- West Sussex

Visitor Information

www.leonardsleegardens.com

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Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens
West Sussex
All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

1st April - 31st October; Every day; 9.30am - 6pm, last admission 4.30pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes
20+ adults.

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
May

To see:
Rhododendrons and Azaleas.

Admission Prices

1st - 25th April & 2nd June - 31st October; £6.50. Groups Adults £5.50
26th Apr - 1st June; £8; Adult weekends & BHs £9. Groups Adults £7, Weekends & BHs £8
Child £4. Groups £3.50
Season tickets; Adults £18; Child £9

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: No
On Lead only: No
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Special events: Bonsai in May, West Sussex Country Craft Fair in June, Model Boat Regatta in July

Garden Features

Wonderful collection of rhododendrons and azaleas.

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: The Loder family.

This romantic 240 acre valley with walks around seven beautiful lakes is often described as the most beautiful garden in Europe in May. The sumptuous rhododendrons, some nearly 200 years old, and vibrant azaleas overhang paths fringed with bluebells to make an earthly paradise, full of fragrance.

The Rock Garden is planted with Japanese azaleas of every hue. Wallabies graze the grassy banks, and deer roam in the parks. Watch the wildfowl and the giant carp. Enjoy the Temperate Green House, Alpine House, Loder collection of Victorian motor cars (1890 - 1900) and the newly completed expanded Miniature model village exhibition 'Behind the Dolls House' - a country estate and market town of 100 years ago all in miniature 1/12th scale.

History of Garden

First opened by the Sir Edmund Loder to the public in 1907, and still run and managed by the same family; 2007 will be the 100th anniversary. A garden the size of Leonardslee is a story of evolution. The backbone of the garden was created in the first years of the 19th century, but the four generations of the Loder family since 1889 have continued the design and expansion of the valley plantings to form the spectacular beauty that is seen today.

Nearby West Sussex Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Black Horse, Nuthurst

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

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*Information Updates
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(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 20/02/2008

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