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Serena Sent on 09/08/2024

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Stunning, professional wedding venue

Jo, Harry and the Team were absolutely amazing on our wedding day I could not have asked for anything more. The professionalism, care and kindness that was shown to us and our guests from the beginning of the process and throughout was incredible. The food was divine - the atmosphere amazing - the location and grounds... STUNNING!

Nothing was too much for them and the prep, execution was incredible.

Dietary requirements for people are such a big thing, the chef took her time to go through all of the options to make sure that myself and the guests were able to have meals that matched those requirements that were still to a high quality and nothing felt like an after thought

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Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Hello Serena,

Thank you so much for your lovely review!! It was an absolute pleasure to help with your wedding plans and host your big day!!
Thank you to you and Paul for being such an awesome couple. :-)
We hope to see you back at Leonardslee Wine Estate in the near future! Feel free to pop in for a glass of wine anytime.

All the very best,
Jo, Harry & all the Team xx

Chelsea Sent on 23/04/2025

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Incredible Experience as the Bride!

I had an amazing wedding at Leaonardslee Wine Estate. From start to finish the communication and professionalism was top notch. On the day, everything was taken care of, the team worked hard to make my vision come to life, and we had a truly magical day. I can't suggest this venue enough, it was perfect!

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Hi Chelsea
Thank you so much for your review!
We loved hosting you and your family at Leonardslee Wine Estate.
Wishing you many years of love and happiness together and look forward to seeing you at the Estate again soon!
Lots of love, Jo and all the team xx

Sunnypurplediamonds841 Sent on 21/03/2025

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The absolute BEST

I would recommend Leonardslee wine estate/Mannings Heath golf club 1000000 times over.

We only wanted a small wedding of around 40 people and finding a venue who would accept a small wedding was a challenge in itself. Jo straight away said that was something they could help with, we arranged a visit and as soon as you arrive and see that stunning building I was just gobsmacked.
After sitting and chatting with Jo and having show round, I was sure it wasn’t something we would ever be able to afford, however, our quote was with us in an hour!
What fantastic value for money, so we booked our date and throughout the whole lead up to...

I would recommend Leonardslee wine estate/Mannings Heath golf club 1000000 times over.

We only wanted a small wedding of around 40 people and finding a venue who would accept a small wedding was a challenge in itself. Jo straight away said that was something they could help with, we arranged a visit and as soon as you arrive and see that stunning building I was just gobsmacked.
After sitting and chatting with Jo and having show round, I was sure it wasn’t something we would ever be able to afford, however, our quote was with us in an hour!
What fantastic value for money, so we booked our date and throughout the whole lead up to the wedding all communications with Jo and the team were seamless. Anything we wanted/needed, they were flexible and willing to do whatever.
Not once did I ever feel any worries.

Unfortunately, Jo was away for the weekend of our wedding but there was no drop in quality. Harry, Tyler, Jo (a different but just as lovely Jo) and all the team were just so absolutely wonderful!
I cannot put into words how easy they made our day and all the extra touches that didn’t go a miss!
Our content creators caught Harry fluffing my dress just as I was walking down the aisle 🤣 and Tyler rushing the length of the venue to fetch my gin when I was sat in the golf cart and I had left it on the terrace. Tyler also helped the groom and all the groomsmen with their button holes.

The food was absolutely divine, all served hot and fresh and prompt and of course the wine was gorgeous. We treated ourselves to 3 bottles before we left! Not forgetting the delicious breakfast!

We stayed in the cottage on the Friday and the cottage is gorgeous. I did have my two small children with me (1and 4) and it’s maybe not the best for small children but we made it work, I think I would book a hotel room if I had to do it again. On our wedding night and the night after, we stayed in a suite downstairs and what a gorgeous suite!!!!

Honestly I could write a full essay on our wonderful wedding and how lovely all the staff were. We fully intend on visiting as much as we can and husband has promised me a stay there on our anniversary each year! Your just all absolutely amazing ♥️♥️♥️

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Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Kerry and Craig
Literally smiling from ear to ear reading this!! Thank you SO SO Much. We are so over to moon that you had such a fabulous day with us. No doubt you can see how much we love what we do here at Leonardslee Wine Estate and making our couples feel special and have the best day of their lives. I'm delighted this shone through.
Please do visit us often for coffee (or wine!).
Brilliant photos. Really delighted!
See you soon hopefully.
Love from Jo and all the Team! xx

Nicky Sent on 23/02/2025

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Valentine’s Day Wedding 2025

We first took a look here for our wedding following an amazing cheese and wine pairing evening! From the start it seemed a special place, and then we met Jo - who couldn’t have been more personable and amazing in every way. She told us she had an earlier space than we intended (as in gave us around 4 1/2 months instead of nearly a year and a half to plan!) - but wow was this a great decision! The whole event was amazing from start to finish. The only venue we looked at who really saw things from a personal point of view rather than being a wedding venue interested in more commercial things. All our personal thoughts...

We first took a look here for our wedding following an amazing cheese and wine pairing evening! From the start it seemed a special place, and then we met Jo - who couldn’t have been more personable and amazing in every way. She told us she had an earlier space than we intended (as in gave us around 4 1/2 months instead of nearly a year and a half to plan!) - but wow was this a great decision! The whole event was amazing from start to finish. The only venue we looked at who really saw things from a personal point of view rather than being a wedding venue interested in more commercial things. All our personal thoughts and touches couldn’t be too much trouble. The whole place had a relaxed, family feel yet at the same time felt like a posh dream wedding venue. They even coloured our desserts pink for Valentine’s Day! I couldn’t recommend everything about Mannings Heath and Jo more for anyone who wants an affordable but dream feel wedding. Even loved the fact the staff got involved with our selfie pod - and the photos make me smile every time I look at them! The best place we looked at by far and loved every try thing about the end result. Thank you to everyone there!!!!

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Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Hello Nicky & Jim!
Thank you for your lovely kind review!!
I'm so pleased you had such a wonderful day and we delivered our first wedding of 2025 so well :-)
It was a pleasure helping you with the plans for your big day!
Wishing you every happiness for the future and don't forget to visit us for wine!
Best wishes,
Jo and The Team xx

Ken M. Sent on 20/10/2024

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Wow! What a Gem!

Spectacular just does not do justice to this GEM of a place.
After sampling the food at a number of venues, we stumbled on Mannings Heath's Restaurant as the one we wanted to choose for our Wedding Breakfast. Mind you, it wasn't just the food. We discovered that they also have incredible staff and also had Deluxe Rooms and Suites (including a Bridal Suite), to rival other superb venues in the surrounding area.
The reason for our search was because we had decided to get married after having been together for the best part of twenty years, not least due to my having been diagnosed as being terminally ill. We wanted to "formalise" our love for each other,...

Spectacular just does not do justice to this GEM of a place.
After sampling the food at a number of venues, we stumbled on Mannings Heath's Restaurant as the one we wanted to choose for our Wedding Breakfast. Mind you, it wasn't just the food. We discovered that they also have incredible staff and also had Deluxe Rooms and Suites (including a Bridal Suite), to rival other superb venues in the surrounding area.
The reason for our search was because we had decided to get married after having been together for the best part of twenty years, not least due to my having been diagnosed as being terminally ill. We wanted to "formalise" our love for each other, and so finding somewhere that could fit our requirements was crucial to us. In fact, it turned out to be SPECTACULARLY PERFECT!!
We got married at St. Marks in Staplefield on the 1st August 2024, and had chosen a very small number of people. Eight, including ourselves. Very close friends and two of my daughters. We wanted it small & Intimate.
We met the Sales & Events Manager and got treated to a Wine Sampling and we selected various different Starters, Mains & Desserts.
On the day, after the wedding we arrived at around 1:30 pm. We were welcomed by the very lovely Karen – The Duty Manager, and after photographs, taken by Karen, we went straight into The Wine Lounge – Our Choice.
The Bubbly (Champagne by any other name), served on arrival, was from the Leonardslee Vineyard and excellent.
Karen informed us that we were not allowed to feel pressurised in any way, and the Kitchen were ready to accommodate us if we wanted to take our time between courses. My Best Man made his speech and so did others and then it was my turn. Needless to say, the flexibility afforded by the Kitchen was very appreciated. We finally managed to finish our Wedding Breakfast around 5:30 pm.
We’d booked The Bridal Suite and that was superb and extremely comfortable.
We actually managed a late but light supper - which was also superb, as was breakfast the next morning. We were allowed a late check out and finally departed around 12:30.
We are very glad we chose Mannings Heath. It’s a superb location, the views over the attached Golf Club are stunning and for anyone looking for excellence, coupled with welcoming, friendly and helpful staff who cant do enough for you, look no further.
Mannings Heath & Leonardslee Gardens & Vineyard are both owned by Penny Streeter and its very obvious she knows exactly what she’s doing.
A big THANK YOU to everyone at Mannings Heath from my Wife & Myself. You made our Wedding Day just simply Perfect.
Since that day, we’ve been back a number of times, and were very honoured to meet the CEO.
Jo Chellingworth was also very kind and informed us that we are now regarded as part of the “family”. We feel very blessed.

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Ken and Davina
Thank you SO MUCH for such a WONDERFUL review. I'm truly over the moon to read such wonderful praise for our food offering and friendly staff. I'm so pleased you chose us to host your very special day :-)
We all wish you love and happiness and hope to see you again very soon! As you say, you are definitely part of the family now :-)

All the very best,
Jo and all the Team xxx

Claire Sent on 15/10/2024

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Fabulous day! Wonderful venue and staff

The venue was perfect for every aspect of our wedding. Ceremony inside, drinks on the terrace, wedding breakfast, party were all brilliant. The support prior to the wedding from Jo was so helpful and responsive and the coordination from Jo and Hari in the day was great too. I’d recommend this venue to anyone who asked. Thank you Jo and Hari for making our day so wonderful and for making everything we wanted a reality. Claire & Geoff.x

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Claire & Geoff
Thank you for such a lovely message! It was a pleasure and a delighted to host your wedding day at Leonardslee Wine Estate!
We hope to see you again in the near future.
Wishing you both all the very best for the next chapter.
Kind regards
Jo and All the Team ! x :-) x

Hannah Sent on 21/09/2024

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Could not have asked for more

Jo, our wedding coordinator, was absolutely amazing from start to finish. We had already booked another venue before we came to see Mannings heath - something didn’t feel right with the first place, and then when we met Jo we just knew we would feel comfortable and relaxed through the planning.

We found the whole process easy, and communication was brilliant. The venue was so so flexible and it really felt like they cared about our preferences and vision for the day.

The venue itself was just perfect. It felt so spacious with different rooms for the different parts of the day. The drinks reception on the terrace was a highlight and the views in the sun...

Jo, our wedding coordinator, was absolutely amazing from start to finish. We had already booked another venue before we came to see Mannings heath - something didn’t feel right with the first place, and then when we met Jo we just knew we would feel comfortable and relaxed through the planning.

We found the whole process easy, and communication was brilliant. The venue was so so flexible and it really felt like they cared about our preferences and vision for the day.

The venue itself was just perfect. It felt so spacious with different rooms for the different parts of the day. The drinks reception on the terrace was a highlight and the views in the sun were just amazing. We got the most amazing photos in the vines. The bedrooms were beautiful and we feel lucky that we were some of the first to stay!

We really feel like we got absolute value for money. We knew we were never spending dozens of thousands on a wedding and worried we’d have to settle but we absolutely did not! The food was amazing and we have had so many messages since telling us so! This includes the breakfast which was delicious. The staff were lovely which was so important too.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Hannah & Joe,
Thank you so much for your lovely words!
We really love what we do here and it makes all the difference when we receive fantastic feedback, so thank you so much for taking the time to write this for us :-)
We very much look forward to seeing you again at Leonardslee Wine Estate in the near future!
For now, enjoy the next chapter as Mr & Mrs!
Lots of love from Jo and all the team here xxx

Alice Sent on 30/08/2024

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Our perfect reception

We had our wedding breakfast and evening reception at Mannings Heath earlier this month. Jo was a joy to plan the day with, she was so helpful and made the planning feel like a treat. Harry ran our day and when we met with them both for the final time they made us feel like they were as delighted and excited as we were! They were eager for our quirky choices and deviations from a traditional day, and full of suggestions and knowledge about how to structure a great day.

The staff on the day were great- happy, friendly and proactive, and the food was phenomenal. The breakfast (we went with the Camembert, roast beef, and brownies) and...

We had our wedding breakfast and evening reception at Mannings Heath earlier this month. Jo was a joy to plan the day with, she was so helpful and made the planning feel like a treat. Harry ran our day and when we met with them both for the final time they made us feel like they were as delighted and excited as we were! They were eager for our quirky choices and deviations from a traditional day, and full of suggestions and knowledge about how to structure a great day.

The staff on the day were great- happy, friendly and proactive, and the food was phenomenal. The breakfast (we went with the Camembert, roast beef, and brownies) and evening food (a build-your-own fajita bar) were exceptionally good food and every guest including those with different dietary requirements absolutely loved what they had.

The venue had places for everything, and made stunning with the help of Forget Me Knots styling, and the grounds were a lovely place to roam for photos.

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Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Alice & Tom
Thank you so much for your lovely review! I'm delighted you had such a wonderful day. We loved your quirkiness and ideas for your wedding day - it's so great to do something different!
We hope you had an amazing cruise!
Do stay in touch and keep popping in to see the team - you are party of the Mannings family now :-)
All the very best,
Jo & all the team xx

Bruce Sent on 26/06/2024

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Absolutely Amazing

As Mother and Father of the Bride, we had the best day of our lives seeing our little girl getting married. We cannot fault the location at all and couldn't fault any of the staff as everything ran so smoothly. As for the staff, they made it....they were so, so kind and attentive.
Credit where credits due - absolutely amazing experience and we wish we could do this again.
If you are considering this location, then don't waste time...book it now.

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Hello Bruce,
Thank you so much for your lovely review!
We loved hosting Katherine and William's wedding at Leonardslee Wine Estate on 22 June. Thank you for being such a lovely family to work with!
Look forward to seeing you back at the venue soon.
Kind regards
Jo and all the Team :-)

Shayantiri Sent on 02/06/2024

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Amazing venue and very professional team

Jo and her team were fantastic from day 1. She was so helpful throughout the entire planning process and was very detailed and remembered our preferences. On the day, the team were exceptional - going above and beyond for us and our guests. They were so accommodating, moving our drinks reception to the terrace when the weather improved. They were flexible with extending our drinks reception when they could see our guests were enjoying the terrace.
The venue is gorgeous and the food was amazing.
Not a bad word to say about the team and venue and would highly recommend!

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Hello Shay & Jordan,
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We really do appreciate it. So pleased you had such a fab day and the weather was kind!
We all look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Kind regards
Jo & The Team :-) x

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