Leonardslee Wine Estate Reviews

Leonardslee Wine Estate

Lower Beeding, West Sussex

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Serena R. 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

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
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

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 G. 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 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.

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 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.

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 R. 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.

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 J. 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!

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
Pamela T. Sent on 20/12/2023

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Highly Recommended

From the very first meeting with Events Manager Jo, we decided that this venue was the one. She didn't try to sell it like a business and we ended up with a Wedding package tailored to what we wanted for a very reasonable cost.All our guests commented on how lovely the food ,venue and staff were. 'Top Notch" was one comment. Jo's communication was first class, emails and phone calls were answered very quickly and nothing was a problem. We highly recommend Jo and the team at Manning's Heath

From the very first meeting with Events Manager Jo, we decided that this venue was the one. She didn't try to sell it like a business and we ended up with a Wedding package tailored to what we wanted for a very reasonable cost.All our guests commented on how lovely the food ,venue and staff were. 'Top Notch" was one comment. Jo's communication was first class, emails and phone calls were answered very quickly and nothing was a problem. We highly recommend Jo and the team at Manning's Heath
Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Hi Pam & Mark
Thank you for your lovely review!
I'm so pleased you had such a great day. It was a pleasure to help with the plans for your big day. We hope to see you back at Mannings Heath Estate in 2024!
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Lots of love from Jo and all the team at Mannings Heath Estate x
Rowena Sent on 30/10/2023

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The best experience - thank you!

Where to start?! We had our wedding reception at Manning's Heath Estate this October (2023). From day one, Jo, the events manager, was a breath of fresh air! We contacted so many venues who gave us the same automated spiel and made us feel like a cog in the wedding machine. Jo was the opposite. Giving us a personalised service from the off, making us feel like we were the only ones having our wedding reception there (which is far from the truth) and being genuinely excited for us and our day. Nothing ever felt like too much trouble and the day and experience really was centred around me and my husband and what we wanted from the day. I felt immediately like we could put all of our trust into Jo and the team and that the day would run smoothly (which I am happy to report it did). I never felt like we were being used to make money or ripped off, which unfortunately is the experience we had with so many places and is one of the many things that really stood out to me about Mannings Heath. Jo was easily contactable and really responsive. After our first meeting with Jo and seeing the venue we knew it was the place for us and we have absolutely no regrets about choosing it. The venue itself is beautiful, the wine lodge in particular is a stunning room that was absolutely perfect for our drinks reception. The upstairs room where we ate and had our DJ is also lovely and full of character. You don't need anything to make it feel special (the lights wrapped around the beams and the stained glass windows are already perfect). We had around 75 people in the room - it felt exactly the right size. If you had a smaller party the room was also sectionable. We have had so many compliments on the food and wine. Kellie, Executive Chef, went above and beyond to cater for a variety of allergies and intolerances - as well as for my mum who has particularly complex needs when it comes to food (so thank you so much Kellie). Harry looked after us in the evening, running the show like a star. The rest of the staff on the day were such genuinely nice and happy people. Again, we had a lot of comments on how nice the staff were. It was a pleasure to have our wedding reception here and everything we wanted. Thank you so much Manning's Heath team. We will always have a special place in our heart for for Manning's Heath Estate and will definitely be back. Rowena & Alex

Where to start?! We had our wedding reception at Manning's Heath Estate this October (2023). From day one, Jo, the events manager, was a breath of fresh air! We contacted so many venues who gave us the same automated spiel and made us feel like a cog in the wedding machine. Jo was the opposite. Giving us a personalised service from the off, making us feel like we were the only ones having our wedding reception there (which is far from the truth) and being genuinely excited for us and our day. Nothing ever felt like too much trouble and the day and experience really was centred around me and my husband and what we wanted from the day. I felt immediately like we could put all of our trust into Jo and the team and that the day would run smoothly (which I am happy to report it did). I never felt like we were being used to make money or ripped off, which unfortunately is the experience we had with so many places and is one of the many things that really stood out to me about Mannings Heath. Jo was easily contactable and really responsive. After our first meeting with Jo and seeing the venue we knew it was the place for us and we have absolutely no regrets about choosing it. The venue itself is beautiful, the wine lodge in particular is a stunning room that was absolutely perfect for our drinks reception. The upstairs room where we ate and had our DJ is also lovely and full of character. You don't need anything to make it feel special (the lights wrapped around the beams and the stained glass windows are already perfect). We had around 75 people in the room - it felt exactly the right size. If you had a smaller party the room was also sectionable. We have had so many compliments on the food and wine. Kellie, Executive Chef, went above and beyond to cater for a variety of allergies and intolerances - as well as for my mum who has particularly complex needs when it comes to food (so thank you so much Kellie). Harry looked after us in the evening, running the show like a star. The rest of the staff on the day were such genuinely nice and happy people. Again, we had a lot of comments on how nice the staff were. It was a pleasure to have our wedding reception here and everything we wanted. Thank you so much Manning's Heath team. We will always have a special place in our heart for for Manning's Heath Estate and will definitely be back. Rowena & Alex

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Rowena & Alex
Well, my goodness that gave me goosebumps, literally!! Thank you so so much for such a wonderful review. It really means so much to us all here at Mannings Heath as we truly love our venue and what we do and always strive to offer the best, most personal service we can. I'm so delighted you had such a brilliant celebration with us! You are now part of the Mannings Heath family and we look forward to welcoming you back very soon!
Keep in touch, and let us know when you fancy popping up for a glass of wine!
All the very best to both of you for the next chapter of your lives together. You have been a pleasure to work with.
Much Love, Jo and all the team at MHE! :-) x
Aneesa J. Sent on 05/09/2022

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Intimate elopement - Perfect!

The service was incredible, the food was stunning (including the custom cake they made us!), the venue was gorgeous. We had just an incredible day for our intimate elopement ceremony. They lovely staff made sure they helped us with all of our needs on the day and we took some stunning photos on the vineyard and the buggy! To top it off, the sabotage experience was so much fun! Couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

The service was incredible, the food was stunning (including the custom cake they made us!), the venue was gorgeous. We had just an incredible day for our intimate elopement ceremony. They lovely staff made sure they helped us with all of our needs on the day and we took some stunning photos on the vineyard and the buggy! To top it off, the sabotage experience was so much fun! Couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Aneesa
Thank you for your lovely review!
We are so pleased to hear your wonderful feedback and hope to welcome you back to the Mannings Heath family in the not so distant future.
Wishing you all the best,
Jo & all the team at MH!
Mr & M. Sent on 27/08/2022

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Amazingly beautiful day

Our wedding was stunning, staff put in so much effort to make it so special

Our wedding was stunning, staff put in so much effort to make it so special
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Leonardslee Wine Estate's reply:

Dear Kerry & Martin

Thank you for your lovely review and beautiful pictures!
On behalf of Harry and the team we would like to congratulate you and thank you for being such a great couple!

Wishing you all the very best from us all at Mannings Heath and we look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.

Jo Chellingworth • Sales and Events Manager • Mannings Heath Estate
Hammerpond Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 6PG
Telephone: 01403 210228 | 07493 154299
www.manningsheath.com