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Hermanus South Africa
"The Antarctic Benguela Current creates a unique terroir wines of exceptional elegance and freshness."
—South Africa Walker Bay
Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate
Where the family's wine story began. Standing at Walker Bay for the first time in 2013 vineyards running down to a lagoon, the Antarctic Benguela Current shaping the climate, and wild horses along the shore Penny knew immediately what it could become.
Today it is one of the world's most awarded cool-climate estates, a 200-hectare complex of vineyards, restaurants, villas, a sculpture park and a residential estate set within a protected nature reserve. In 2023 it was named among the world's Top 100 Vineyards. Its wines are poured side by side with Leonardslee's English sparkling, under one vision, by the same winemaker.
Horsham · West Sussex
"The UK's first golf and wine estate where the first Leonardslee vines were planted."
—England · West Sussex
Mannings Heath Golf Club & Leonardslee Wine Estate.
Acquired in 2016, Mannings Heath became the UK's first golf and wine estate and the birthplace of the Leonardslee vineyards. It was on part of the Kingfisher course that the very first vines were planted in 2017, before further sites were identified at Leonardslee itself.
Just three miles from Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens, the estate is home to the 18-hole championship Waterfall course and the scenic 9-hole Kingfisher course, alongside the Vineyard Hotel and Vineyard Kitchen meticulously maintained, with classic English charm and superb wines.
—Also On The Estate
A world of wine, nature, food & art
Grade I Listed
Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens
"The finest woodland gardens in England," originally planted by Victorian collector Sir Edmund Loder. 240-Acres of rare flora, seven interconnecting lakes and roaming wallabies.
MICHELIN Star & Green Star
Restaurant Interlude
Set within Grade II listed Leonardslee House, chef Jean Delport's tasting menu has held a MICHELIN Star for three successive years, with produce foraged from the gardens.
Europe's Largest by a Single Artist
Leonardslee Sculpture Park
The woodland gardens are home to monumental works by South African sculptor Anton Smit one of the largest single-artist sculpture parks in Europe.
9 & 10 Rooms Two Boutique Hotels
The Vineyard Hotel & Leonardslee House
Two boutique stays nine bedrooms among the vines, and ten in the MICHELIN Key Italianate mansion above the gardens.
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Same family, same winemaker, two extraordinary estates, two hemispheres. It is, quite literally, our story.
Benguela Cove & Leonardslee
English sparkling wine grown on the ancient Wealden soils of West Sussex. Estate grown, estate made. An award-winning debut in the World's 50 Best Vineyards 2025.
English sparkling wine grown on the ancient Wealden soils of West Sussex. Estate grown, estate made. An award-winning debut in the World's 50 Best Vineyards 2025.