About Us
Windlesham Manor is a family-owned care home for the elderly based on the outskirts of Crowborough. Whether its through the excellent care, our chef’s delicious home-cooked meals or our engaging activity programme, it is the perfect setting for our residents to thrive.
A country house nestled within the heart of the beautiful Sussex countryside. The house has been sympathetically extended whilst retaining much of its original character, and now provides excellent accommodation for up to 40 residents. The beautiful gardens are lovingly maintained, providing excellent surroundings in which to relax and enjoy nature at its best. Our professional chef prepares fresh, seasonal meals on site, catering to the needs of our residents, and our activities co-ordinator leads a varied daily programme of events, including regular exercise and art classes, singers, garden parties and even Bake Offs. We pride ourselves on the loving care that we provide, with staff providing a person-centred approach that allows our residents to flourish. We are proud of the fantastic community that has been created at Windlesham, and would be delighted if you would also like to call it home.
An Insight of Windlesham Manor
Please watch the following video to have a feel of what it is like to live with us. (This video was shot during Covid times)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Happy Life at Windlesham
His happy life at Windlesham can be summed up by the following quote from John Dickson Carr’s ‘The Life of Sherlock Holmes’:
“Windlesham, set in the then lonely open country which stretched from Crowborough Beacon to the Sussex Downs, had been greatly changed and enlarged from the modest country-house he bought before his marriage. … From far away you could see Windlesham, with its five gables, its grey-painted shingles and white window-frames, its red roof-tiles and red chimney stacks …
Above all in their minds at Windlesham, then as afterwards, was the great billiard-room which came to be filled with so many memories. This billiard-room ran the full breadth of the house, east to west, with a wall of windows at each end. A hundred and fifty couples could dance there when the rugs were cleared away. Conan Doyle had it built into the house as their living-room, the centre of their lives. At one end, amid palms, stood Jean's grand piano and the harp. At the other end was his billiard-table, under the muffled green canopy of the table-lights. … Over one fireplace hung the Van Dyck … over the other was a stag's head he had brought back from the Boer War. Round the walls, blue-papered, ran a frieze of Napoleonic weapons. His own portrait, by Sidney Paget, hung among them”
A Spiritualist Burial
Sir Arthur died of heart failure in July 1930, and was originally buried upright in the garden at Windlesham, apparently in concordance with his spiritualist wishes. On his oaken headstone were his name, date of birth, and four words: ‘Steel true, blade straight’. In July 1955, both Sir Arthur and Lady Jean were exhumed from Windlesham, and laid to rest at Minstead church in the New Forest.
Today, the house retains the country house ambience and happy, relaxed atmosphere that Sir Arthur so loved.
The Team
Peter Granstrom
Manager
Martin Higgins
Head Chef
Team Leaders
Debbie
Mel
Mirjana
Resaly
Radu
Romel
Michelle
Nicky Cuthbertson
Administrator
Sarah Dorill
Activities Coordinator
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Cherrie Yap
Care Coordinator
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Handy Man
Phillip Tconev
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Wendy Cottington
Head Of Care
House Keeper
Tanya Dimitrova
The House
All the charm of an Edwardian house
An impressive Edwardian country house, Windlesham Manor enjoys a delightful setting within its own picturesque grounds. The house retains a country house ambience, and the communal rooms are places where residents can relax, enjoy good company, participate in activities and entertain family and friends. The house is fully carpeted, centrally heated, comfortably furnished and well decorated throughout.
Principle Lounge
The principal lounge has been enlarged by a substantial, all-year round conservatory, which overlooks the terrace and gardens beyond. This is the comfortable, relaxed hub of the house, where residents can socialise and participate in our activities programme, have their tea & cake, or look out and admire our beautiful gardens.
Elegant Dining Room
The dining room, with its original high ceiling lit by chandeliers, provides an elegant setting for meals, with tables seating two to four people for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests are welcome to join residents for meals subject to prior notice. Optionally, breakfast can be served in residents’ rooms. Morning coffee and afternoon tea are served in the conservatory lounge.
The snug
The snug provides a cosier sitting room for residents and their guests and is where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would sit and read aloud the chapters he had written during the day. It contains some of his mementoes and was formally part of the Billiard Room, which ran the full length of the house. Now it is a quieter, more secluded area to unwind, and a favourite spot for many of our residents.
Dedicated hair and beauty
Windlesham Manor also has a dedicated Hair and Beauty Salon, offering not only haircuts but also chiropody services for our residents.
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The Garden
Sheltered terrace
Outside the lounge is a large, sheltered terrace that catches the sun for most of the day. It overlooks the gardens and is a delightful place to spend a summer’s day.
Designed for our Residents
Our gardens have been specially landscaped with our residents in mind. Paths have been laid out so that the shrubs and flowers can be seen in comfort, with seating provided so that the colours and scents of the gardens can be enjoyed in peace.
Many of our residents are keen gardeners and have formed a gardening club. They have taken on the design and planting of some of the flower beds and make full use of our greenhouse for propagating and bringing on plants, and every year have a keenly contested Sunflower growing competition. Our gardener ensures that the grounds always look their best throughout the year, so that both residents and relatives can enjoy our idyllic corner of Sussex.
Windlesham Manor’s wide selection of well-proportioned rooms cater for differing tastes. Appointed to a high standard, they are light and airy with en-suite facilities, emergency call bell, private telephone (with personal number), TV point, and Wi-Fi. Plenty of wardrobe and drawer space is provided. Residents are welcome to add personal touches by furnishing their rooms with their own pictures, ornaments and furniture, and we are happy to discuss any requests to make it feel as homely as possible.
The first-floor rooms are serviced by two lifts to provide access if necessary. Most rooms have a garden aspect with some rooms having access to the grounds. Our housekeeping team ensure that the rooms are kept spotless, and our handyman is constantly keeping the house looking at its best to meet the standards that Sir Arthur would have wanted.
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Price List
Please note that an additional cost of 10% to 20% may be applied for individuals requiring the assistance of two staff members during personal care. Please contact us to check for availability,
Room | Description | Price per week |
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1 | West facing, ground floor near the entrance in the old part of the building with view and access to the garden through French patio doors. The room has a newly refurbished and fully equipped bathroom. | 1400 |
2 | West facing, ground floor near entrance with garden view in the old part of the building, and a newly refurbished fully equipped bathroom. | 1300 |
3 | West facing, ground floor near entrance with garden view, equipped a newly refurbished and fully equipped bathroom. | 1300 |
4 | West facing, ground floor near entrance with view and access to garden, equipped with a WC and a wash basin. | 1290 |
5 | North facing, ground floor by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Lounge. A spacious room with a fully equipped bathroom. The room has an independent feeling with French doors facing to the north parts of the garden. | 1400 |