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Colgate, West Sussex Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Colgate, West Sussex

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Colgate, West Sussex history

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Gate is thought to refer to an entrance to the historically much larger St Leonards Forest. The area is associated with the Wealden iron industry, Col possibly referring to charcoal burners. The centre of the village was dominated by the Red Cedar Farm and Colgate House.

You can visit Colgate, West Sussex places with Walkfo Colgate, West Sussex to hear history at Colgate, West Sussex’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Colgate, West Sussex has 24 places to visit in our interactive Colgate, West Sussex map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Colgate, West Sussex, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Colgate, West Sussex places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Colgate, West Sussex & the surrounding areas.

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24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Colgate, West Sussex places to visit

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Colgate, West Sussex has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Colgate, West Sussex’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Colgate, West Sussex’s information audio spots:

Cedars (immigration detention) Cedars was an immigration detention facility in Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom . It was operated by UK Visas and Immigration with security and facilities maintenance contracted out to G4S and Barnardo’s .

Ifield Water Mill Ifield Water Mill is a 19th-century weatherboarded watermill in the Ifield neighbourhood of Crawley, West Sussex. Built on the site of an earlier, smaller flour mill, which itself replaced an iron forge. It fell into disuse in the 1930s and was leased to local enthusiasts who restored it to working order.

Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate includes two golf courses and a vineyard. The 500 acre parkland site was acquired by Penny Streeter OBE in 2016. It is a division of The Benguela Collection, a wine producer and hospitality group.

Roffey F.C. Roffey F.C. are currently members of the Southern Combination Division One. They play at the Bartholomew Way Ground in West Sussex.

St Leonard’s Forest St Leonard’s Forest is at the western end of the Wealden Forest Ridge which runs from Horsham to Tonbridge. It is one of the “Fower stately Wood Nymphs” of the Forest Ridge (the other three being Worth, Ashdown and Waterdown forests) which were part of the ancient Andreaswald or Andreadswald. St Leonardslee Gardens were open to the public until 2010 and re-opened in April 2019.

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