PRESS RELEASE
EVERARD READ AT LEEU ESTATES
Nov 20, 2020 – Dec 1, 2025
EVERARD READ AT LEEU ESTATES
The Everard Read Galleries are delighted to announce the opening of their new gallery and sculpture park at Leeu Estates in Franschhoek.
Everard Read at Leeu Estates is the Everard Read Galleries latest offering. Opened in November 2020, the space serves as a gallery and sculpture park.
The focus is on showing monumental sculpture amongst the breath-taking fynbos and vineyards of Leeu Estates, as well as exhibiting important works by our artists in the superb purpose-built gallery on site. The Fynbosch Quarter, where the new gallery is located, was designed by DHK architects, who also designed the Norval Foundation.
The gallery complex includes a studio and cottage for the artist residency programme, which provides a tranquil retreat for artists to focus on developing new ideas and work which will generate interesting content for the gallery going forward. The artists who have moved through the residency programme thus far include Blessing Ngobeni, Teresa Kutala Firmino, Nelson Makamo, Nandipha Mntambo, Alexandra Ross, Setlamorago Mashilo, Paolo Bini, Matthew Hindley, Thonton Kabeya, Guy Ferrer, Liza Grobler, Jeanne Hoffman & Jan Tshikhuthula.
Visitors are encouraged to make a day or even a weekend of it to enjoy founder Analjit Singh’s inspired vison for Leeu Estates to be one of the Western Cape’s great destinations. Luxury accommodation abounds, and the gallery shares the same pavilion with La Petite Colombe, the internationally renowned restaurant, which has moved from Leeu Estate's sister hotel, Le Quartier Français. The Dining Room restaurant at the Manor House is a short walk from the gallery, making Leeu Estates an extraordinary fine dining venue.
The Mullineux & Leeu Family Wine Studio (Platter’s Winery of the Year 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2023) is open for wine tasting, and a world-class day spa by Healing Earth completes the experience.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
La Provence Road will be closed to traffic from 24 August and be reopened 21 October 2025 (+-8 week timeline) as a new paved road will be built.
All traffic to please divert via Franschhoek Village, and use the “Mont Rochelle” road to enter Leeu Estates. Please use the Map below for assistance:
MAP TO LEEU ESTATES VIA FRANSCHHOEK VILLAGE
Driving from Cape Town:
- Take the N1 highway to Paarl
- Take exit 59 from the N1
- Turn right onto the R301 (Wemmershoek Road)
- Follow the road for approximately 25 km
- Turn left onto the R45 (Franschhoek)
- Continue driving for approximately 8km until you enter the village
- Proceed on the main road until you turn right onto Reservoir Street
- Take a right at the T-junction into Cabriere Street then a left onto Daniel Hugo Street
- Keep on this road, curve right at Mont Rochelle into Dassenberg Road
- Travel up to the T-junction and turn right to Leeu Estates’ reception
EVERARD READ AT LEEU ESTATES
Leeu Estates, Dassenberg Road
Franschhoek, 7690
South Africa
+27 21 492 5980 l erlgallery@everard.co.za
Opening hours:
Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 - 16:00
EVERARD READ
20 Huguenot Road
Franschhoek, 7690
South Africa
+27 21 876 2446 l fgallery@everard.co.za
Opening hours:
Monday – Sunday 09:30 - 16:00
Please contact us to make an appointment outside of these hours.
