Umdoni Park owes its existence to the foresight and generosity of Sir Frank Reynolds (1852 - 1930), Member of Parliament and successful sugar farmer.

Through his political connections he became close friends with General Louis Botha, who on a visit to Lynton Hall apparently remarked that he would love to find some land close by and build a small 'cottage' for his wife.

With this remark in the back of his mind, and no doubt inspired by Lord Lee's 1917 donation of his country home, Chequers, for the use of future British Prime ministers, Sir Frank decided to do something similar and set about purchasing the land between Lynton and the sea, previously owned by the Pennington family.

Read about the details of the development of Umdoni Park Trust