Following a surprise inheritance Robert and Amanda Parker moved to Lancashire. 35 years later they launched as a venue and haven’t looked back since. We talk to Amanda. Sometimes inheritance can be a surprise, and […]
Born with “the hunger to succeed” Guy Hindley, owner of Gisburne Park estate, dove headfirst into diversifying his wedding and park lodge business into events with the UK’s first socially distanced festival. Returning to his […]
With a passion for re-connecting people and rebuilding communities, Edmund Colville is transforming West Lexham into what he hopes will become a “spiritual Soho Farmhouse”. Having studied sustainable architecture at the Centre for Alternate Technology […]
How brothers Kris and Darrel Morgans created The Roost Merthyr Tydfil, a purpose built haven for hikers, bikers and lovers of the outdoors, in their childhood stomping ground. With the growing market for activity tourism […]
The Forge and The Wild Bushcraft Company come together at a site in Corwen to offer guests a true taste of the good life. Husband and wife team Sheena and Jamie Corry run two successful […]
Known as the ‘painted castle’, Kelburn and its estate is a multi-faceted business. Along with a country park, it operates as a venue, glampsite, and hosts seasonal attractions including a summer festival. But diversification isn’t […]
Along with plenty of determination, it is a passion for fantasy fiction that conjured up North Shire, a magical world in the heart of North Yorkshire. Carol knew from a young age that she was […]
A brave and controversial business decision has put the Knepp Estate on the map as a thriving eco-tourism business and arguably the most important conservation project in the UK. We talk to Isabella Tree. “Charlie […]
Louise Middleton is both the artistic and entrepreneurial force behind Kudhva, a wild retreat on the Cornish coast which is home to four architecturally acclaimed ‘hideouts’ and the world’s first waterfall powered off-grid pub. A […]
Meet Kerry Roy, an incredible force of nature and a true fire starter when it comes to business. Tally Wade reports. From the age of 10 Kerry Roy knew she would run her own business […]
Meet James Lynch, who together with his family has created a business turning over £2million in a remote spot on the Ceredigion coast. Louise Creasy investigates. “Sometimes what you want is right in front of […]
In the second of our series on outdoor hospitality entrepreneurs, we meet Walter Micklethwait, who has turned his family’s country estate into an eco-friendly quirky retreat and function venue. Louise Creasy reports. Inshriach House was […]
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