Entrepreneurs Chat

We talk to Helen McCombie Armstrong about how the phenomenal success of her bell tent hire business funded the start-up of permanent site Glamp and Tipple in Norfolk. The pandemic was hell for so many […]

We talk to Keri Maundrell about the development of her family’s Wellington Barn and how she kept things together through her busiest season yet. “You know the barn up in that field? That looks a […]

A story of biodiversity and a family pulling together to create a luxurious, adults only retreat. We talk to Katie Rixon. Having spent their whole working life in the fruit industry, Pam and Mark Grinsted […]

One of the three directors of Cheviot Brewery and Glamping – a microbrewery, tap bar and brand new glampsite on the Ford & Etal Estate, North Northumberland This story starts in Barcelona during the 2015 […]

We talk to Wales’ Business Woman of the Year winner, Amber Lort-Phillips, about developing new business ventures at Lawrenny Estate. Working in the wellbeing industry for over three decades, Amber Lort-Phillips is a health and […]

A family with a stellar skill set pull together to create a £1.9 million diversification of their Scottish hill farm. The incredible transformation of Cairns Farm from hill sheep farm to contemporary wedding and events […]

We talk to Viscount Raynham about the diversification of his family’s estate into a multi-use venue and glamping enterprise. Tom Raynham’s grandfather (7th Marquess Townshend) lived all his life in the beautiful Raynham Hall, considered […]

We meet the man behind Mount Druid, the quirky, alternative Irish venue and glampsite. With a background in property refurbishment and lettings, Adrian Murphy was in a good position to make the most of a […]

After losing a business built up over 15 years, and many more battles along the way, Kerry and husband Dave have created a thriving business out of a failing caravan park. When Kerry and Dave […]

Practising what he preaches, Charlie and his family are living ‘the Good Life’, with multiple countryside enterprises split between two estates. In 1990, Charlie Gladstone and his wife Caroline left jobs in music and design […]