01
The Land
The Cotswolds valley has been inhabited since the Iron Age. But it was the vision of one family — the Ashfords — that transformed these rolling acres into something intentional. A landscape designed not just to be seen, but to be felt.
Two centuries of stillness
A house becomes a home when it holds memory. Since 1824, this estate has held only the most extraordinary ones.
02
The House
Built in 1824 by architect William Wilkins, the house was conceived as a dialogue between Georgian discipline and the wildness of the parkland beyond. Every window frames a view that was planned two hundred years ago.
03
The Gardens
The walled garden was laid out in 1847 by a pupil of Capability Brown. The lime avenue — exactly one mile — took forty years to reach its full height. Today, the head gardener still tends the same rose varieties planted in 1860.
04
The Restoration
In 2019, a three-year restoration returned the estate to its original spirit — not as a museum, but as a living house. Underfloor heating beneath herringbone floors. Modern kitchens behind panelled doors. The past, made comfortable.
By The Numbers
0Year Founded
0+Weddings Hosted
0Acres of Private Grounds
0Celebrations Per Year
The People
Those who tend the house
Eleanor Ashford
Estate Director
I still cry at every ceremony. After twelve years, I thought I'd stop. I haven't.
James Whitmore
Head Chef
The menu should taste like the day feels — effortless, generous, entirely yours.
Clara Bennett
Wedding Planner
My job is to disappear. If you remember me, I haven't done it right.
Thomas Reed
Head Gardener
The garden knows before anyone else when a wedding is about to happen. It seems to hold its breath.
Recognition
As featured in
- Vogue Weddings
- The Knot
- Martha Stewart Weddings
- Brides
- Harper's Bazaar