• New terrace with heated gazebos and windbreak
• New ropes and posts system on the terrace
• New garden pavilion with associated landscaping and electrics
• New wall and steps to replace the old tilting wall
• New air conditioning system for the Edward Beale Room
• Carpets in Ridge view bedrooms
• New wash up area in the kitchen
• New top field car park with white lining
• Front drive new tarmac
• All bedroom corridor painting completed on first and second floors
• New Wi-Fi system to the whole hotel
• New phone system for the whole company
• 50 chairs for the Garden pavilion
• A 40’ storage container
• Lodge 2 Ferny Hill full refurbishment
• Successful Catalpa National Collection completion
• New walk in freezer in the dry stores
• Cedar Lodge offices completion with new desks and chairs
• Sauna area with new bench, new paving, planting, shower
• Workshop heater installation
• New water softener
• New CCTV cameras for top field car park, Estates yard etc.
• New alarm, security grills, and wifi for Estates workshop
• 9 new bedroom minibar fridges
• Removal of asbestos in the hotel
• Bedroom 61 carpet
• New historical archives room off room 70
• Cedar Lodge Landing and WC flooring

Coming up in 2022 are:

• Extra radiators for bedrooms 33, 36 and 70 by mid Jan
• New Lodge bedroom areas upgrade by end Jan
• Completion of Bedroom 58 as a cosy double by end Jan
• John Evelyn to King Charles Room knock through by start Feb
• Chandelier cleaning
• Conversion of Bedroom 60 single to cosy double by end Mar
• French drain on Croquet lawn
• Major plumbing scheme to boost hot water and shower pressure
• Planting out of the start of a Sequoia national collection
• Planning application for a stunning new Reception area
• Afternoon tea kitchen in the old incinerator room
• Bedroom 8 and 45 bathrooms
• Bedroom 29, 84, 85, 86 schemes
• Magnolia two bedroom suite scheme
• New carpet for front lounge and reception area
• New carpet for bedroom corridors
• And much more…

And last but by no means least……

The purchase of the Bell Hotel in Saxmundham in January 2022 and subsequent upgrade to become a stunning 10/15 bed boutique four star hotel in the Suffolk coastal area!