Autumn 2024
Summer 2024
In memoriam Paul Akers – Paul sadly passed away this spring. He was our arboretum consultant for around 15 years, and a great friend to the team. He is pictured here on his last trip with Paul Baynes, Head Gardener, and Mark Lane CVO who took over from him on his retirement, to Wisley last […]
August 2023
The bedrooms are: 3 – Southwold 10 – Woodbridge 11 – Alde Meanwhile at West Lodge Park … Life doesn’t stand still at West Lodge Park either, with improvements around the hotel including: The overflow car park received new white lining and the main car park received new tarmac in parts. Congratulations to… To :Chris Hall […]
March 2023
Phase two starts shortly, and will add three more luxury bedrooms, more dining space in The Coach Room, a lift to the first floor, a small reception area, and an upgraded terrace outside. Exciting plans to come include a new front lounge scheme, a new reception area scheme, a revamp of the Mary Beale Restaurant and Terrace Bar, new schemes for many bedrooms […]
February 2022
Congratulations! Estates News! ew Lodge – one of our key staff accommodation buildings has received a £35k makeover with new facilities, decorations and furniture. This is planting season in the Beale Arboretum, and many new trees are now in the ground including several Sequoiadendron giganteum varieties for what we hope will be our fourth National Collection in due course. You can […]
January 2022
Congratulations! Farewell To Aziz Benahmed and Lucy Ackrill, to pastures new in Luton and Harpenden respectively. Estates News! A huge number of projects have been achieved since we reopened in April 2021. These include: Coming up in 2022 are: And last but by no means least…… The purchase of the Bell Hotel in Saxmundham in January 2022 and subsequent upgrade to […]
June 2021
Congratulations! Sales & Events News! Estates News!
May 2021
Congratulations! Sales & Events News! Estates News! The garden pavilion is being built on the croquet lawn, offering the facility for outdoor weddings and events in the beautiful grounds of the hotel.
February 2021
I hope that you are well, that you have had the vaccination if you are entitled to it, and that you are not too ground down by this never ending lockdown. Things will get better – spring is on its way now, and finally the hotel will slowly start coming to life again. It has […]
Beales Hotel Closed
Sale of Beales Hotel, Comet Way, Hatfield, AL10 9NG Tuesday 13th October 2020 I am writing to advise that our company has completed the sale of Beales Hotel, Comet Way, Hatfield, to HG Construction Ltd this afternoon. This is a sad moment in our company history and brings to an end 56 years of trading […]