Sudeley Lodge was built in 1730 as the hunting lodge of Sudeley castle after the castle was destroyed in the Civil War. Many noted guests visited the house, including George III in 1788. The house sits in a glorious valley on the Cotswold escarpment alone in it 550 acre estate with views over Sudeley castle to the old town of Winchcombe beyond. It has a wonderful garden including a small orchid house and ornamental pond. The farm is almost entirely pasture supporting sheep and horses, and there are 80 acres of woodland and a lake. Guests can start walks from Westward through the valley and beyond, using the Wardens Way or linking up with the ancient burial ground of Belas Knap via the Cotswold Way and the remains of a Roman villa elsewhere in the valley.

Jim was brought up here and the family returned to the family home in 1995. They delight in sharing their relaxed English home, once described as being a mixture of elegance and family clutter, with their guests. It is very much a family home, shared with their three university age children and their animals, with arrivals quite likely to be greeted by the bray of Posie, the donkey. Despite the family life, guests find it an idyllic and very peaceful place, where they can have tea on the terrace with glorious views of the valley in summer or curl up by the log fire in winter.

Whilst Jim works from his office in the farm buildings, Susie is also both a painter and sculptor; and her own works and those of other sculptors can be seen in the house.

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"When you wake up in the morning", said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing that you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say I wonder what's going to happen exciting today" said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing", he said.
AA Milne