The Pig on the Farm set to open in December 2024

The expansion of the Pig hotel litter will see the opening of its ninth property the Pig on the Farm in December 2024.

The latest opening will occupy a 16th century stone-built manor house set in 53 acres of pasture and arable land five miles outside of Stratford-upon-Avon.

CEO Tom Ross said: “We are excited to restore a genuinely unspoilt Grade II* listed house. Subject to us gaining required approvals, working closely with Historic England, we look forward to doing these beautiful buildings justice and restoring them sensitively, with their historic importance at the forefront of all decision making.

“The classic beauty of these buildings complements our existing portfolio and exists in a county of steep historic importance. We will be creating something a little bit different to our other Pigs but it will still have our classic style running through the fabric of the buildings.”

The hotel, where rates will start from £250 a night, will have 35 bedrooms and suites across the main house, outbuildings and garden area. The restaurant, in the main barn, will champion the Pig’s signature 25-mile menu concept and utilise produce from the estate. The hotel will also have a residents’ snug bar, two residents’ lounge areas and two private dining rooms while three shepherd’s hut treatment rooms will offer VOYA seaweed treatments.

The building was previously owned by the Mordaunt family and the land includes part of a deserted Medieval village. The earthworks are clearly visible with records dating back to 1279. A secondary monument to the east of the house, likely to be a Neolithic enclosure, includes Iron Age features.

Sustainability will be at the forefront of decision making and the design will include multiple electric car charging points, and a range of bikes will be available for staff and guest use. Two acres of land will be set aside for fruit and vegetable production and a mushroom growing house and on-site smokery will be created.

A second new Pig hotel is under development at the Grade I-listed Groombridge Place, a moated manor house a short distance from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It doubled as the Bennet family home in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice, which starred Keira Knightley.

Initial plans for the house, which was built in 1662 and is set within over 100 acres of land, include the creation of 40 bedrooms.

The Pig group launched in 2011 and now runs eight boutique hotels in listed buildings across the south of England.

Private equity firm KSL Capital Partners took a major stake in the business last year to fund its expansion and founder Robin Hutson said he continued to look for new locations for the brand.