De Vere Horsley Estate completes £1.3m refurbishment

De Vere Horsley Estate in East Horsley, Surrey, has completed a £1.3m refurbishment.

This has involved refreshing the reception area, restaurant and 51 of its bedrooms in contemporary hotel, Horsley Place, which sits alongside 19th-century mansion house, Horsley Towers, designed by Sir Charles Barry, who also designed the Houses of Parliament and Highclere Castle in Hampshire, where Downton Abbey was filmed.

The reception now features a 24-hour self-service shop called De Vere Pantry, which sells sweet treats and local goods, while the Brasserie restaurant has undergone a rebrand and now features new artwork.

Over the past year, 79 of the estate’s 175 bedrooms have been fully renovated, taking the total of academy double rooms to 45, deluxe doubles to 28 and superior rooms to 12.

The property is also now home to five new Horsley Place suites, some of which have a private terrace, as well as walk-in showers, Penhaligon’s toiletries and smart TVs.

Horsley Place features seven meeting spaces and a courtyard that can host outdoor lunches, barbecues and team-building events, while Horsley Towers has 28 bedrooms, two events spaces and three meeting rooms.

Michael Micallef, general manager at De Vere Horsley Estate, said: “We’re pleased to finish our latest phase of refurbishment at Horsley Place. The newly-renovated bedrooms and suites, along with the upgraded reception and restaurant will really help to elevate our guests’ experience from the moment they arrive at De Vere Horsley Estate.”

De Vere Horsley Estate features 175 bedrooms, 51 event spaces, an outdoor gym, a full-service leisure club and EV charging points. In 2019, the property unveiled a £2m makeover.

De Vere operates a collection of historic mansion house estates and hotels across London, the southeast and the Cotswolds.