Luxury £40m resort to be created in Oxfordshire
A Chipping Norton venue is set to undergo a £40m investment after being acquired by a national leisure and hospitality group.
Heythrop Park Resort was purchased by Bourne Leisure in 2018 and will now become the latest hotel for the Warner Leisure Hotels family which specialises in adult-only breaks.
Heythrop will be the fifteenth hotel in the Warner portfolio.
The transformation will see the creation of 337 bedrooms, lounges, bars and outdoor terraces alongside a ballroom theatre and three restaurants.
The grounds will include parkland walks and cycle routes and spa will be created housing an indoor swimming pool and a thermal and sensory suite.
Warner will also be retaining the 18-hole Bainbridge Championship Course.
Managing director of Warner Leisure Hotels, Simon Thompson, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have acquired such an impressive property in what is a beautiful part of the UK. It’s our first property in Oxfordshire and is set to be our biggest and best - we look forward to bringing even more tourism to the area.”
Heythrop Park is set to open in the summer of 2022. The estate covers an enormous 440 acres of land in total, and will be the largest Warner property to date.