Farncombe Estate near Broadway in the Cotswolds has appointed Tom Aspey as General Manager of its two hotels: the award-winning boutique hotel Dormy House and the newly opened Foxhill Manor – an eight-bedroom private house hotel.
Commenting on the new appointment, Andrew Grahame, CEO of Farncombe says, “We are delighted to have Tom on-board. He has an incredible track record in the hospitality industry. As a highly-accomplished manager and with a natural empathy for the Cotswolds, I know both Dormy House and Foxhill Manor will benefit enormously.”
Aspey – who grew up in the area – has spent more than 16 years in hospitality and has all the experience required to manage a multi-faceted project that includes not just the two hotels, but also a spa, four F&B outlets and other Estate activities. With his experience first and foremost in food and beverage – in fine dining, brasserie style operations, functions and events – Tom will also be key to the success of the food operations across the estate.
He moves to Farncombe from the Soho House Group which he joined in 2010. For Soho House Group he worked at Café Boheme & Boheme Kitchen & Bar – where he stayed for two years – followed by Highroad House in Chiswick – his first hotel operation. Here he was responsible for fourteen bedrooms, a members club, events space and European brasserie. In September 2013 he was promoted to General Manager of Dean Street Town House hotel and oversaw its 39-guestrooms and busy all-day dining operations.
Prior to this, Aspey worked for the Savoy Group, Lygon Arms in Broadway, Axis restaurant at No.1 The Aldwych and he also ran his own gastropub in North London.
About Dormy House
Dormy House is a privately-owned hotel near Broadway. It has been owned by the same family since 1977 and in 2013 underwent a multi-million pound renovation, transforming this traditional 17th century Cotswold farmhouse into the finest small hotel in the Cotswolds.
London-based interior design team Todhunter Earle Interiors has kept the spirit of the building’s past, adding a contemporary twist to create farmhouse chic interiors.
Part of the 400 acre Farncombe Estate, Dormy House offers character, great food in the hotel’s two restaurants – The Garden Room and The Potting Shed – and impeccable service.
A member of Small Luxury Hotels, Pride of Britain and Condé Nast Johansens.
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About Foxhill Manor
Foxhill Manor is a stunning grade II listed Cotswold manor house on the private 400-acre Farncombe Estate near Broadway.
It was built in 1909 by local Cotswolds craftsmen and designed by Yorkshire-born architect Joseph Lancaster Ball, one of the leading lights of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Ball designed the Manor to have a central East-West facing body (which has given it the fantastic sunset terrace it enjoys today). Initially named as Furzehill, the Manor became known as Foxhill in its early life.
From the 1930s onwards, Foxhill was the family home of Henry Maudslay DFC, a brave RAC Squadron Leader who was involved in the planning and deployment of the Bouncing Bomb for the famed ‘Dam Busters’ operation in May 1943.
Maudslay reached his target, but his aircraft was damaged in the bombing and tragically, shot down on the return journey. Maudslays’ family remained at Foxhill until 1954 and the lost hero’s surviving nieces confirm that little has changed at the Manor since their wartime childhood here – on the outside at least.
The manor is still surrounded by beautiful private ground and enjoys spectacular views across the Vale of Evesham towards the Malverns and Black Mountains of Wales.
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