The restrictions resulting from the Coronavirus outbreak meant that we had to postpone a number of the bookings in the House in the Spring but we were able to extend the winter let into April. Any weddings in early Summer had to take place with reduced numbers andso some of our couples decided to go ahead with very intimate weddings. The lockdown restrictions were lifted in July and we have been booked out in the House and cottages ever since, albeit with much more onerous cleaning requirements. The grant from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, and the quiet time during lockdown, gave us the opportunity to strengthen our marketing and booking systems. We have now taken all those functions in-house without the need for an agent except Premier Cottages which is an owner co-operative acting for many of the best holiday houses in the UK. This, taken together with the temporary reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry, has enabled us to recoup some of the lockdown losses……
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