Cadhay Newsletter – Winter 2024 / 2025

Occupancy in the main House has been good despite the slowdown in the number of weddings. We have made up for this with increased number of birthday celebrations, musical groups, a computer coders group and a special event celebrating the life and work of Hilary Mantel. We have also provided a venue for Cancer Lifeline who step in on the … Read More

Changes in the Courtyard

The courtyard was repaved over the winter which involved taking up the concrete paving stones, replacing 40 tons of sand with clean stone and laying Blue Lias paving stones on a lime mortar bed. Unlike cement, the lime mortar drains which should prevent the stones being damaged by frost All the stones are Blue Lias but the paths joining the … Read More

A Fond Farewell to Betty Marks

Betty Marks died in November last year and the following are extracts from the tribute at her funeral. Elizabeth Marks, or Betty as we all knew her, was born in 1929. On the very day that she finished her leaving exams in 1943 Betty was taken out of school by her mother and marched up to Cadhay which was to … Read More

Cadhay Feature in Country Life

Cadhay has had another encouraging year with guests in the house almost every weekend of the year. We had a full complement of weddings and the gardens again looked spectacular managing to withstand the unusually fabulous August weather. The number of visitors on open days was well ahead of last year with the team of three guides often having to … Read More

Portraits on the East Landing

Many of you will remember the portraits on the East Landing where the cleavage of the Lady had been very obviously over painted no doubt to overcome Victorian sensitivities. The portraits have moved into the Long Gallery and been replaced by a new painting by Sargy Mann. We have also taken the opportunity to put the cleavage back into Cadhay … Read More

A new Aga at Cadhay

Cadhay has continued to prosper and it has been very good to see so many people returning as well as many new faces. We had six weddings each successive weekend in the Spring and a more relaxed Autumn as the House booked up very early with guests taking a holiday and being rewarded with a wonderful Indian Summer. The gardens … Read More

Cadhay Newsletter – November 2014

Cadhay has again been busy with a record level of bookings and twelve wedding celebrations. It has been very reassuring to see so many people returning.