From Press Baron to Five-Star Retreat
Originally built as Cherkley Court in 1866-70, the estate achieved fame under Lord Beaverbrook (Max Aitken), the Canadian press baron and wartime minister. He installed one of the UK’s first private home cinemas, where he and Winston Churchill spent legendary evenings.
After his death in 1964, the estate declined. It reopened in 2017 as a five-star hotel with 56 bedrooms across four buildings (The House, Garden House, Coach House, and The Hideaway), ensuring genuine exclusivity.
The Coach House Spa
Designed by acclaimed artist Brian Clarke, the spa features vast stained-glass ceilings that cast colourful light across the facilities, transforming relaxation into something transcendent. Six treatment rooms (including couples’ suite), three heated pools, hammam, sauna, steam room, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and nail lounge.
Treatments use a range of premium products including Omorovicza, AS Apothecary, and Therapi, with three signature treatments by resident master Lino Zinchi. The estate also includes an 18-hole golf course, Japanese restaurant, and tennis courts.
