Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire
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Stoke Park is a private sporting and leisure estate in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. The mansion building (designed by James Wyatt in 1788) is located in the middle of 300 acres (1.2 km2) of parkland, lakes, gardens and monuments. In 1908, the estate was converted into one of the first country clubs in the UK.[1] In 2013, it was awarded five red AA stars, the highest accolade for service and facilities for hotels, by The Automobile Association.[2]
Stoke Park Country Club, Spa and Hotel | |
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General information | |
Location | Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4PG |
Opening | 1908 |
Owner | Reliance Industries |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Wyatt, 1788 |
Developer | John Penn ("the American"), Lancelot "Capability" Brown, Humphry Repton and Nick "Pa" Lane Jackson |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 49 bedrooms and suites |
Website | |
Official website |
Stoke Park has served as the filming location for several major films, including James Bond's Goldfinger and Tomorrow Never Dies, Bridget Jones's Diary and Layer Cake. It also hosts the annual Boodles Tennis Championships as a warm-up to Wimbledon, a week prior to the Championships.
In June 2014, Stoke Park hosted an outdoor charity concert for SportsAid (patron: the Princess of Wales). Sir Elton John sang to 5,000 people and raised £825,000.
Following the acquisition of the estate by Reliance Industries in April 2021,[3] the venue closed for restoration and refurbishment, and is expected to reopen in summer 2023.[4]