About Us

As owners (Christina and Andrew Metcalfe) we bought Downham Hall in 2017 with a plan merge the 2 semi-detached houses, regenerate the gardens and go on an adventure. Today and several hard years of work we have come a long way, have further to go, but continue our passion to create a destination for all sorts of reasons. We have weddings, business travellers, wakes, holiday makers, people with healthy appetites and locals all using our venue.

We have been mindful of keeping the character of the building whilst completing large renovations throughout the venue which have been sympathetic to its’ character and historical value. The building is contemporary inside, with simple, elegant dining spaces and 5 individually designed bedrooms which are comfortable and yet also luxurious, offering the perfect place for foodies, leisure guests, business guests and special celebrations.

Christina is the day to day driving force of the business, having the first initial idea to get some Airbnb listings that grew to the current plan. She spends her days keeping things moving forwards and working with the ever growing team to try and make the service and building fitting of it’s stunning surroundings.

Andrew is also CTO of Guestline, a hospitality software provider, and works on the behind the scenes aspects of the business, of course the software needed to run a place like this in the modern day but also works on the gardens and planning changes in the buildings.