The Pig Hotel to launch new restaurant with rooms in Warwickshire

The Pig Hotel group, renowned for its restaurant with rooms concept, is set to launch its ninth property in December 2024.

The Pig-on the farm is a mid-16th Century listed stone-built Manor House set in 53 acres of pasture and arable land on the southwest edge of the Walton Estate in South Warwickshire, close to the borders of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

Owned previously by the Mordaunt family, the land includes part of a deserted Mediaeval village to the southeast of the existing house alongside a major tributary to the River Dene.

The earthworks are clearly visible with records dating back to 1279. A secondary monument to the east of the house, likely to be a Neolithic enclosure, includes Iron Age features.

When works get underway, the team responsible for restoring these Pig buildings will create a restaurant with rooms “larger than previously seen”.

The new site will feature 35 ensuite bedrooms and suites both in the main house and in the outbuildings and garden area.

The restaurant in the main barn, complete with terrace, will naturally include The Pig’s 25-mile menu featuring produce from the estate.

It will also include a resident’s snug bar plus two resident lounge areas and a further two private dining rooms.

The three Shepherd’s Hut treatment huts, overlooking the ancient pastures, will offer Voya seaweed treatments.

Additionally, the estate will have multiple electric car charging points within the guest car park installed plus a wide selection of bikes for both guest and staff usage.

Sustainable energy initiatives are being considered in the build to complement the existing Pig efforts such as two acres of vegetable and fruit production (plus polytunnels), a mushroom growing house and on-site smokery.

Any supplies that can’t be provided by the farm will be sourced from local Warwickshire suppliers.

Tom Ross, CEO, said: “We are excited to restore a genuinely unspoilt Grade II* listed house. Subject to us gaining required approvals, working closely with Historic England, we look forward to doing these beautiful buildings justice and restoring them sensitively, with their historic importance at the forefront of all decision making.

“The classic beauty of these buildings complements our existing portfolio and exists in a county of steep historic importance. We will be creating something a little bit different to our other Pigs but it will still have our classic style running through the fabric of the buildings.”