Bedwell Park

The first mention of Bedwell Park was in 1388, when it was in the stewardship of John Norbury. He was licensed to enclose 80 acres to make a park and then stocked it with deer.
In 1474 Edward IV granted the manor of Bedwell to Sir William Say, he died in 1530, leaving his daughters, Mary and Gertrude, his heirs. Samuel Whitbread, a London brewer, bought Bedwell in 1780, when the estate was apparently in a bad state of repair and had it restored. Samuel Whitbread died in 1796 and again the estate was sold.

In 1946, Bedwell House and Park, were sold to the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation. The Corporation had been founded during the Crimean War to provide education for the daughters of men in the Armed Forces who had died as a result of active service.
The buildings were internally modernised to accommodate about 100 girls.

The school closed in 1972 and the Estate was again sold, to the PL London Company for conversion to a golf course and hotel. The golf course opened in 1976, with part of the old Manor House used as a clubhouse. In 1986 the present owners, Tokyo Leisure Development Co. Ltd, purchased the Estate. In 1988 further land was purchased for the new development of a second golf course and the Landscape Design Company planned the layout of the 18-hole New Course. The New Course and Clubhouse were opened in the autumn of 1992.