The Walled Garden, West Wycombe

What The Walled Garden, West Wycombe does

The Walled Garden, West Wycombe is a multi-faceted hospitality and events destination operated by Hellfire Enterprises Ltd from a restored 18th-century Walled Garden on the West Wycombe Estate in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Founded in 2023, the business runs a café serving Origin coffee and locally sourced produce as its core offering, supported by a diversified portfolio of revenue streams including venue and space hire (The Meadow, meeting rooms, terrace, private functions), ticketed seasonal events (Big Bale Adventure, street food evenings, Pumpkin-Fest, Christmas Market, Santa's Grotto), a coworking sub-brand called The Lambing Shed, an indoor soft play space (Clara's Corner), pottery classes, art workshops, and two Airbnb accommodation listings.

The business uses standard hospitality technology rather than proprietary platforms: Square powers gift voucher sales, Venpos handles ticketing, and Airbnb manages accommodation bookings; the venue is fully cashless. GTM is direct-to-consumer through walk-in trade, an events-driven calendar, and a community-led approach via hot-desking memberships and Strava-integrated cycling challenges. Customer segments are diversified across families with young children, walkers and cyclists, remote workers, corporate groups, and celebration/event hosts, with cross-promotional relationships with neighbouring Hellfire Caves and West Wycombe Estate driving shared visitor traffic. The company employs 12 people and operates only in the United Kingdom, with no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or ownership changes.

Name

The Walled Garden, West Wycombe

Legal name

Hellfire Enterprises Ltd

Website

https://westwycombewalledgarden.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Walled Garden, West Wycombe is a Buckinghamshire-based hospitality and events venue operating from a restored 18th-century walled garden, serving families, walkers, corporate clients, and event hosts through a café, coworking space, soft play, accommodation, and seasonal ticketed events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality and Event Venue

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAMAAAI

Rural & Countryside Homes

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Whole-Home Vacation Rentals

SECONDARYTHAMAEAG

Luxury Farmhouses, Country Houses & Vineyard Estates

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Luxury Villas & Premium Rentals

SECONDARYTHAGAOAH

Seasonal & Pop-Up Campsites (Event/Harvest/Temporary)

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Camping & Glamping Facilities

Keywords

• Country cafe hospitality
• Event venue hire
• Soft play centre
• Coworking hot desking
• Holiday accommodation

Headquarters

HQ city

West Wycombe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage: The cafe serves Origin coffee, bakery-fresh food, and locally sourced produce including Laceys Milk and Rebellion Beer. Revenue from cafe sales during opening hours (9am-4:30pm weekdays, 9am-5pm weekends) with food service 11am-3pm.
2. Venue and Space Hire: Multiple hire options including private room hire for parties and events, corporate meeting room hire, hot desking membership (The Lambing Shed at £280/month), meadow hire (from £500+VAT), and terrace hire for children's parties (£150 for 90 minutes).
3. Ticketed Events and Activities: Revenue from ticketed events including Big Bale Adventure (£5 per person), family painting workshops, outdoor theatre performances, seasonal festivals, and Santa's Grotto. Sessions are typically 30 minutes to 2 hours.
4. Accommodation: Holiday accommodation through Airbnb partnerships including a countryside farmhouse and a 1-bedroom flat above the cafe, providing additional revenue streams and extended visitor stays.
5. Gift Vouchers: Gift vouchers sold for The Walled Garden Cafe and Clara's Corner soft play, driving advance bookings and customer acquisition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Walled Garden is a countryside café and event venue set within an 18th-century walled garden at West Wycombe Estate, serving Origin coffee, bakery-fresh food, and locally sourced produce. The venue also operates Clara's Corner soft play, The Lambing Shed coworking space, holiday accommodation via Airbnb, on-site creative studios, and hireable event spaces (The Meadow, private rooms, meeting rooms, terrace), supported by a year-round calendar of ticketed seasonal events and street food evenings.

Product overview

The Walled Garden is a multi-faceted hospitality and events destination operating primarily as a café in an eighteenth-century walled garden setting in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The core offering is The Walled Garden Café serving Origin coffee and locally-sourced food. This is complemented by Clara's Corner (soft play for ages 0-7), The Lambing Shed (coworking/hot desking), accommodation options (farmhouse and flat via Airbnb), and event spaces including The Meadow and meeting rooms for hire. The venue hosts rotating seasonal events such as Big Bale Adventure, Street Food Evenings, Pumpkin-Fest, Christmas Market, and Santa's Grotto. On-site experiences include Walled Garden Pottery, Rosie's Petal Patch, and Gail Jones Botanical Art studio. Gift vouchers and private hire packages for parties, weddings, and corporate events round out the offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clara's Corner: Indoor soft play space designed for children aged 0-7, located within The Walled Garden.
• The Lambing Shed

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rosie's Petal PatchminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Flower business launched summer 2025 by Rosie, creating flower arrangements and hosting events. Operates from The Walled Garden, attracting visitors interested in flowers and nature.
• Laceys Family FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal dairy supplier providing Guernsey milk for all coffee and dairy products. Located 6 minutes drive from the cafe. Family-run farm in its seventh generation since 1884, participating in Environmental Stewardship Programme. Supports the venue's local sourcing narrative.
• Rebellion BeercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Marlow brewery providing exclusive beer on tap at The Walled Garden. Brewing since 1993 using traditional methods and mineral-rich Chiltern Hills water. Six miles from the venue. Supports sustainability through reusable bottle scheme.
• Clara's CornercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndoor soft play space for children aged 0-7 operating within The Walled Garden. Separate business with its own website, gift vouchers, and party packages. Complements cafe offerings for family visitors.
• Hellfire CavesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNearby tourist attraction featured in 'Discover more' section. Cross-promotional relationship driving shared visitor traffic. Accommodation guests receive discounts at Hellfire Caves.
• West Wycombe EstateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNearby attraction featured alongside Hellfire Caves in cross-promotional content. Part of the West Wycombe tourism offering.
• Gail Jones ArtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArtist and illustrator operating from a studio within The Walled Garden. Creates botanical watercolour artwork. Hosts watercolour workshops at the venue, bringing additional footfall.
• Walled Garden PotteryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPottery studio operating from the former potting shed of the Walled Garden. Run by potters Vanessa and Bobbie, offering wheel throwing, hand-building, and sculpture classes. Attracts creative visitors to the venue.
• Various Food TrucksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple independent food traders featured at street food evenings and events including KILLA Waffles, Friends and Flavours, Burgervore, and others. Rotating partners bringing diverse cuisine offerings.
• Albert (Coffee Truck)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVintage drinks trailer serving as the on-site coffee truck for The Meadow events including Big Bale Adventure. Also available for exclusive hire for cycling groups and events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Soho Farmhouse: Members' countryside estate in Oxfordshire combining dining, events, accommodation, wellness and creative programming. Closest direct peer — operates the same destination venue model combining F&B, event hire, leisure activities and rural accommodation, with overlap in target segments (urban affluent day-trippers, families, celebrations).
• Babington House: Grade II-listed Somerset manor operating as a countryside hotel, restaurant, spa and events venue. Comparable model of a heritage rural property converted into a multi-revenue destination with cafe/dining, events, and on-site leisure activities.
• Canopy & Stars: UK holiday-let and unique-stay booking platform focused on rural, glamping and countryside properties. Comparable accommodation offering to The Walled Garden's Airbnb listings, with overlap in rural short-break customer demand.
• Daylesford: Cotswolds-based farm shop, cafe and events destination founded on an organic farming estate. Comparable countryside cafe and local-sourcing narrative serving an overlapping affluent day-trip and family customer base from London and the Home Counties.
• Petersham Nurseries: Heritage garden setting in Richmond operating as a cafe, restaurant, shop, wedding and events venue. Comparable use of a heritage garden environment as a multi-revenue hospitality destination serving affluent urban-adjacent visitors.
• The Pig Hotels: Small chain of countryside hotels/restaurants in restored heritage buildings across southern England. Comparable model of heritage rural venue combining restaurant, events, gardens, and on-site local sourcing narrative aimed at the UK day-trip and short-break market.
• Rural Retreats: Specialist UK self-catering holiday rental operator in countryside and heritage properties. Directly comparable to The Walled Garden's countryside farmhouse and 1-bed flat accommodation offering for UK short-break guests.

Broad incumbents

• Cliveden House: National Trust-managed historic estate in Buckinghamshire offering dining, events, gardens and accommodation. Operates within the same West Wycombe/Chilterns day-trip catchment and competes for the same countryside-venue and family-day-out demand.
• Second Home: Members' coworking operator running design-led workspaces with food, events and event-hire programmes. Comparable coworking-plus-cafe-plus-events revenue model targeting freelance and remote workers, albeit at urban rather than rural sites.

Emerging players

• Yeo Valley Organic Garden: Somerset-based organic dairy farm operating a cafe, shop and visitor garden destination. Comparable farm/cafe visitor destination model with on-site family activities, gardens and a local-sourcing narrative anchored to a single heritage/rural site.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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