The first house on the site of Nuthurst Grange was started in 1882 by Mr William Dugard of Lapworth and the first tenant was a Mr Deeley who died just a year after moving in. At the time the building was known as Nuthurst Lodge and didn’t become Nuthurst Grange until 1896 when Mr John W Matthews became the tenant. Mr Frank Pyle took up the tenancy two years later and, in 1904 Mr Harry Gilman bought the tenancy from William Dugard and lived there until his death in 1934.

At the time the building was known as Nuthurst Lodge and didn’t become Nuthurst Grange until 1896 when Mr John W Matthews became the tenant. Mr Frank Pyle took up the tenancy two years later and, in 1904 Mr Harry Gilman bought the tenancy from William Dugard and lived there until his death in 1934. The Grange was then owned for just three years by Mr C.J. Newey before being bought by Conservative MP for West Birmingham Mr Walter F. Higgs. Mr Higgs extended the land owned by Nuthurst Grange so he could indulge his hobby of farming.     In the early 1960s the property was bought by Mr and Mrs Rex Hardy. The farm was managed by Mrs Hardy’s sister Miss Pool who went on to breed prize-winning Hereford cattle at Nuthurst.

With the arrival of the M40 the Hardy family gave up farming and bought a smaller house and Nuthurst Grange became a small, country house hotel. Under the ownership of David and Darryl Randolph the building was enlarged by duplicating the front facade to add the present dining room and conference rooms as well extra bedrooms.

Improvement work has continued under the present owner Paul Hopwood, who bought Nuthurst Grange in September 2006. More bedrooms a new cocktail bar as well as more bedrooms and a complete refurbishment have all taken place under Paul’s watchful and enthusiastic eye. But more is to come – and the final touches to a new conference centre and the restoration of Nuthurst’s very own chapel are presently being made. These will enable Nuthurst Grange to offer even more to their clients and visitors, be it ultra-modern conference facilities or a historic chapel in which to get married.