Every Country House has its tale, and history's earliest record of Bush Hall Estate dates back to 1574, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth the First.  Walls of the house that stood in Tudor times are still at the heart of the present structure.  In those early days the River Lea ran through the estate's 120 acres of parkland, just as today it meanders along the riverside terraces and garden.  At that time the river turned a number of local watermills including the Mill Green millwheel which is recorded in the Doomsday Book and today remains as constant as the Lea itself.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, English country house style reached its elegant pinnacle and the period saw the transformation to what is still the essence of Bush Hall's character.

From the nineteenth century to date, Bush Hall has been home to a wide variety of occupants. 

Amongst them, Sir Robert Chester (d.1848), Master of Ceremonies to three English Kings, George III, George IV and William IV and Queen Victoria.  Sir Robert remains a discreet omnipresence.  You may sense it . in the attentiveness to the smallest detail, ensuring that everything proceeds correctly to plan.

One who also took special delight in Bush Hall was Beatrix Potter. She chose it as a Summer residence.  Sketches by her of the Hall are a treasure of the Linder Collection, housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum.

During five centuries, each period in history has made its contribution to Bush Hall's gracious and convivial ambience.  The late twentieth century is no exception.  In epochs to come it will be recalled as the time when Bush Hall first opened its doors to usher in a wider circle of guests, to stay, dine and to enjoy its hospitality and amenities.