The Groucho Club: Famous private members' club to open first venue outside London in Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Ewan Venters, chief executive of Groucho owners Artfarm, described the Bretton Hall launch as "possibly the most exciting venture in the 39-year history" of the club - a famed London Soho venue known for its celebrity clientele.
It launched in London's Soho almost 40 years ago, and quickly became notorious for its celebrity clientele and "tales of naughtiness and excess".
Now the renowned Groucho Club, one of London's most famous private members' clubs, has announced plans to expand - to a village near Wakefield.
Groucho Bretton is set to open in the Grade II listed Bretton Hall, in the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and will be the first permanent venue outside the capital in the club's history.
The venue, which will also have 40 bedrooms and be open to non-members, is set to open in 2026.
Ewan Venters, chief executive of Groucho owners Artfarm, described the move as "possibly the most exciting venture in the 39-year history of the Groucho".
He continued: "We have done pop-ups at literary and music festivals in the past, but this will be the first time we have set up a permanent home outside of London's Soho.
"Groucho Bretton will have a life of its own, separate from the original Groucho, but equally with a uniquely eclectic style and personality rooted in both people and place."
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