Brompton Lakes is open for business!!!

Brompton Lakes opened for business on 20th December 2008. The weeks leading up to this were massively frantic but we somehow managed to get 7 lodges open for guests to stay in over Christmas and New Year. On reflection we probably bit off more than we could chew and it would certainly have been less stressful for all involved if that had been scaled down, but we got

there in the end. It’s amazing how much work you can achieve when there’s a deadline looming! Three of the lodges were let for Christmas week and by New Year we were full! Things went fairly smoothly, one or two minor technical hitches needed attending to but all in all the guests were happy and content.

In January we put our hard hats back on and closed the lettings temporarily and so as not to disturb any customers and went back to work on the remaining buildings in the first development stage, taking us up to 10 in total plus the wardens lodge and the administration / reception office. Landscaping and general work on the infrastructure is going well and we have now laid the foundations for the remaining buildings and built the first two lodges around the east lake.

Bookings have continued to gather pace and we are now open for business on a continuous basis. Spring half-term was very successful, (full again) and at the time of writing Easter looks as if it’s going to be full with many confirmed bookings already and only a few spaces left.

One can now sense that we have turned a corner and the hard part is now behind us. Whilst we are determined to make Brompton Lakes a fabulous place to stay, one of the most challenging aspects has been balancing the construction of new lodges with the needs of the residents. Now all the heavy machines are off site and the building side is well zoned and tidy. We aim to have the second phase of construction finished in August and all twenty lodges let by the end of the year.

Opening a new business is always an exciting time, and this one is no exception. We are continuously finding better ways to do things and the day to day operation of the business gets slicker and slicker. We are optimistic about future prospects despite the doom and gloom in these credit crunch times. Ironically we could actually benefit from some of the negative things going on around us, the weak pound makes it very expensive to holiday abroad and people have become increasingly concerned about their carbon footprint.