The Club Company, has kicked off 2025 with the acquisition of The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club. The deal brings its portfolio to 18 properties, mainly located in the south of England and the midlands.

The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club is set in 340 acres of countryside and offers a 30-bed boutique hotel, a critically acclaimed restaurant which is used for events and weddings, 36 holes of golf and a driving range.

It doesn't currently have a gym or spa, creating opportunities for investment and growth, although no announcement has been made about this.

The Club Company also made a number of upgrades to its estate last year, introducing padel tennis courts, improving its group exercise offering including the launch of an in-house, Hyrox-style workout, Hybr1d and upgrading four of its gyms with new Technogym equipment that features Technogym Checkup (www.hcmmag.com/checkup).

Richard Calvert, Club Company CEO, says: “As the UK’s leading country club operator, we’re committed to delivering a continuous feeling of improvement and product enhancement for our members.

“I’m proud to unveil the latest refurbishment projects at Benton Hall and Chartham Park and of course these follow closely behind the transformational updates to gym and spa areas at Maple Durham and Witney Lakes.”

The upgrades to Benton Hall Golf and Country Club in Essex include a new gym, padel courts and holistic and indoor cycling studios.

Chartham Park in West Sussex has been upgraded with new kit and programming. The gym features a fully retractable roof, so users can be immersed in the natural surroundings while they work out.

Some £1.5 million was invested in Maple Durham health club in Berkshire, to remodel the swimming pool and add a spa and poolside shower. The gym was refurbished and the changing rooms and reception area also had an upgrade.

Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire benefited from a £1.6 million investment for the refurbishment of the gym, changing rooms and spa. The steamroom was upgraded to feature a large raw amethyst, while a sauna with a Himalayan salt wall was added, along with soaker showers and an ice fountain.

A new premium health club launched at Cams Hall Estate in Hampshire, offering a gym, exercise studios, a 16-metre pool, hydrotherapy pool, sauna and steamroom with drench shower and ice experience, as well as a relaxation garden with loungers and a fire pit.

Richard Calvert will be speaking about The Club Company’s future acquisition plans in an upcoming issue of HCM. Sign up here for your free digital subscription.