Jeremy Paxton

Jeremy Paxton is 48 years of age and by profession (but not occupation) a commercial pilot. Born in Hackney, East London, he has four children Max 29, Red 25, Ruby 20 and Rory 15. Jeremy grew up in the New Forest and it was here that he developed his love of the countryside and nature.

He spent the first 6 years of his adult life as a beach bum and then launched a number of magazine titles that were sold to United Newspapers in 1988. Following a 2 year period of idleness Jeremy built a property company with two partners before selling his shares to one of the 3 to purchase the Lower Mill Estate, a 550 acre site of special scientific interest and nature reserve in Gloucestershire a few miles down the road from HRH.

He has owned the estate for 13 years and the first 4 were spent designing the concept of the UK’s first residential nature reserve where families could be brought both closer together and closer to nature in houses that set new architectural standards for a UK vacation home. A £6m investment has been made over the last 4 years in a ground breaking Spa which opened in late 2006 and has established itself as spa of the year in 08. The Estate is both debt and partner free and to date more than £20m has been invested completing all facilities and infrastructure.

Since the launch of the Landmark programme at the V&A in 05 the first two houses have been commissioned. The Reid Villa is completed and the outstanding and unique Orchid House has been sold for little over £7m. The house is extraordinary, for example the roof alone is to be made of 7,850 individual tiles, each one hand etched to create the bee orchid.