Jeremy Paxton

Jeremy Paxton is 45 years of age and by profession (but not occupation) a commercial pilot. Born in Hackney, East London, he has three children Red 23, Ruby 18 and Rory 13. 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 in Gloucestershire.

He has owned the estate for 10 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 £5m investment has been made over the last 2 years in a ground breaking Spa which opens in Spring 2006. The Estate is both debt and partner free.