{"id":13,"date":"2026-01-23T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suryahotels.staging.journeyagency.travel\/thatchers\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:42:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suryahotels.staging.journeyagency.travel\/thatchers\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-13\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"c-row siteorigin-panels-stretch c-row--spacing-xlarge panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-13-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-13-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_journey-hero panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-journey-hero so-widget-journey-hero-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<header class=\"c-hero  \">\n    <div class=\"c-hero__inner\">\n        <div class=\"c-hero__content\">\n            \n<header class=\"o-heading-group c-hero__heading-group\">\n            <p class=\"o-heading-group__preheading c-hero__preheading\">\n            OUR STORY        <\/p>\n    \n            <h2 class=\"o-heading-group__heading c-hero__heading\">\n            A Tudor tale         <\/h2>\n    \n            <h1 class=\"o-heading-group__subheading c-hero__subheading\">\n            The history of the Thatchers Hotel, East Horsley        <\/h1>\n    <\/header>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n            \n    <figure\n        class=\"o-media-container o-media-container--image c-hero__media-container c-hero__background\"\n            >\n\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hotelcms-staging.imgix.net\/suryahotels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/DSC8045-Large.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAADAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAEAAMAAAIDhI9WADs=\" class=\"imgix-fluid \/ o-media-container__media c-hero__media\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"lazy\"  \/>\n    <\/figure>\n    \n            <button class=\"c-hero__scroller\" data-module=\"scroll-to\">\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n    <path d=\"M24 10V38M24 38L38 24M24 38L10 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"3\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/header>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"c-row c-row--spacing-xlarge panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-13-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-13-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_journey-text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-journey-text so-widget-journey-text-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><article class=\"c-text  c-text--intro\">\n\n    \n    <section class=\"c-text__content\">\n        <p>Thatchers\u2019 story begins in the 1930s as an Old World tea house, built with striking Tudor character and a spirit of hospitality. Over the decades, it has evolved through leisure, gathering and celebration, becoming the welcoming countryside hotel it is today.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    \n<\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"c-row c-row--spacing-small panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-13-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-13-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_journey-heading-group panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-journey-heading-group so-widget-journey-heading-group-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<header class=\"o-heading-group c-heading-group  c-heading-group--reduce-size c-heading-group__heading-group\">\n    \n            <h2 class=\"o-heading-group__heading\">\n            Here\u2019s the story        <\/h2>\n    \n    <\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"c-row panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-13-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-13-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_journey-cta panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-journey-cta so-widget-journey-cta-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>    <article class=\"c-cta  c-cta--reduce-font\">\n\n                    \n    <figure\n        class=\"o-media-container o-media-container--image c-cta__media-container\"\n            >\n\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hotelcms-staging.imgix.net\/suryahotels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/DSC7951-Large.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAADAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAEAAMAAAIDhI9WADs=\" class=\"imgix-fluid \/ o-media-container__media c-cta__media\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"lazy\"  \/>\n    <\/figure>\n        \n        <section class=\"c-cta__content\">\n                            \n<header class=\"o-heading-group c-cta__heading-group\">\n    \n            <h2 class=\"o-heading-group__heading c-cta__heading\">\n            Thatchers Hotel        <\/h2>\n    \n    <\/header>            \n                            <section class=\"c-cta__text\">\n                    <p>Thatchers began life in 1934 as a Tudor-style tea house, quickly becoming a much-loved destination. Over the decades it has evolved, while retaining the warmth, charm and sense of welcome that define it today.<\/p>\n                <\/section>\n            \n            \n                    <\/section>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"c-row siteorigin-panels-stretch c-row--spacing-xlarge panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-13-4\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-13-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_journey-multimedia panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-journey-multimedia so-widget-journey-multimedia-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><article class=\"c-multimedia\">\n    \n    <figure\n        class=\"o-media-container o-media-container--multiple c-multimedia__media-container o-slider\"\n        data-module='slider'    >\n\n        <div\n        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c-multimedia__media\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"lazy\"  \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"o-media-container__slide swiper-slide \/ o-slider__slide\">\n        \n        \n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hotelcms-staging.imgix.net\/suryahotels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/IMG_6258-Large.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAADAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAEAAMAAAIDhI9WADs=\" class=\"imgix-fluid \/ o-media-container__media c-multimedia__media\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"lazy\"  \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"o-media-container__controls \/ o-controls\">\n\n                    <div class=\"o-media-container__controls-set \/ o-controls__set\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-button-prev \/ o-control\">\n                    <svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M30 36L18 24L30 12\" stroke=\"#262626\" stroke-width=\"3.5\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-button-next \/ o-control\">\n                    <svg viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M18 36L30 24L18 12\" stroke=\"#262626\" stroke-width=\"3.5\" stroke-linecap=\"square\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-13-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"c-row c-row--spacing-xlarge panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-13-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-13-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-13-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_journey-list panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-journey-list so-widget-journey-list-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><article class=\"c-list  \">\n    \n    <section class=\"c-list__content\">\n        \n<header class=\"o-heading-group c-list__heading-group\">\n            <p class=\"o-heading-group__preheading c-list__preheading\">\n            Our History        <\/p>\n    \n            <h2 class=\"o-heading-group__heading c-list__heading\">\n            Timeline of events        <\/h2>\n    \n    <\/header>\n        <section class=\"c-list__text\">\n            <p>Tracing Thatchers\u2019 story from its tea house beginnings to modern hospitality.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        \n<ul class=\"o-list \">\n    \n        <li class=\"o-list-item\">\n\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"o-list-item__heading\">\n                    1934                <\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            <h4 class=\"o-list-item__subheading\">\n                    Old World Tea House                <\/h4>\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"o-list-item__text\">\n                    <p>Built in just 13 weeks, Thatchers opens as a Tudor-style tea house in Surrey.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/li>\n    \n        <li class=\"o-list-item\">\n\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"o-list-item__heading\">\n                    Mid 20th Century                <\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            <h4 class=\"o-list-item__subheading\">\n                    A place for leisure                <\/h4>\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"o-list-item__text\">\n                    <p>Thatchers expands with pools, sauna baths, stables and even a miniature zoo.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/li>\n    \n        <li class=\"o-list-item\">\n\n            \n                            <h3 class=\"o-list-item__heading\">\n                    29th May 2013                <\/h3>\n            \n            \n                            <h4 class=\"o-list-item__subheading\">\n                    A new chapter begins                <\/h4>\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"o-list-item__text\">\n                    <p>Thatchers becomes part of Surya Hotels, beginning its modern evolution.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n            <\/section>\n\n    \n    <figure\n        class=\"o-media-container o-media-container--image c-list__media-container\"\n            >\n\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hotelcms-staging.imgix.net\/suryahotels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/2025-11-03-15-12-02-Large.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAADAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAEAAMAAAIDhI9WADs=\" class=\"imgix-fluid \/ o-media-container__media c-list__media\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"lazy\"  \/>\n    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href='https:\/\/suryahotels.staging.journeyagency.travel\/thatchers\/dining\/'>\n        Dining    <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            \n    <a class=\"o-article__anchor\"  href='https:\/\/suryahotels.staging.journeyagency.travel\/thatchers\/dining\/'>\n            <\/a>\n    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"o-article o-article--slide  o-article--tile \/ swiper-slide\">\n    <section class=\"o-article__media-wrapper\">\n        \n                    \n    <figure\n        class=\"o-media-container o-media-container--image  \/ o-article__media\"\n            >\n\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hotelcms-staging.imgix.net\/suryahotels.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/01\/Kerry_Craig-420-Large.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBAADAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAEAAMAAAIDhI9WADs=\" class=\"imgix-fluid \/ o-media-container__media\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"lazy\"  \/>\n    <\/figure>\n        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