Castle Lodge was built in the 1890s and was believed to be the home of a wealthy business man. It stands in its own large grounds and is within Horleys conservation area. The building is full of character and it is easy to imagine back to the Victorian times with the ladies in their finery and men looking dapper, drawing up in their horse drawn carriages outside the front door with all the pomp and splendour that went with it.

Amongst the photographs
Castle Lodge doorsteps from many years agowe have found are two that clearly date from that era. One shows the Castle Lodge front door steps from way back with, perhaps, the nanny to the owners young child and of course the family dog. Today's
Castle Lodge today photograph of the same door step shows very little change. Another
Castle Lodge from many, many years ago shows a view taken from the Massetts Road. The white gates have long gone to be replaced with much more imposing steel ones.

Castle Lodge has been running as a guest house for many years and has changed hands a few times during this period. When Castle Lodge was put on the market in the 1990s it attracted a lot of interest, one couple in particular, and who were on the verge of buying the property, was Mr & Mrs Hagerty. Unfortunately they were gazumped at the eleventh hour, however, soon after another guest house came up for sale which resulted in Mr & Mrs Hagerty successfully purchasing the Gatwick Belmont Hotel which they still run today.

Paul has been running a car hire business in Horley for over 20 years and has worked closely with many of the guest house owners, such as The Corner House Hotel, The Gatwick Belmont Guest House, Gainsborough Lodge, etc., building up a good understanding of the guest house business.
 

When Castle Lodge came onto the market in 2006 Paul and Judy became extremely interested as they felt it would complement the car hire business. Eventually, after a prolonged period of time they managed to successfully complete the purchase in August 2007.

Since then, they have made and continue to make extensive improvements to the building. This whilst maintaining the character and charm of the property which they are very conscious of and will continue to do so. Paul and Judy take pride in Castle Lodge Guest House and the service they offer and thank their guests for their kind comments and reviews.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Paul and Judy