Howbery Business Park

Howbery Business Park Thriving community of businesses. Public welcome in our Manor Café and lovely grounds. Meeting rooms for hire. Sports facilities and nursery.

We are seeking an experienced Catering Manager to oversee the daily operations of our café and hospitality services. Thi...
04/06/2026

We are seeking an experienced Catering Manager to oversee the daily operations of our café and hospitality services. This role involves managing a team of six (including the chef), ensuring smooth delivery of café services and events, and maintaining high standards of compliance, customer service, and food quality.

As Catering Manager, you will be responsible for the full scope of café and hospitality operations. You will lead and motivate a skilled team, ensuring operational efficiency and financial compliance. In addition, you will oversee daily café service, maintaining high standards of customer experience while providing hands-on support and guidance to the front-of-house team.

The Catering Manager will ensure adherence to company standards and make sure Food Safety, Hygiene and H&S are all aligned with expectations at a high level. They will appropriately control stock levels, food standards and labour, along with all controllable costs to maximise profitability.

Salary: Competitive range up to a maximum of £43,000 per annum depending on experience.
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm 40 Hours per week.

Further details at https://howberypark.com/vacancy-catering-manager-manor-cafe/

If you are excited about this role but are unsure about whether you’re the right fit, we encourage you to apply. We’re also happy to answer any questions by emailing [email protected].

Interested? Please apply by sending an email to [email protected] providing your CV with covering letter.

Closing date for applications is 19 June 2026.

03/06/2026

The garden is looking fabulous for the tours of the Flood Resilient Garden tomorrow (4 June). We have three design and horticultural experts joining us to talk about the garden’s journey from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2024 to its forever home in Oxfordshire, and how it helps protect against flooding.

Our umbrellas are ready for visitors to borrow, as there may be rain showers ☔

There are a few places available across all one-hour time slots, so there’s still time to book your place.

And if you’ve already booked, we look forward to meeting you tomorrow!

The Manor Café will be serving afternoon teas at our Flood Resilient Garden event happening on Thursday 4 June. Availabl...
26/05/2026

The Manor Café will be serving afternoon teas at our Flood Resilient Garden event happening on Thursday 4 June. Available during the day at the end of each tour they can be ordered when booking your ticket to attend the free tours of the garden.

The afternoon teas are £12.50 per person and include sandwiches, cake, scone and hot drink.

There are five one-hour tour sessions happening on the day:
• 10-11am
• 11am-12pm
• 12-1pm
• 1.30-2.30pm
• 2.30-3.30pm
Places can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flood-resilient-garden-tours-tickets-1987989151066?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Manor Café is open to the public on working weekdays (8.30am-4pm) serving hot and cold drinks, homemade cakes, breakfast baps, sandwiches, baguettes, paninis and a daily lunch menu.

The Manor Café will be closed on Monday 25 May.
22/05/2026

The Manor Café will be closed on Monday 25 May.

Everyone is invited to join our free tours at the Flood Resilient Garden, which was first on display at the 2024 RHS Che...
21/05/2026

Everyone is invited to join our free tours at the Flood Resilient Garden, which was first on display at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower show, on Thursday 4 June.

Four great speakers will talk about the garden's design, plants and adpatation for its forever home:

🌿 Dr Ed Barsley, Flood Re Flood Resilient Garden co-designer, is an environmental designer, author and climate resilience specialist, focusing on helping people, homes and communities adapt to a changing climate. He is the Founder and Director of The Environmental Design Studio and the author of Retrofitting for Flood Resilience. He will explain how the garden helps manage flood risk and how he modified the Chelsea design to fit in the differently shaped space at Howbery Park.

🌿Stephen Packman is Environment & Innovation Manager for Nurture Landscapes, which maintains our grounds. Stephen began his 35 year career, qualifying as a horticulturalist, and working as a head gardener on various estates. Having spent 20 years in operations management with Nurture, he spent the following two years focusing on his passion for biodiversity and events. He will talk about looking after the garden as part of the wider Howbery grounds, and explain how it enhances biodiversity

🌿Alison Quantrell is a Horticultural Consultant and Garden Designer at Blooming Botany, based in Wallingford. She has over 20 years of horticultural experience, including 12 years at Oxford Botanic Gardens, where she undertook international seed-collecting trips, plant propagation, and training others. In 2018, she trained in garden design at the London College of Garden Design at Kew, and for the past eight years has run her independent practice. She will discuss the plant choices for the Flood Resilient Garden at Howbery Park and share practical advice for selecting climate-resilient plants for domestic gardens.

🌿 Kelly Ostler-Coyle MCIPR, Director of Corporate Affairs at Flood Re, which sponsored the garden at Chelsea and Howbery, will give an introduction to the sessions. Flood Re is the joint initiative between the UK government and the insurance industry which exists to promote the affordability and availability of flood insurance for homes across the UK. Kelly will be explaining why Flood Re decided to create the garden, and why Howbery was picked as its forever home.

After the tours, visitors will have the option to enjoy a pre-ordered afternoon tea in the Manor Café, which are available all day.

Booking of a one hour tour is essential at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flood-resilient-garden-tours-tickets-1987989151066?aff=oddtdtcreator

Explore our park trail over half-term 🦊The trail features animals, birds and insects whose natural habitat can be found ...
20/05/2026

Explore our park trail over half-term 🦊

The trail features animals, birds and insects whose natural habitat can be found within our grounds, whether that’s in a parkland, woodland or river setting.

Pick up your free map at the Manor Café. The café is open working weekdays from 8.30am-4pm.

We are pleased to announce that our Art in the Park competition and exhibition will be happening again this year with th...
15/05/2026

We are pleased to announce that our Art in the Park competition and exhibition will be happening again this year with the theme ‘Gardens for a changing climate’.

Artists are free to interpret the theme as they wish, but are encouraged to visit our grounds for inspiration, in particular, the Flood Resilient Garden, which showcases planting and landscaping to create an outside space that can respond and adapt to the challenges of heavy rain and surface water flooding.

There are prizes available in different age categories:
• First prize in the over-18s category is £500 while two highly commended entries will receive a £250 prize each. The deadline for entries is 20 August 2026.
• Winners in each of the two junior categories (ages 12-18, and age 4-11) will receive a £50 prize each for themselves and £250 for their nominated school or youth group to spend on art supplies. For these two junior categories the deadline is 18 September 2026.

Full details on the competition and how to enter can be found at https://howberypark.com/art

Our free event in the Flood Resilient Garden is just three weeks away!We’ve invited design and horticultural experts to ...
14/05/2026

Our free event in the Flood Resilient Garden is just three weeks away!

We’ve invited design and horticultural experts to talk about the garden and it’s journey from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2024 to Howbery Park, and how it helps protect against flooding.

These one-hour tours with the experts are free to attend but as places are limited we ask that visitors book in advance. There are five sessions available:
• 10-11am
• 11am-12pm
• 12-1pm
• 1.30-2.30pm
• 2.30-3.30pm

The booking form can be found at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flood-resilient-garden-tours-tickets-1987989151066?aff=oddtdtcreator

Afternoon tea will also be available at the end of the tours in the Manor Café and this can be ordered when booking your ticket.

Our hanging basket workshop is happening next week on 20 May in the Manor House.Book your place at https://howberypark.c...
13/05/2026

Our hanging basket workshop is happening next week on 20 May in the Manor House.

Book your place at https://howberypark.com/events/.

Cost per person £32.80 (including VAT and booking fee).

Join us for free tours of the Flood Resilient Garden here at Howbery Park.Taking place on Thursday 4 June we have three ...
07/05/2026

Join us for free tours of the Flood Resilient Garden here at Howbery Park.

Taking place on Thursday 4 June we have three fabulous design and horticultural experts who will talk about the garden’s journey from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2024 to its forever home in Oxfordshire, and how it helps protect against flooding.
• Flood Re Flood Resilient Garden co-designer Dr Ed Barsley will explain how the garden helps manage flood risk and how he modified the Chelsea design to fit in the differently shaped space at Howbery Park.
• Stephen Packman, Environment & Innovation Manager from Nurture Landscapes will talk about how his company is looking after the garden as part of its contract to maintain the wider Howbery grounds, and explain how it enhances biodiversity.
• Alison Quantrell, a Horticultural Consultant and Planting Designer, will talk about plant choices in the garden and how those could be made relevant to domestic gardens.

Kelly Ostler-Coyle, Director of Corporate Affairs at Flood Re, which sponsored the garden at Chelsea and Howbery, will give an introduction to the sessions. Flood Re is the joint initiative between the UK government and the insurance industry which exists to promote the affordability and availability of flood insurance for homes across the UK.

Booking onto one of the one-hour slots is essential to join the tours, which will run from 10am-3.30pm. There are five tour sessions available:
• 10-11am
• 11am-12pm
• 12-1pm
• 1.30-2.30pm
• 2.30-3.30pm

To round off the tours, visitors will have the option to enjoy a pre-paid afternoon tea in the Manor Café, which needs to be ordered in advance.

The booking form for the tours and afternoon tea can be found at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flood-resilient-garden-tours-tickets-1987989151066?aff=oddtdtcreator

The garden is also open for the public to look around themselves on working weekdays, free of charge, and is situated next to the Manor Café.

Address

Howbery Park
Wallingford
OX108BA

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+441491835381

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