Family dream becomes reality with tourist attraction purchase
Mike and Rebecca Agate had good careers in London but longed to start a business in Lincolnshire to be closer to their family and friends, and to improve their lifestyle. The business opportunity presented by the sale of Claythorpe Watermill and Wildfowl Gardens was perfect - but raising finance to make their dream become a reality was proving a problem. Lenders wouldn’t support the unconventional business Mike said “Lenders were dismissive and too restrictive to make our plans work.
