Holly studied Hospitality Management at the University of Portsmouth and graduated with a first class honours degree. She then went to work as receptionist at The Bath Priory Hotel. Holly was soon promoted to host manager and six months later front of house manager, where she remained in the role for two years. Holly started to look for a new challenge which led her to be offered the role of house manager at the private members club Babington House in Somerset, where she spent one year. In 2015 Holly joined the team at Whatley Manor in the role of operations manager, in May 2019 after having her first child, Holly has now moved to our Events Manager role and would be delighted to help you organise your event at Whatley Manor.

Niall, aged 28, was born in Staffordshire, and his first taste of a busy restaurant kitchen was as a pot-washer at The Fitzherbert Arms in Swynnerton when he was 15 and still at school. He was immediately hooked on the buzz and fast pace of the kitchen environment.

His first proper kitchen role was in 2010 as a Commis Chef at the Bath Priory Hotel – and in just two years he worked his way up that culinary ladder to Sous Chef. In 2013, Niall moved to Nottingham as Chef de Partie at Sat Bains Restaurant (two Michelin stars), where he remained for two years. He then acquired a one-year USA visa and worked in San Francisco at Benu (three Michelin stars, with Corey Lee). Continually striving to learn and achieve, Niall then moved to Copenhagen in 2015 as Chef de Cuisine at Restaurant Kong Hans Kaelder (one Michelin star, with chef Mark Lundgaard Nielsen).

In November 2016 Niall joined Whatley Manor to offer a new style of cuisine and to showcase his skills and experience from his roles to date. He gained his 1st Michelin star at Whatley in 2017 and was Michelin European Young chef of the year 2018.

In 2019 Niall and the team gained their second Michelin star!