Undressed for Dinner was inspired by Simon’s blog about family life in a country castle at
www.simonslifeinacountrycastle.blogspot.com
Simon was born in North London and moved with his family to Somerset aged three. He attended Taunton School where he did enough to get by and Bournemouth University where the beach was always more tempting than the library.
After graduating with a BSc in Food and Catering Management he worked in various capacities in hotels in the Channel Islands, London, Sydney and Perth, Western Australia.
On his return to England he took a post-graduate diploma in journalism and worked as a reporter on evening newspapers in the East Midlands for two years before marrying Wendy, buying a share of a restaurant in London’s Mayfair and moving to West London, all in the space of a month.
Simon now lives at Augill Castle in Cumbria’s Eden Valley with Wendy, their two children, Oliver and Emily, a cocker spaniel called Maisie, a cat called Luther, several chickens, a turkey and six goats.
He is a director of Cumbria Tourism, a governor of two schools and a dedicated supporter of Penrith RUFC under 16s. For more information about Augill Castle see: www.stayinacastle.com.
You can find out more about Simon’s writing at: www.SimonTemple-Bennett.com and his work with international young people at: www.BridgesNotBarriers.com. He was a speaker at the 2017 Words by the Water Festival of Words and Ideas at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.
Undressed for Dinner was inspired by Simon’s blog about family life in a country castle at
www.simonslifeinacountrycastle.blogspot.com
Simon was born in North London and moved with his family to Somerset aged three. He attended Taunton School where he did enough to get by and Bournemouth University where the beach was always more tempting than the library.
After graduating with a BSc in Food and Catering Management he worked in various capacities in hotels in the Channel Islands, London, Sydney and Perth, Western Australia.
On his return to England he took a post-graduate diploma in journalism and worked as a reporter on evening newspapers in the East Midlands for two years before marrying Wendy, buying a share of a restaurant in London’s Mayfair and moving to West London, all in the space of a month.
Simon now lives at Augill Castle in Cumbria’s Eden Valley with Wendy, their two children, Oliver and Emily, a cocker spaniel called Maisie, a cat called Luther, several chickens, a turkey and six goats.
He is a director of Cumbria Tourism, a governor of two schools and a dedicated supporter of Penrith RUFC under 16s. For more information about Augill Castle see: www.stayinacastle.com.
You can find out more about Simon’s writing at: www.SimonTemple-Bennett.com and his work with international young people at: www.BridgesNotBarriers.com. He was a speaker at the 2017 Words by the Water Festival of Words and Ideas at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.
