Inside Mukesh Ambani’s US$79 million James Bond mansion: the Indian billionaire’s purchase of England’s historic Stoke Park estate is perhaps his most extravagant to date

Apr 26 , 2021

Mukesh and Nita Ambani and their newest property, historic Stoke Park, an estate west of London. Photo: @nitaambaniii/Instagram, Stoke Park

Sean Connery’s James Bond plays golf there in Goldfinger and the estate also features in the films Tomorrow Never Dies, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Layer Cake

Stoke Park hosts a Wimbledon warm-up tennis called Boodles that draws top tennis players, such as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani – Asia’s richest man and deemed a “national asset” at home – has just bought an iconic English estate for £57 million, or about US$79 million, according to Bloomberg.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, attends a convocation at the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in Gandhinagar, India, September 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Ambani made the purchase through the conglomerate he controls, Reliance Industries, which has interests in fields ranging from oil to telecoms.

The conglomerate is already involved in the hospitality industry with an equity holding in the company that operates the five-star Oberoi Hotels chain, per Bloomberg.

Ambani, who’s worth US$71.9 billion according to Forbes, is the richest person in Asia and the 13th-richest in the world. He’s known for using his billions to fund a lavish lifestyle, from building his family a private 27-story skyscraper to throwing an extravagant wedding for his daughter that included a performance by Beyoncé.

Ambani’s newest purchase, Stoke Park, is a historic estate that sits on 120 hectares (300 acres) of parkland and gardens in the English countryside, about 40km (25 miles) outside London

Mukesh Ambani’s newest purchase, Stoke Park. Photo: Stoke Park

The property includes a five-star hotel, three restaurants and lounges, a spa and gym, 13 tennis courts and a 27-hole championship golf course.

Ambani’s company, Reliance, said in a statement that it plans to “enhance the sports and leisure facilities at this heritage site”, according to Bloomberg.

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