Harry’s posh Cotswolds club is accused of hogging water

UNKINDLY described as ‘Butlin’s for toffs’, Soho Farmhouse has established itself as arguably the most fashionable private members’ club in the country, ever since Prince harry whisked Meghan down there for one of their first intimate weekends together.

But I can disclose that the £1,360a-year club — favoured by the likes of George and Amal clooney, Eddie Redmayne and Poppy Delevingne, as well as former Prime Minister David cameron and his wife Samantha — may have become a victim of its own success.

In a heartfelt outcry, local resident Bridget clarke accuses it of using far more water than others living nearby. ‘Soho Farmhouse consumes in the region of 300 cubic metres of water [every day],’ she alleges in a document lodged with the West Oxfordshire District council.

Based on the average daily consumption for each person in the uK, she argues this equates to ‘667 people living permanently’ at the Farmhouse.

The club has a staff of 450, who cater for guests in 40 cabins, a seven-bedroom farmhouse and a four-bedroom cottage.

She also claims the water supplier has said ‘that it cannot provide more water to Soho Farmhouse [which is] having to consider installing water recycling facilities.’

Fearful of further development on the estate, she adds: ‘Let’s stop wasting our resources on those that do not join the community, but merely live off it.’

A spokesman for Soho Farmhouse confirms it is considering installing water recyling facilities. ‘We’re looking at water recycling because that’s a responsible thing to do,’ he tells me. ‘We’ve got rid of single-use plastics from all the [Soho] houses in the uK. We’re doing the same in the u.S. We’re more focused on the environment than ever. Obviously, it’s something our members are concerned about. We are as well.’

however, the spokesman denies that the local utility firm has said it cannot provide more water. ‘As far as I am aware, that isn’t the case,’ he says. Water supplier castle Water failed to respond to comment.

Shared baths are surely the way forward. Perhaps harry and Meghan will lead by example.