He was entertained in the store for around three hours by billionaire conservative donor Lord Antony Bamford, husband of Lady Carole, the founder and operator of the establishment. <\/p>\n
The Bamfords are no strangers to controversial company\u2014Daylesford House also hosted Boris and Carrie Johnson\u2019s wedding bash in 2022.<\/p>\n
The shop has previously made noise for its outlandishly expensive items \u2014 including a wicker-style blanket basket on sale for over $1,000<\/a>. Vance, however, was more interested in the bread counter, where he was reportedly seen tasting samples.<\/p>\n Locals, meanwhile, were left to face two road and three public footpath closures, security checkpoints and sniffer dogs during his visit, according to the Mail.<\/p>\n Vance thundered into the Cotswolds<\/a> this weekend with his wife and three children, transforming the area into a fortress swarming with armed British police and plainclothes U.S. Secret Service officials. The vice president and his family are in the area for a not-so-quiet getaway. <\/p>\n Frustrations began on Saturday when roads were closed, and locals trying to access the hamlet were subject to ID checks. Large vehicles belonging to either the British police or their American counterparts shattered the countryside\u2019s calm when they started rattling around the usually quiet roads near the 18th-century Manor House, where the Vances are staying.<\/p>\n The Daily Beast has reached out to Vance and The Secret Service for comment.<\/p>\n Grateful to UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy<\/a> for hosting us at Chevening House, and looking forward to some productive conversations about the United States and the United Kingdom’s shared goals.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 pic.twitter.com\/Iyg8jlVWFe<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 JD Vance (@JDVance) August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Cotswolds is frequented by the wealthy elite, including Hugh Grant, David Beckham, and King Charles. And, generally, \u201ceverybody is welcome,\u201d according to one local who spoke to British publication LBC<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n One woman told The Times<\/a> on Monday that the village had seen \u201cone blinking pantomime after the other\u201d and said: \u201cWe are used to the great and good here. Before David Cameron moved in we had Douglas Hurd and he was lovely. We have Ben Kingsley in Spelsbury and we see him in the woods walking his dog, but to close off the roads is ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n Another resident told The Observer<\/a> police had been going door-to-door asking for personal details of residents and social media accounts.<\/p>\n \u201cJD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the U.K. as Donald Trump,\u201d the Stop Trump Coalition protest organization, which protested President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to Scotland last month, told The Telegraph<\/a> of the VP\u2019s trip.<\/p>\n On Wednesday the vice-president will visit U.S. troops stationed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n![\"JD](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/QD3OBAPJWVCTTBXKD73L4ZUOLI.jpg\")
U.S. Vice President JD Vance fishes at Chevening House on August 8. Kin Cheung – WPA Pool\/Getty Images <\/p>\n