9 ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁and ▁regional ▁development ▁ag ency ▁Adv antage ▁West ▁Mid lands , ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁farm ▁shop ▁and ▁art ▁gallery ▁with ▁a ▁restaurant ▁which ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁the ▁Gran ary ▁is ▁open ▁all ▁year ▁round ▁and ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁enter . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁literary ▁research er ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁Gard ens ▁and ▁out build ings ▁make ▁these ▁grounds ▁the ▁ideal ▁template ▁for ▁the ▁well ▁known ▁fict ional ▁B land ings ▁Castle ▁stories ▁by ▁P . G . ▁W ode house . ▁ ▁Royal , ▁sum mit ▁and ▁festival ▁ven ue ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁West on ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁distinguished ▁guests , ▁including ▁King ▁George ▁V ' s ▁daughter ▁Mary , ▁the ▁Princess ▁Royal , ▁who ▁spent ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁h one ym oon ▁amid ▁its ▁gra cious ▁surr ound ings . ▁More ▁recently , ▁the ▁G 8 ▁Sum mit ▁Ret re at ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁West on ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁with ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁State ▁or ▁Government ▁present ▁including ▁US ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁Russian ▁President ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁West on ▁Park ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sites ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁dual - site ▁Virgin ▁spons ored ▁V ▁Festival , ▁the ▁other ▁site