Bear Grylls' mother, 81, joins fight against 130 luxury homes in quiet Isle of Wight village where the adventurer was raised By Emily Jane Davies Published: 06:33 EDT, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 06:40 EDT, 23 July 2024 e-mail View comments Bear Grylls ' mother has joined the fight against plans for luxury homes in her quiet Isle of Wight village where her adventurer son grew up. The 81-year-old has lived in the coastal village for 50 years and slammed the plans to build the 130 luxury homes as 'totally inappropriate' for the area. Lady Sally Grylls moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight when her son was just four years old and the village is said to be the place where he learnt to sail and climb.
In 2018, a greenfield site in the village was identified as suitable for housing by the local council and it has been earmarked for a 130 home development by Captiva Homes' Middleton. Lady Grylls, the mother of Bear Grylls, taking part in protests in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight Pictured are protesters against 130 new luxury homes in the village of Bembridge TV star Grylls has often reminisced about his father taking him on 'adventures' to climb the cliffs around the coast on the Island when he was growing up Lady Grylls is joined by comedian Marek Larwood, 48, who also lives in Bembridge and proclaimed it 'would no longer be a village' if the housing went ahead. TV star Grylls has often reminisced about his father taking him on 'adventures' to climb the cliffs around the coast on th.