Eleanor set up Across the Room in Ingatestone Essex in 1991 when she came back to England with her young son after living in Spain for many years. As a single mother she quickly realised that there was nowhere for single professionals to socialise and meet like minded people so she started running house parties, and personal introductions from her home. As the business grew is was time to source some larger venues, 30 years later with a membership base of 25,000. Eleanor is as hands on as ever and is based at the beautiful Doves Barn which is Across the Room’s head office in Suffolk.