Editing Guy Ritchie (section)

==Other business ventures==
[[File:Paddington. (15566020469).jpg|thumb|upright|Ritchie designed this [[Paddington Bear]] statue for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]] in 2014, a look which was inspired by fashion designer [[Cecil Beaton]] (who previously lived at Ritchie's [[Ashcombe House, Wiltshire|Wiltshire estate]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |access-date=9 June 2022 |work=Condé Nast}}</ref>]]

Ritchie owns a pub, ''The Lore of the Land'', in London, and previously co-owned another, ''The Walmer Castle'' with [[David Beckham]] until 2022 when it was taken over by Piers Adams, a French entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/unassuming-notting-hill-pub-thats-21258515 | title=Unassuming Notting Hill pub that's actually owned by David Beckham | date=8 August 2021 }}</ref> Ritchie owns a small brewing company, Gritchie Brewing Company which brews beer on his [[Ashcombe House, Wiltshire|Ashcombe Estate]] in Wiltshire.<ref>{{cite web
| title =  Gritchie Brewing Company
| url = https://www.gritchiebrew.com/
| access-date = 23 October 2022 }}</ref> He also owns The Wild Kitchen, a firm producing outdoor cooking equipment and tents, which launched at [[Chelsea Flower Show]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/luxury/article/guy-ritchies-ultimate-outdoor-kitchen-9bww9d73c | title=Guy Ritchie's ultimate outdoor kitchen | last1=Burroughs | first1=Katrina }}</ref>

In October 2022 it was announced that [[Compton Abbas Airfield]] was being sold to Ritchie, who owns the neighbouring Ashcombe Estate. Ritchie took over running of the airfield in February 2023.<ref>'Compton Abbas airfield changes hands', ''Blackmore Vale Magazine'', 14 October 2022, page 24.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-10 |title=Guy Ritchie buys Compton Abbas airfield in Dorset |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-63199013 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref>

Ritchie became a comic writer from 2007 to 2008 with the release of the [[Liquid Comics|Virgin Comics]] series ''[[Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper]]''.