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Harrison Pitt Architects chosen for £2.5 million Lakes hotel revamp

Lancaster-based Harrison Pitt Architects has been appointed to work on the multi-million pound restoration of a historic Cumbrian hotel.

The practice will oversee the £2.5 million project to give the part Grade II listed Forest Side Hotel, Grasmere, a new lease of life following its acquisition by local entrepreneur Andrew Wildsmith.

The hotel’s 23 guest rooms will be reconfigured and refurbished to create 18 larger en-suite bedrooms and three duplex suites.

The dining room will also be extended to open onto a new garden terrace.

Harrison Pitt Architects has worked on a number of recent refurbishment and new-build projects in the leisure and hospitality sector, including Hipping Hall in Kirkby Lonsdale and The Borough in Lancaster.

Architect at Harrison Pitt Architects, Andrew Walters, said: “We are thrilled to be returning this impressive building to its former glory.

“The scheme will improve the appearance of insensitive additions that have been made over the years while restoring generously proportioned rooms based on the original building layout.

“While it means the Forest Side Hotel will have fewer rooms overall, the scale and standard of accommodation will be much higher so visitors will have the chance to experience luxuriously appointed rooms.”

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