The Inn Collection Group acquires Lake District hotel following “significant refurbishment”

The Inn Collection Group has acquired the prominent Ravensworth Hotel which is situated in the Lake District national park and which is set to be converted and reutilised for staff accommodation.

The property was originally built in the 1850s as a family residence which was subsequently converted into a 12 bedroom hotel. The building has undergone significant refurbishment and reconfiguration over the years.

Sold off at a guide asking price of £1.195m the Inn Collection Group have acquired the hotel and obtained planning permission to convert the hotel into accommodation for their staff. The Inn Collection Group who have been active in building their portfolio of hotels and Inns over the last few years now have 31 sites across the North of England and North Wales.

It is understood that the Inn Collection Group intends to encourage more people to come and live and work within the Lake District National Park by offering accommodation for its staff.

Sean Donkin, managing director of the Inn Collection Group commented: “At the Inn Collection, our success really stems from loving what we do, which is operating outstanding sites where our customers can eat, drink, sleep and explore from in exceptional locations, with a cracking team of people at all levels.

“The Lake District has so much to offer people from the UK and further afield, but the challenges around housing, especially for those working in the tourism sector are well known.

“We have acquired The Ravensworth to help ease that burden for our staff and to bring people into the community here as well as ensuring the best possible experience for the guests at our hotels throughout the Lake District region.”

Martin Davis, director of Hotel + Leisure at Graham + Sibbald, who led the sale, added: “Having sold the Glenridding Hotel in Ullswater to the Inn Collection Group back in February, it was good to work with them once again on their acquisition of another prominent Lake District property.”

“It is great to see the Group and the local authority working together and using innovative thinking to come up with such a practical and sensible solution to the ongoing staff shortage problem in the Lake District tourism industry.”