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Spring opening planned for Bodmin Jail Hotel
Spring opening planned for Bodmin Jail Hotel
Bodmin Jail Hotel is scheduled to open late Spring 2021 following completion of a £50million restoration project which has converted the historic 18th century jail into a luxury hotel whilst retaining the buildings features and preserving its heritage.
Previous guests at Bodmin Jail include the who’s who of the Victorian criminal fraternity plus the Crown Jewels which were resident during the First World War.
Bodmin Jail Hotel is a 70-bedroom boutique hotel featuring the Chapel Restaurant and Bar plus the Jolly Hangman Tavern. Bedrooms at Bodmin Jail Hotel have been created by combining three jail cells complete with their original features.
Bodmin Jail Hotel has three meeting spaces, all fully equipped with AV and accommodating up to 14 people.
Bodmin Jail Hotel is located in Scarlett’s Well Road in Bodmin with good access to the M5 motorway at junction 21. Bodmin Parkway is the nearest mainline station with direct rail services to London, Bristol, Birmingham and the North of England
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New Hotel planned in South Wales
Carmarthenshire County Council has just published plans to build a new 140-bedroom hotel on a coastline site adjacent to a Llanelli golf course.
The new hotel would boast views across Machynys Golf Club and Pendine Country Park. as well over the beaches of the Gower Peninsular in South Wales.
Part of the proposed site was formerly occupied by Machynys brickworks in the early part of the last century.
The proposed hotel would incorporate over 100,000 sq ft of floor space and would include a restaurant, bar and lounge as well as meeting, conference and function rooms to attract both the business market as well as boosting local tourism.
Carmarthenshire County Council is carrying out a 28-day statutory consultation on the proposal.
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Sandburn Hall Hotel opening Spring 2021
Sandburn Hall Hotel is a new four-star hotel on a 1,000-acre estate situated on the outskirts of York. It is anticipated to open Spring 2021
The Sandburn Hall estate already includes an 18-hole championship golf course, a golf academy , sports bar and golf shop.
Sandburn Hall Hotel will have 40 bedrooms including two suites plus Tykes Restaurant and Bar.
Sandburn Hall Hotel will feature a range of meeting and events facilities including the Grand Function Hall seating up to 200 delegates theatre style. This will be supported by smaller meeting rooms and boardrooms plus a large Sports Hall for exhibitions. Extensive grounds are also available for team-building events.
Sandburn Hall is located just off the A64 , nine miles from York and Malton - and with free parking.
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Bike & Boot heading to The Peak District
Simon Rhatigan and Simon Kershaw opened their first Bike & Boot Hotel in Scarborough last summer with 65 bedrooms. They are now planning to open their second Bike & Boot Hotel in the Hope Valley in the Peak District’s National Park.
Plans for Bike & Boot’s second hotel have been approved and a March 2022 opening is planned.
Bike & Boot Scarborough has won various awards including the Best Hotel Interior Design of the Year at the Northern Design Awards 2020. Assuming the Peak District hotel follows a similar footprint, it will offer a range of bedroom sizes all equipped with the latest in-room technology as well as restaurant and bar facilities plus a Film Club which shows free movies three times daily. Bike & Boot Scarborough offers facilities for storing bikes, washing muddy boots, and maintaining bikes as well as an area where guests can wash and groom their dog.
Rhatigan and Kershaw have a further two sites in UK at various stages of the planning process.
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Malmaison York opening shortly
A Spring 2021 opening is now planned for the new Malmaison York hotel
Malmaison York will occupy the former Aviva Insurance building in the centre of York. It will include 150 stylish bedrooms and suites. Chez Mal restaurant will be serving breakfast through to dinner with private dining also available. Chez Mal bar will be serving morning coffee, light lunches through to drinks in the evening.
Malmaison York will have four meeting rooms accommodating up to 120 delegates plus six pods – fully equipped working spaces for up to 6 people.
Leisure facilities at Malmaison York will include a spa and a gym.
Malmaison York is located in Rougier Street a short walk from York station and within easy reach of all York’s landmark buildings and sites.
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The Harper opening in Norfolk
The Harper is a new boutique hotel which will be opening in a former glass blowing factory in the North Norfolk village of Langham following completion of a £6million conversion. A March 2021 opening is anticipated.
The Harper will have 32 double bedrooms ranging in size from 280 to 400 square feet, all luxuriously equipped and with all the latest technology.
The Harper will feature Stanley’s Restaurant plus The Bar. A firepit in The Yard will be in action weather permitting.
Leisure facilities at The Harper will include an indoor swimming pool plus a steam room, sauna and jacuzzi.
Langham is a small village in North Norfolk, just inland from Blakeney and close to the market town of Holt.