East Midlands hotel group enters administration

The owner of two historic East Midlands hotels has slipped into administration.

Abbott Grange, which owns 15-bedroom Bridge Hotel in Thrapston, and the Grade II listed Dovecliff Hall in Stretton, near Burton upon Trent, has called in administrators from Duff & Phelps to run the pair of hotels.

The hotels are owned by a family business headed by Tony Sachdev and Gogi Singh.

Dovecliff Hall, in particular, has an illustrious past. In the 19th Century is was owned by Lord Bass who made many contributions to Burton including the Ferry Bridge. He was a good friend of King Edward VII and the King visited the Bass brewery and the family on their estate at Rangemore in 1902, beginning the brewing of the now famous King’s Ale.

The Bridge Hotel is a hotel, restaurant and wedding venue located in the market town of Thrapston in North West Northamptonshire.

In its latest accounts to 31 December 2015, Abbot Grange owed creditors £684,167.