Fresh start for Dales hotel following sale
The former White Rose Hotel, in Askrigg, a village in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, has changed hands.
It has now been re-named and re-branded The Middle House, Pub | Dining | Hotel, following a sale arranged by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.
The hotel has been purchased by Complete Hospitality, an expanding hotel group which has made the White Rose its first purchase. Directors, John Teasdale and Mervyn Parrish, have significant experience in the hotel sector.
The Middle House features 12 bedrooms along with a bar, games room and orangery restaurant overlooking the garden.
It has gone through the first phase of an extensive refurbishment programme, including an upgrade of all guest bedrooms, redecoration of the reception and restaurant areas and a significant transformation of the bar area.
Teasdale said: “We have received amazing support and feedback from the local community, and we want to provide them and visitors with a cosy and comfortable place to have a pint of local beer, eat some tasty locally sourced food and enjoy great company.
“Our plan is to sympathetically refurbish the entire building and create a venue everyone can enjoy.”
Handling the sale for Christie & Co was Mark Worley, director – Hotels North, who said: “The sale is yet another example of the demand for leisure led hospitality businesses in tourist locations such as National Parks and seaside towns.
“We wish the new owners every success with this exciting project and I look forward to hopefully helping them secure their second venue at some point in the not too distant future.”
Funding for the purchase was arranged via Gary Boyce, director at Christie Finance, who added: “John and Mervyn are experienced hoteliers and with John and his family residing in the immediate area, this was the perfect opportunity.
“The hotel sector has experienced difficult lending conditions over the past 12 months however, the finance that we were able to secure will help support their acquisition and future intentions to grow the business.
“The rebrand of the White Rose, now known as ‘The Middle House’, is a positive statement of change.”
