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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group is planning to open a new...

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group will be the operators of a...

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

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  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow


Windermere Manor Hotel in the Lake District National Park has been acquired by Starboard Hotels.  

Windermere Manor Hotel with 35 bedrooms was formerly owned by the charities: Guide Dogs and the Royal National Institute for the Blind.

The hotel specialises in providing accommodation for people with sight loss.

New owners intend to restore the hotel whilst maintaining the facilities that already exist for people with sight loss and their families.

Windermere Manor Hotel is situated within three acres of landscaped grounds with views across Lake Windermere to the Langdale Pikes and mountains beyond.

Windermere Manor Hotel has a restaurant and bar. Leisure facilities include an indoor swimming pool and a sauna.

Windermere Manor Hotel is half a mile from Windermere station and nine miles from Oxenholme Station on the West Coast Mainline.

The Starboard Hotels group includes five Holiday Inn Express hotels in Burnley, Greenock, Tamworth, Leeds and Ramsgate; five Ibis hotels in Sheffield, Leicester, Gatwick, Plymouth and Birmingham; Best Western hotels in Blackpool and Epping and the Days Inn Wetherby.

Details: http://starboardhotels.com/