Hothorpe Hall in Theddingworth is an historic stately home on the border of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. It has just opened The Woodlands, a new stand-alone events facility in it 12 acres of grounds.

The Woodlands comprises a meeting room to accommodate up to 100 delegates with plenty of natural daylight and the latest AV technology. A bar and lounge adjoin the meeting room which can be kept separate or opened up with the sliding glass doors to provide more meeting space. The Woodlands also has a large decked terrace plus 23 twins or double bedrooms each with an outdoor terrace.

Hothorpe Hall and The Woodlands together offer 78 en-suite bedrooms, eleven meeting rooms, two bars and two dining rooms. Team building options range from archery to art workshops and clay pigeon shooting to wine tasting.

Hothorpe Hall is close to Market Harborough with trains to London St Pancras. It has good access to the M1, M6 and A14.

Details: www.hothorpe.co.uk

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Published: 17 August 2015

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Plans to build a new five-star hotel on Blackpool's Golden Mile have been submitted to the council. The proposals envisage a 96-bedroom hotel on the Promenade with penthouse suites overlooking the promenade and the Irish Sea.

The project is the brainchild of businessman Peter Swann, who owns the company that operates Sands Entertainment Venue in the resort and who is also chairman of League One side Scunthorpe United FC.

The new hotel would be built on the site of the former Palatine Hotel which together with other buildings on the site including Central Station were demolished in the 1970s during a period of large-scale redevelopment in Blackpool.

A decision is expected before the end of the year.

Details: www.the-sands-blackpool.co.uk

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Published: 17 August 2015

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Alton Towers in Staffordshire is planning a substantial extension to its Alton Towers Hotel which would include 74 new bedrooms and a restaurant.

The hotel would be located at the rear of the existing Alton Towers Hotel gardens, behind the Alton Towers Spa. Bedrooms would be located on the ground, first and second floors and would be themed ‘colonial-styled’ family rooms. The  restaurant would accommodate up to 200 guests.

The hotel would also include an entertainment space similar to that in the Alton Towers Hotel and Splash Landings Hotel on site.

If planning permission is granted, Merlin Entertainments, owners of the theme park, anticipate construction on the new extension commencing in the first quarter of 2016 with a potential opening date of mid-late 2017.

Details:  www.towerstimes.co.uk

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Published: 17 August 2015

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Britannia Hotels has just bought the 119-bedroom Cavendish Hotel in Eastbourne taking the group’s portfolio to 51 hotels.

The Cavendish Hotel includes a restaurant and bar as well as extensive meeting and leisure facilities. It faces the coast on Eastbourne’s Grand Parade and is around a ten minute walk from Eastbourne station.

The Cavendish Hotel is the fourth hotel purchased by Britannia Hotels this year. It has already added the Trecarn hotel in Babbacombe, Devon with 134 bedrooms; the Palace Hotel Buxton with 122 bedrooms and Basingstoke Country Hotel with 100 bedrooms to its collection.

Details: www.britanniahotels.com

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Published: 06 August 2015

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