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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

  A new hotel has just opened in...

  • 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


An expansion at Cromlix hotel in Perthshire is being planned. The project envisages an extra 30 bedrooms, spa treatment rooms, a conference and events area for up to 200 people plus a new gym.

The project would also include a breakfast and afternoon tea area that would be overseen by Chef Albert Roux as part of the hotel’s existing Chez Roux restaurant.

Cromlix is owned by tennis champion Andy Murray. It reopened in 2014 and currently includes 10 bedrooms, five suites and a gate lodge as well as the Chez Roux restaurant.

Subject to approval, work on the new development is expected to begin in 2018 with an opening in 2020.

Cromlix is set in 34 acres of woodlands and gardens three miles from Dunblane in Perthshire.

Details: http://www.cromlix.com/


Moor Hall restaurant and rooms opens in Aughton, West Lancashire on 1st March 2017.

The opening follows completion of an 18-month long renovation of the Grade II-listed, 16th century manor house. Moor Hall is set in five acres of gardens overlooking a lake.

The restaurant will be headed by Mark Birchall, former Executive Chef at the two-Michelin-starred L’Enclume restaurant. The 50-seater restaurant will also include the Argonne Room to seat between 8 and 14 guests for a private function.

Moor Hall will have seven luxury bedrooms, five in the main hall and two in the gatehouse by the lake.

Moor Hall is located in Aughton a ten-minute drive off the M58 in West Lancashire and with good access to both Southport and Liverpool.

Details: https://moorhall.com/


Cheltenham Park Hotel is set to become the DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham in March 2017 following completion of an extensive £4.5million refurbishment of the hotel.

The refurbishment will include all 148 bedrooms and the addition of three new suites. Bedrooms will include new beds, a flat-screen TV, hospitality tray and complimentary wi-fi with deluxe rooms also offering a garden view.

DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham include ten refurbished meetings and events spaces with the Park Suite the largest, seating up to 250 delegates theatre style. Leisure facilities include a new upgraded gym and a 15m swimming pool.

The Grade II-listed hotel will become Hilton’s first hotel in Cheltenham.

DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham is located in Charlton Kings, three miles from Cheltenham race course and two miles from the centre of Cheltenham.

Details: http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/doubletree-by-hilton-cheltenham-GLOCHDI/index.html


The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven in Cumbria is developing a new £1million conference centre. It is expected to open in spring 2017.

The ground floor area of the conference centre will feature a curved glass wall with views over Whitehaven’s historic harbour. The space will accommodate up to 30 delegates. 

The conference centre will be equipped with high speed wi-fi and multimedia presentation facilities - together with the services of an in-house management team. In-house catering facilities will be available.

The Beacon Museum illustrates the history and development of the local area.

The Beacon Museum is located in West Strand in Whitehaven, a short walk from Whitehaven station. On-site parking is available.

Details: http://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/the-beacon/


The first ‘HS2’ inspired hotel has just opened in the centre of Birmingham. ReVer Inn opened at the end of 2016 with 43 bedrooms and ambitious expansion plans for the future.

ReVer Inn, located in Bromsgrove Street, will be just across the road from planned Birmingham Curzon Street station the terminus for HS2 in Birmingham. However, HS2 is not expected to arrive in the city before 2026 and the new station is still at the design stage.

Putting HS2 to one side, ReVer Inn is located in the Digbeth Quarter of Birmingham. Currently Rever Inn features, bedrooms, a restaurant and bar plus conference and banqueting facilities.

Bedrooms at ReVer Inn are air-conditioned and equipped with the latest in-room technology.

The Banqueting Suite at ReVer Inn will seat up to 350 guests. In addition there are four smaller meeting rooms.

ReVer Inn offers free wi-fi throughout as well as free on-site parking. Future plans include increasing the number of bedrooms to over 200. Extensive leisure facilities including a swimming pool and gym are also envisaged.

ReVer Inn is a ten-minute walk from the Bull Ring and Birmingham New Street station. It is just around the corner from Birmingham Moor Street station. Whilst it is a short walk from the city it is not a particularly ‘pretty walk’ – at the moment. ReVer Inn is surrounded by the old warehouses and factories units which still dominate the Digbeth district of the city.

Perhaps the arrival of HS2 will further fuel the gentrification of Digbeth as well as improving the travel times to and from London.

Details: http://www.reverinn.co.uk/