One of the largest hotels in the Lake District has been sold for an undisclosed sum.
The Windermere Hotel was the first to be built when the railway arrived in the town in 1847.
It was owned by Coast & Country Hotels, which put it on the market with specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.
The hotel has been sold to BH Group, alongside four other hotels in the south: the Burlington Hotel in Eastbourne, the Imperial Hotel in Exmouth, and the St Ives Bay Hotel and Ship & Castle Hotel, both in Cornwall.
The Windermere has 74 en suite bedrooms, two restaurant areas and a public bar, large gardens, and private car park.
James Routledge, CIO of BH Group, said: “These hotels form the basis of our drive into the growing staycation market. We are excited by these opportunities and others we are currently seeing in the market.”
Graham Wilkinson, hotel agent for Christie & Co, added: “We are pleased to have worked with the vendors and purchasers to complete this acquisition of a significant and well-known Lake District hotel.
“It reflects the confidence in the hotel sector in Cumbria and the Lake District.
“BH Group pursued this hotel with vigour and we are delighted to have reached this successful outcome. We know they have very exciting plans for this hotel.”
