A Lake District hotel has been sold to a Manchester-based investment firm for an undisclosed sum.
The 23-bedroom Scafell Hotel in Rosthwaite, near Keswick, was on the market with a guide price of £995,000.
The specialist Hotels team at Colliers actively marketed the hotel acting on behalf of the fixed charge receivers.
The Scafell Hotel was originally built in the early 19th century as a private residence for artist Mary Barker and later became a renowned coaching inn and hotel and frequented by Sir Barnes Wallis, engineer and inventor of the bouncing bomb, who visited for over 52 years.
The hotel, which sits in five acres of land, closed for business in January 2024 after 50-plus years under the same ownership.
The new owner said: “We are delighted to have bought the Scafell Hotel, and we plan to restore the property and to start trading soon.”
Julian Troup, head of hotels agency at Colliers, said: “The sale of Scafell Hotel attracted considerable interest from a diverse range of buyers all recognising the potential to take the hotel and hospitality business back to its rightful level.
“The Lake District and wider Cumbria continue to be in high demand, and the Scafell Hotel is our 69th Cumbrian hotel sale since the beginning of 2021 and follows in the footsteps of our confidential sale of the Highfield Hotel, Keswick in recent weeks.
“Cumbrian hotel owners should take note of the continued demand for all sizes of hotels in the region.”
