The Ryebeck hotel sold to new Lake District hospitality group

13 November 2023

The Ryebeck, which has been closed since 2021, has been acquired by a new hospitality group targeting the Lake District.

Lake District Limited bought the 29-bedroom country house hotel off a guide price of £3m from the Wildsmith Family, who also own Hipping Hall Hotel and Forest Side Grasmere, which was recently named AA’s Hotel of the Year England 2023. 

Overlooking Lake Windermere, the hotel formerly known as Fayrer Garden Hotel, was run under management until it closed for business at the end of 2021. It was acquired by Wildsmith Hotels in 2004.

The property sits in around five acres of landscaped grounds with a 60-cover restaurant, residents’ bar and conservatory area, parking for 50 cars and a detached former cottage which contains five of the en-suite bedrooms.