Re-development of the site of an eighteenth-century coaching inn

Construction company Harris CM has begun work on a new Peak District hotel. The company has begun a £5m design-and-build contract for a three storey, 60-bedroom hotel for GiGi Developments on the site of the former Rising Sun Hotel in the village of Hope, Derbyshire.

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The hotel, complete with restaurant and bar, will be operated by Bike & Boot, following on from its successful first venture in Scarborough.

The completed hotel will target bikers, walkers and dogs, and is set to open in the summer of 2022.

60 bedroom hotel on the site of Rising Sun Hotel in Hope, Derbyshire.

Jason Adlam, chief executive at Harris CM, said: “We are delighted to be involved with this project which will see the re-development of the site of an eighteenth-century coaching inn that closed its doors in March 2017.

A stunning project in the heart of the Peak District National Park.

“We’re looking forward to once again working with AAD Architects, MAC Construction Consultants and Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers to deliver this stunning project in the heart of the Peak District National Park.”

Chris Green, of GiGi Developments, said: “Our team has worked hard to devise a scheme that is appropriate to its surroundings, but which will deliver much needed new hotel rooms in the Peak District, creating jobs and boosting the local economy.”

Much needed new hotel rooms in the Peak District

Simon Kershaw, of Bike & Boot Hotels, added: “We are delighted to be bringing Bike & Boot to the Peak District following on from the success of the Scarborough hotel which opened in 2019. Bike & Boot is a new leisure hotel fit for the 21st century, offering great value and facilities for leisure breaks.

Bike & Boot is a new leisure hotel fit for the 21st century

“The Peak District is an ideal place for us to introduce the second Bike & Boot hotel, one of a number planned over the next few years.”

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