Group snaps up Derbyshire hotel and restaurant

The Devonshire Group has announced it has acquired a hotel and restaurant on the edge of the Peak District National Park.

It has purchased the Premier Inn Chesterfield West hotel and Highwayman Beefeater Restaurant for an undisclosed sum.

The hotel currently offers 25 rooms alongside a Beefeater restaurant and employs 28 staff.

The Devonshire Group will enter a period of planning to bring forward a new vision for the site that will be announced in due course.

Stephen Vickers, chief executive of the Devonshire Group, said: “We are always looking for opportunities to create and grow businesses that have a positive impact on local people, local employment and the wider visitor economy in Derbyshire.

“The Highwayman site represents just that, providing us with the chance to enhance an already successful site to encourage even more visitors to this special corner of the UK, connecting them with nature, heritage and the wealth of local activities and produce on offer here.

“We are looking forward to welcoming our new colleagues to the Devonshire Group and sharing our plans for the site in due course.”