Crathorne Hall Hotel unveils £4m restoration following fire last year

Crathorne Hall Hotel in Yarm, North Yorkshire, has unveiled its £4m restoration one year on from the fire that damaged the property’s east wing.

Following a year of “intense” rebuilding and refurbishment, the hotel’s 37 bedrooms are now fully open following the devastating blaze which took some 100 firefighters and eight hours to bring under control.

In consultation with English Heritage and Hambleton District Council’s planning and conservation officer, a team of specialist craftsmen worked on refurbishing and restoring the hotel’s architectural features.

As part of the exterior restoration, slate was hand cut to match the existing roof and installed one section at a time to ensure the coursing was aligned. IT connectivity has also been improved as part of the refurbishment work.

Alongside the refurbished bedrooms, the restoration also included the refurbishment of function rooms including the newly refurbished County Suite, with room for 60 people, the Drawing Room, with capacity for 100 people, the Edwardian Room, with room for 90 people, and the Presidents’ Lounge.

Julia Hands, chairman and chief executive of Hand Picked Hotels, the parent company of Crathorne Hall Hotel, and Lord Crathorne, whose family owned the Edwardian country house for more than 70 years, joined Peter Llewellyn to officially reopen the property on Thursday, October 1.

Hands said: “The restoration of Crathorne Hall is magnificent and is the result of an excellent team effort by everyone involved at the hotel.

“We remain indebted to the fire services for saving an important part of the history and landscape of this part of North Yorkshire and are very proud that the hotel takes its place once more as a wonderful place to meet and to stay.”