NPD continues Manor Collection expansion, acquires Monk Fryston Hall

Hotel and leisure developers Northern Powerhouse Developments (NPD) has added Monk Fryston Hall to its portfolio as it continues its expansion plans.

The Yorkshire-based group announced it exchanged contracts on the Grade-II listed property in between Leeds and York for an undisclosed sum. The purchase will take the number of UK hotels owned by NPD to 14 and with plans for a multi-million-pound renovation the property will be added to its flagship Manor Collection.

Dating back to the 12th Century, Monk Fryston Hall, which is surrounded by 30 acres of parkland, woodland trails and gardens, was originally home to the Benedictine monks from nearby Selby Abbey.

The hotel will remain open throughout the planned rolling programme of renovations, which include upgrading the 30 bedrooms and existing terrace restaurant and building a new luxury spa complex.

NPD chairman Gavin Woodhouse said: “Monk Fryston Hall is a beautiful property in the heart of Yorkshire and we are really delighted that we have been able to move forward with the purchase.

“This has been an incredible year already for NPD. Our model has always been to search out properties of architectural heritage and real beauty and Monk Fryston Hall has that in abundance.

“Our Manor Collection contains our most prestigious hotels. It already includes the likes of Caer Rhun Hall in Snowdonia, only two weeks ago we concluded the purchase of Bourton Hall in Rugby. We are really looking forward to being able to breathe new life into Monk Fryston Hall.”

The successful purchase of Monk Fryston Hall further boosts NPD’s Yorkshire based portfolio, which also includes the Imperial Crown Hotel in Halifax, the Old Golf House Hotel in Huddersfield and Scarborough’s Esplanade Hotel.

In addition, the company also has properties in North and South Wales, Warwickshire, Gilsland and Devon.