A MAJOR redevelopment of a Lake District hotel is on the cards.

The Inn Collection Group has bolstered its pubs with rooms portfolio with the purchase of The Swan in Grasmere.

The historic 38-bedroom hotel will continue trading before the group begins a major redevelopment of the site, which will reopen under its ‘eat, drink, sleep and explore’ pubs with rooms brand.

The Inn Collection Group’s managing director Sean Donkin said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have added this superb venue to our collection. We’re looking forward to investing significant capital into realising the full potential of this phenomenal site for the community and visitors to the Lake District alike to eat, drink, sleep and explore from.

“We have a proven track record in repurposing and enhancing historic inns and we’re looking forward to turning our attention to The Swan."