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Oct 2023
Sean Donkin dropped out of university to run a pub, much to his father's dismay.
Now chief executive of the Inn Collection Group, he has overseen the acquisition and renovation of three well known hotels in the district — the St George in Harrogate, the Dower House in Knaresborough and the Ripon Spa. All recently re-opened as the Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon Inns after multi-million pound renovations.
We talked to Mr Donkin at the reopening of the Ripon Inn about his vision for the hotels and the group’s investment in the district.
The Ripon Inn
Inside the Harrogate Inn
The Knaresborough Inn
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