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    17

    Jun 2022

    Last Updated: 17/06/2022
    Business
    Business

    Knaresborough's Dower House accelerates closure of spa and gym

    by Suzannah Rogerson

    | 17 Jun, 2022
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    The gym and spa will now close on July 11 so the venue can undergo a multi-million pound investment.

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    Members of Knaresborough's Dower House gym and spa have been told that the facilities will close next month, seven weeks earlier than originally planned.


    The Stray Ferret reported last month the gym and spa were closing after the hotel was acquired by the Inn Collection Group (ICG) in December last year.


    At the time the group said the gym and spa, which includes a swimming pool and sauna and provides beauty treatments, would close on August 31 as part of a “multi-million pound expansion” plan.


    However, letters sent to members this week said the facilities will now close on July 11. Kate Bentley, rooms director for ICG, said the closure was brought forward due to a decline in users and rising operating costs.


    She said:



    "Since buying The Dower House in December 2022 we have spent a lot of time familiarising ourselves with the hotel and surrounding area while meeting and listening to customer feedback.
    "Dower House — including the spa — is in desperate need of investment which is long-overdue. We have made the decision to accelerate the closure of this part of the hotel.
    "We appreciate this may be disappointing for spa users, however we look forward to carrying out a significant investment in the building that a wide range of people can enjoy."


    The ICG has said that all Dower House members who chose to move to the Crown Hotel in Boroughbridge could have their joining fee waived. The Boroughbridge hotel is part of the Coaching Inn Group and also has gym, pool and spa facilities.







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    Michael Ward, a member, said:



    "I am disappointed at the closure, and the way it has been handled. The first I knew about it was when the story appeared on the Stray Ferret. I am not impressed with the Inn Collection Group.
    "I will therefore not be taking up their offer of joining the Crown Hotel at Boroughbridge, despite the joining fee being waived. It's disappointing because the Dower House is the only facility of its kind in Knaresborough."