West Yorkshire brewer and pub operator, Timothy Taylor has bought the seven-bedroom Devonshire Hotel, in Grassington, Skipton for an undisclosed sum.
The pub has been closed for essential works, with a view to re-opening under the care of tenants in November.
Timothy Taylor intends to make a range of its beers available, plus a menu of freshly prepared food, using locally-sourced produce, following the re-opening. The company will then work with local partners to plan and implement a full refurbishment programme, which will be completed next year.
Timothy Taylor currently has a portfolio of 18 pubs – the Woolly Sheep in Skipton and Keighley’s Lord Rodney being managed and the other 16 being tenanted.
The group has been brewing traditional English cask conditioned beers in Keighley since 1858 and has been based at its Knowle Spring Brewery since 1863.