Inn Collection Group reopens former police station as pub with rooms

The Inn Collection Group has reopened a former police station in North Yorkshire as a 30-bedroom pub with rooms, following a multi-million pound redevelopment turning the site into a new food-driven pub with accommodation. The northern pubco purchased the former Northallerton police station in 2020, and the internal spaces of the Grade II listed building have been repurposed into a bar and dining area with 200-covers. The 18-month project included the remodelling of the building’s former custody suite (complete with five cells) into bedrooms, with original features including the front entrance and main staircase being retained. Additionally, the creation of the custody suite offers private dining and rooms for smaller groups, while a purpose built commercial kitchen has been installed, reportedly designed to maximise food production, quality and performance. Prior to The Inn Collection Group’s purchase of the 18,500 square foot site, the Georgian building had been a police station for 30 years and was previously a Local Authority office and public library. It had been empty since North Yorkshire Police services were moved to new Force headquarters at Alverton Court in 2017. The Northallerton Inn will operate under The Inn Collection Group’s food-driven pub with rooms model, with home-cooked, seasonal pub fare served all day, every day alongside accommodation. Overall, the opening has created 50 full and part time jobs. Sean Donkin, managing director of The Inn Collection Group, said: “We are delighted with the transformation and to have expanded our Yorkshire customer base with the opening of this superb new site. We have pulled out all the stops to do justice to the building and its fascinating past while giving the building a brand new purpose as an inn. “Northallerton is a cracking market town with bags of character and The Northallerton Inn is at the heart of it. We are very happy to be trading and being part of the community here, with a new venue that local people and visitors can enjoy, providing year-round food, drink and accommodation services.” Jules Gibson, general manager of The Northallerton Inn, added: “The inn is everything we planned it to be – a lovely, laid-back place where people can pop in for a drink or good food in a home-from-home environment. We have an outstanding team of staff who are as excited as I am to be open for business and being part of the fabric in Northallerton.”