Conlon starts work on £16m hotel redevelopment

Bamber Bridge-headquartered construction business Conlon has started work on the £16m redevelopment of a hotel overlooking Lake Windermere in Cumbria.The Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa upgrade, which is funded by property owner English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues, has been designed by Mason Gillibrand Architects.Conlon’s programme of works comprises a complete renovation with a full upgrade and refurbishment of all existing rooms, new outdoor leisure facilities and a new atrium and spa complete with an outdoor-heated infinity pool, sauna, steam room and Canadian hot tubs with views over the lake and mountains.A further new building will open later in the year with 32 additional suites and studio rooms including its own club lounge and roof garden.The hotel, which benefits from a waterfront setting looking out onto Lake Windermere, closed for its revamp on Monday, 3 January 2017 and will reopen in April 2017 once the first phase of the renovation is complete.