Forty jobs saved as Malton's Talbot Hotel reopens under new management

The group will take over the running of The Talbot Hotel on August 10 with plans to reopen and trade within seven days.

The news safeguard 40 jobs which were placed at risk in early July when The Talbot Malton Hotel Company announced it was not reopening the hotel due to Covid-19.

Throughout July, the Fitzwilliam Estate kept options for the hotel open and worked to source and negotiate with a new tenant in order to reopen the hotel. This latest agreement has ensured jobs are saved and the Talbot will return to providing a beautiful place for locals and visitors to eat and stay.

A 17th century coaching house, The Talbot Hotel was refurbished in 2019, drawing on the local heritage and building’s rich history – it has been a hunting lodge, a home for injured soldiers and an inn since 1740.

The hotel sits at the heart of Malton, Yorkshire’s food capital, and is famed for using local ingredients and its contacts with local producers, in particular those housed in the neighbouring Talbot’s Yard.

Helen Barry, estate manager for the Fitzwilliam Malton Estate, said: “It was heart-breaking to announce that we were not reopening at the start of July. However today, I am very pleased to be sharing such positive news with our incredible team at The Talbot Hotel who have remained upbeat and engaged throughout this unsettling time”

She added; “It has long been an ambition of the estate to secure a leasehold tenant for the Talbot and I think that it speaks volumes about the strength of the town as a place to work and visit to have attracted a new tenant of this beloved building at this time.”

The hotel has 26 rooms and suites.