A leading pub operator is creating 200 jobs across its north of England venues – including in the Lake District.

Multi award-winning The Inn Collection Group is offering full and part-time permanent positions across its expanding portfolio of inns, including in Cumbria where the firm recently bought Ambleside's Wateredge Inn and the Angel Inn in Windermere.

The group's sites are set to reopen on May 17 and it is looking to take on staff in a range of roles from front-of-house to kitchen and housekeeping ahead of a predicted staycation boom.

Sean Donkin, managing director of The Inn Collection Group, said: “We are delighted to be in a position where we can open up such a great number of permanent jobs across our sites.

“The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, so it’s fantastic to be shouting about good news in the sector with the news that we are creating 200 jobs.

“This is an exciting and timely opportunity for people to join a vibrant and growing company like The Inn Collection Group as we continue to expand and bring in further outstanding sites into our portfolio.

"We’re a company that genuinely buys into its staff and recognises they are at the heart of our success and invests in them accordingly.

“There’s a myth that working in hospitality means long, unsociable hours and low rates of pay.

"We believe in flexibility with wide-ranging, pivotal career opportunities and overturning the one-size fits all approach.

“We have team members who work day shifts to fit with family commitments whereas other people prefer the buzz and energy of weekend or evening hours.

"It’s all about working together to find the best solutions for everyone.”

Cath Bellhouse has been appointed in the newly-formed recruitment manager role to lead the hiring process.

She said: “I am delighted to be returning to The Inn Collection Group for such a brilliant new role.

"It’s a great time to be working with a company that is not only dynamic and growing, but one that is so committed in its people and invests in them.

“I’m really excited to use my years as a hospitality operator to support the group as they grow and to bringing great people into the company.

"I have always felt aligned to The Inn Collection Group’s core values and now I am back – it feels like I have never been away.”

To find out more, visit www.inncollectiongroup.com/careers