Crofters Hotel and wedding venue in Garstang shuts down to make way for 66-bed care home

The 25 room Crofters Hotel on the A6 Garstang bypass in Cabus closed its doors yesterday (Friday, August 12).

With the hotel just a 20 minute drive from Preston and Lancaster, and a 30-minute drive from Blackpool and Morecambe, it was a popular venue for weddings and other functions.

"We would like to thank all our lovely customers for your loyal support over the years,” said management on Facebook.

“We look forward to seeing you all in our new venture soon.”

Many in the area were aware of plans to shut the hotel and redevelop the site at some point in the future, but management had remained tight-lipped about the exact closing date.

It is not clear what the owners’ new venture will be or where it will be located. Meanwhile, plans are already under way to develop the Crofters site.

What will replace it?

A planning application has been submitted to Wyre Council to demolish the hotel and build a new 66 bedroom care home.

LNT Care Developments – who specialise in the building of care homes – say the two-storey facility will create between 50 to 60 jobs, the majority of which it expects to offer to ‘suitable candidates’ from the local area.

It adds that residents of the care home will be exclusively from the local area – “no more than three miles from the site but generally closer”.

In addition to landscaping, the site will provide 25 car parking spaces for staff and visitors.

The application is still being considered and plans have not been approved at this stage.