22nd May 2025 ❘

Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality – The sale of the Shepherds Inn at Melmerby

Ben Crystal

Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality – The sale of the Shepherds Inn at Melmerby…

Our Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality team recently acted in the sale of the Shepherds Inn Pub at Melmerby, providing legal support in the sale of the commercial property, as well as employment law advice.

The Shepherds Inn has over 200 hundred years of history, providing hospitality to travellers, tourists and locals. It was owned and operated by Michael and Margaret Haddow for many years and they are now looking forward to a well deserved retirement.

Ben Crystal, Senior Associate in our Commercial Property team, said:

“Congratulations to both Michael and Margaret on the sale of the Shepherds Inn – it was a pleasure to be involved and I hope they enjoy their well deserved retirement! Our Leisure and Tourism team combines our different specialisms to perfectly cater for the needs of leisure, tourism and hospitality businesses and this sale was a perfect example of this kind of collaborative support.

“We wish Michael and Margaret all the very best and thank you to Marslie McGregor at Christie & Co for the referral. We look forward to working together with Christie & Co in the future.”

Marslie McGregor, Business Agent at Christe & Co, commented:

“A BIG thanks to Benjamin Crystal and his team at Burnetts Solicitors for all their hard work!”

You can find out more about our Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality  services here.