North east-based pub operator, the Inn Collection Group, has made its eighth acquisition of 2020 – a year of record growth despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Northumberland-based group completed undisclosed deals for the Angel Inn at Bowness on Windermere and an adjacent 12-room bed and breakfast property on 16 December growing the group’s stable to 19 sites – six of which are located in the Lake District. The Angel Inn acquisition is the Alchemy-backed group’s eighth “heavyweight purchase” of 2020 as it continues to expand with strategic ‘buy and build’ growth plans supported by OakNorth Bank. The Inn Collection Group also counts venues in Northumberland, County Durham and Lancashire among its portfolio, while a 40-bedroom, new-build site on Sunderland’s seafront at Seaburn is currently under construction.