This month marks the one-year anniversary of No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) winning its first contract – and what a 12-months it has been. We established NOHM to help others make the most of the commercial potential of their assets, based on our extensive experience and how we have transformed the offer at Coombe Abbey […]
There was no shortage of volunteers for a “thank-you” picnic at Coventry’s War Memorial Park. The event was staged by No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) – which operates the three food outlets at the park – to thank all the EnV volunteers after a packed 12 months of helping out at a string of major […]
A leading Warwickshire venue is hoping to make it a quadruple success at a major national awards ceremony. Coombe Abbey Hotel, an award-winning, four-star hotel managed by hospitality specialists No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM), has been shortlisted for Best UK Unusual Venue at the M&IT Awards 2022 – a prize it has scooped three times […]
Some mayoral goodwill and a regular caffeine shot is helping a Coventry charity walker hit his target well ahead of schedule. Tony Cunningham, 72, is walking ten miles or more each day of 2022 fundraising for Molly Ollys, a charity supporting children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to help with their emotional wellbeing. But […]
Richard Harrison, of No Ordinary Hospitality Management, looks back at a whirlwind nine months which saw the creation of the Midlands-based firm – and how it is giving well-loved destinations a welcome commercial boost. No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) was conceived nine months ago – and has already delivered a set of triplets which are […]
The team behind Coombe Abbey Hotel is set to manage St Mary’s Guildhall when it opens later this year after £5.6 million of investment and redevelopment. Coombe Abbey Park (LACO) Ltd, will be appointed to operate St. Mary’s Guildhall and will draw on the expertise and resources of No Ordinary Hospitality Management to deliver an […]
Describe your job in five words Rewarding, exciting, innovative, versatile and – especially over the past year - challenging. What was your first job in the hospitality industry? Work experience at a Northampton hotel, where I grew up. My first job was to clean out the walk-in meat fridge, it was grim. Looking back, I […]
The combination of the late May Bank Holiday, school half term and sunny weather resulted in a record week for Coombe Abbey Hotel’s outdoor catering business. The Café in the Park, Kiosk in the Park and ice-cream kiosk, all located within the grounds of the 500-acre parklands, saw weekly revenue beating their previous best by […]
A new hospitality company that has increased the turnover of a landmark country park during the pandemic is now offering its expertise to other leisure operators. Coombe Abbey Park Limited which are behind the award-winning Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire has now formed No Ordinary Hospitality Management. Record turnover in catering outlets The move comes […]
Catering outlets at a landmark Midlands country park have beaten their own annual turnover record - despite the ongoing challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic. Coombe Abbey Country Park’s three catering outlets generated more than £490,000 of income in 2020 compared to £400,000 of income in 2019, despite a two-and-a-half month closure as part of the […]
