Star Pubs & Bars to revamp Windermere hotel and pub
The proposed works would involve a complete redecoration of the pub giving it a more modern country feel and creating seating for over 200.
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The Grey Walls, a hotel and bar in Windermere, has proposed a major £750,000 investment to reopen it after a two-year closure.
Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars intends to refurbish The Grey Walls, the “extensive plans would transform the tired premises into a premium local with a reputation for great food and ales and all-day coffee”.
It will also have 10 en suite bedrooms and a newly refurbished two-bedroom manager’s flat alongside extensive staff accommodation and parking.
The proposed works would involve a complete redecoration of the pub giving it a more modern country feel and creating seating for over 200.
Inside, upgrades will include new lighting, flagstones and timber floorboards, a new bar with overhead gantry, retro style leather armchairs and rustic wooden tables and chairs. It will also feature an open fire with a woodburner.
Outside, the pub will be redecorated in more contemporary black and grey colours with new signage and lighting. The front of the pub will also benefit from a new alfresco café style eating and dining area. The large beer garden at the rear of the pub will also be upgraded with new timber furniture and planting and festoon lighting.
Other changes will include a new commercial kitchen and upgrade of the customer toilets, a new hotel reception area, renovation of the cellar and installation of the latest dispense technology.
Rick Rose-Coulthard, Star Pubs and Bars area manager, said: “The Grey Walls is in a fabulous location in the centre of beautiful Windermere in the Lake District National Park, one of the UK’s leading tourist destinations. It is situated just 200 metres from Windermere train station, so is ideal both for local and tourist trade. Unlike many other hospitality venues in the area, it also has parking and staff accommodation.
“There is a great opportunity for the right operator to capitalise on the current lack of premium, destination food-led pubs in the area. They will need to have run a good food pub before and preferably have hotel experience. The layout of the pub will also allow the new operators to hold functions and events.”
