A Lake District hotel is set to reopen following a £750,000 revamp.
The Grey Walls in Windermere has been shut for two years and owners Star Pubs & Bars plan to reopen the venue.
Plans include transforming the Elleray Road premises to give it a modern feel. It will have 10 en suite bedrooms.
Upgrades will include new lighting, flagstones and hand sawn wide timber floorboards, a new bar with overhead gantry, retro style leather armchairs and rustic wooden tables and chairs.
An open through fire with woodburner will demark the pub’s two trading areas and create a greater sense of space. It will have seating for 200 people.
Outside, the pub façade will be redecorated in more contemporary black and grey colours with new signage and lighting completing the look. 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 adding to the ambience.
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 technology to improve the quality and consistency of draft beer and cider.
Star Pubs & Bars area manager, Rick Rose-Coulthard: “The Grey Walls is in a fabulous location in the centre of beautiful Windermere. 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.”
Star Pubs & Bars, which is owned by Heineken, is looking for a landlord to take on the hotel.
