Palmers' £400k pubs fund
Dorset brewer Palmers has invested £400,000 revamping three Grade II-listed
tenanted pubs located in a small harbour resort.
The Bridport Arms Hotel, the George Hotel and the West Bay are all in a conservation area based within a stone's throw of each other in West Bay, near Bridport.
Contractors gutted the interior of the Bridport Arms Hotel. Builders have created an archway from the bar to the breakfast room to open up the area.
The walls of the George Hotel were knocked through into the next-door terraced cottage, doubling the size of the restaurant on the ground floor and creating an extra letting bedroom upstairs.
Licensee Nikki Bligh said: "Everybody is saying what a huge improvement it has made."
Work underway at the West Bay will see new en-suite bathrooms for refurbished bedrooms.
An old bathroom has been demolished to make way for a new courtyard and office.
Tim Woodrow, Palmers' tenanted trade director, said: "West Bay attracts visitors all year and Palmers want to ensure they get a warm welcome, great beer and good food."
