Stay Original acquire fifth site in Dorset

The pub was added to the company’s expanding portfolio of award-winning sites including the Swan in Wedmore and the White Hart in Somerton, both in Somerset, and the Timbell’s Yard in Bradford-on-Avon, in Wiltshire.

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Its fourth property, the King’s Arms in Dorchester, Dorset, is currently undergoing refurbishment and is scheduled to reopen in 2017.

First-rate service​

Stay Original Co managing director Rob Greacen said: “We are delighted to be the new owners of this historic and much-loved local landmark.

“We’re going to settle in, treat our customers to a very special Christmas and in the New Year we will start to make some improvements in the property.

“At Stay Original we pride ourselves on our food and first-rate service and customers in Shaftesbury can look forward to enjoying the very best of both of these immediately.”

It's a beeeeeeautiful Shaftesbury day! Looking forward to lunch in the courtyard later. #springtime#alfrescopic.twitter.com/qRPoxlAXwh

— The Grosvenor Arms (@GrosvenorDorset) April 9, 2015

Unique and individual identity​

The company was formerly known as the Draco Pub Company but was rebranded this summer as Stay Original Co.