Seaside site for Brewhouse & Kitchen portfolio

24-Jul-2018 - Last updated on 24-Jul-2018 at 11:05 GMT

Happy returns: Brewhouse & Kitchen co-founders Kris Gumbrell and Simon Bunn 'delighted' to open a site in the city where the company began

Brewhouse & Kitchen have purchased a site in Portsmouth for the latest addition to their brewpub portfolio.

Situated on the former location of the White Horse pub, the seaside site in Southsea, Portsmouth, will open as a craft beer brewpub in the autumn.

The acquisition is the group’s 22nd purchase since its launch in 2011.

It follows the opening of a Hoxton site in East London last week.

'Untapped potential'

Kris Gumbrell and Simon Bunn, co-founders of Brewhouse & Kitchen, said they were pleased to open a site in the city where the company began.

“We are delighted to have acquired this excellent pub, one which is in an amazing location with a ‘to die for’ garden.

“We are very excited to bring Brewhouse & Kitchen to the community in Southsea, especially as this venue comes to us with a huge amount of untapped potential.

“We started our journey in 2013 a short distance away in central Portsmouth and have found the area to be very welcoming, so we are looking forward to introducing our brewery and fresh food offering in the autumn.”