Heartwood Inns opens 4th site with rooms
VIP guests were invited to tour the pub and meet the team, as well as sample different food and drink options including the newly introduced Marmalade sandwich cocktail, before the site was officially opened by the Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Andy Moore OBE.
A fantastic opportunity
The property has 26 bedrooms and showcases a dining room as well as island bar. Room highlights include Roberts radios, televisions with chrome casting, Illy coffee makers and rainfall showers. Grand and Luxe rooms also offer freestanding baths and separate walk-in showers, with a number of rooms are also both family and dog friendly.
The Coat & Bear provide a seasonal sustainably sourced menu, curated in alliance with its three star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association. Menu items consist of the eight hour slow-cooked shoulder of venison with Grand Veneur sauce, blackberries and mash.
Heartwood Collection CEO Richard Ferrier said: “It has been a fantastic opportunity to create a new-build pub with rooms with a listed Georgian façade in the historic town of Newbury. With its elegant island bar, inviting nooks and charming rooms, we truly hope it will become a vibrant gathering place for the great and the good of Newbury for many years to come.”
Monumental point
Heartwood Inns have recently acquired a multitude of other sites including the White Horse, which opened in March of this year in Dorking, and the Ropemaker located in Emsworth opened in July, both sites followed million pound refurbishments. The White Horse marked Heartwood’s first pub with rooms and was acquired by the business in 2023 dating back to the 13th century. Speaking to The Morning Advertiser previously, Richard Ferrier stated he was “very proud” of the team describing the opening of the site marked a monumental point for the company’s history.
Other recently opened sites include The George & Dragon in Marlowe and the Red Lion in Stratford-upon-Avon. Both sites were set to undergo refurbishment during August of this year, with highlights including 17 boutique rooms at the Marlowe with a new dining room and bar to showcase 200 internal covers and a further 50 external. The Red Lion was set to offer 175 internal covers and an extra 200 external within the garden area. Both venues were acquired by the group as part of their twelve month growth plan of which the company aims to reach more than 60 new sites by 2027.
Other recent sites opened also include the White Hart located in Lewes Est Sussex. Overlooking the South Downs, and marking the third pub acquired by Heartwood, the site offers 23 boutique bedrooms as well as a new dining room and terrace at the rear of the property.
