Longbow Bars and Restaurants Ltd, owned by Rob Hattersley, 39, from Bakewell, will reopen The Ashford Arms in Ashford-in-the-Water in early 2024 following an extensive £1.6m refurbishment of the 17th century pub.
The Ashford Arms didn’t survive the pandemic and has remained closed for the last three years
The Ashford Arms didn’t survive the pandemic and has remained closed for the last three years
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00:00 My name is Rob Hassesley, I'm the Managing Director of Longbow Bars and Restaurants Ltd.
00:04 You might know us from the Maynarder Hotel in Grindleford and the George in Havisidge.
00:09 I'm currently sat outside the Ashford Arms, Ashford in the Water, just outside Bakewell.
00:14 This is our third project and we're so so excited about it. Working with Heineken we're going to be
00:21 doing a £1.5 million refurbishment over the ground floor area and the nine letting bedrooms here.
00:29 What we're going to do is we're going to bring the heritage of the history of this 18th century
00:33 building with a contemporary edge enjoyed by locals, tourists and everyone else. We're going
00:39 to be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner using our local suppliers for both food and drink and
00:45 employing 45 local people. We can't wait to give you some more updates about this.
00:50 Tune in to stay up to date.