Historic Peak District pub set to reopen its doors next month after major refurbishment

Rob Hattersley, owner of Longbow Bars & Restaurants, discusses his excitement at the reopening on the Ashford Arms in the Peak District.

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00:00 My name is Rob Hassesley, I'm the Managing Director of Longbow Bars and Restaurants Ltd.

00:05 You might know us from the Maynarder Hotel in Grindleford and the George in Havasage.

00:10 I'm currently sat outside the Ashford Arms, Ashford in the Water, just outside Bakewell.

00:15 This is our third project and we're so, so excited about it.

00:19 Working with Heineken, we're going to be doing £1.5 million refurbishments

00:25 over the ground floor area and the nine letting bedrooms here.

00:30 What we're going to do is we're going to bring the heritage and the history of this 18th century building

00:35 with a contemporary edge enjoyed by locals, tourists and everyone else.

00:40 We're going to be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner using our local suppliers

00:45 for both food and drink and employing 45 local people.

00:49 We can't wait to give you some more updates about this. Tune in to stay up to date.