Paul Gardner, managing director of Chaffinch Pubs, bought the inn in 2020 for £400,000 and has spent more than £500,000 restoring it. There are so many pubs around that look tired.”The setbacks at The Bath Arms included a six-month break in work due to planning application changes, and some major electrical supply issues. The Bath Arms at Shearwater has reopened after being closed for five years. Mr Fenemer trained with TV chef presenter Tom Kerridge and has moved from The Newt in Bruton, Somerset, to become head chef at The Bath Arms. He bought The Bath Arms from the Reuben Brothers pub chain, the Wellington Pub Company, but it had lain abandoned and derelict after being condemned as being unsafe.

Source: The Times October 04, 2023 07:17 UTC