Doncaster Community Pub Reopened Following Transformational Makeover
The Alverley Inn, located on Springwell Lane in Doncaster, officially reopened on Thursday 29th October following a transformational investment of more than £698,669. The pub is part of Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales.
Behind the bar is operator Beverley Cooper, who has extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Her expertise, combined with her energy and enthusiasm, will enable her to create a lively social hub for customers to enjoy, further cementing the pub at the heart of the local community.
Inside, the refurbishment includes a fully transformed first floor area, an opened-up lounge bar area to give customers a more cohesive space, as well as new lighting, flooring, televisions, furniture and seating. Overall, the pub has a more appealing environment for both staff and customers, as well as an enhanced sports/entertainment offer through new darts and pool facilities.
Outside, the Alverley Inn includes a newly refurbished beer garden, new signage and a full external redecoration, as well as some necessary roof repairs.
The pub will offer a wide range of premium draught lager, stout and cider. In addition to this, there will also be a variety of soft drinks and spirits to ensure there is something for everyone.
Beverley Cooper, Operator of the Alverley Inn, said: “It was great to see people visit and experience the finished pub for the first time. The refurbishment has given the Alverley a fresh new look and is a real family friendly venue for the local community to enjoy. We had a brilliant time on the opening night and look forward to hosting lots more live entertainment acts.
Admiral’s expertise was very valuable throughout the process, and the team understood what the pub needed to offer the community. From the outset, the aim was to create a family friendly community hub for locals and visitors to enjoy.”
On top of the fantastic drinks selection, the operator will host a busy schedule of entertainment for customers to enjoy including regular live music, DJs, karaoke, quiz nights, game nights, pool teams, and darts teams. In addition to this, the pub will be showing weekly live sport and racing. Beverley is also hoping to support all aspects of community life by collecting food to donate to the local foodbank, supporting local charities close to the community’s heart, and raising money for a life-saving defibrillator outside the pub.
Matt Gurney, Operations Director for Proper Pubs, said: “It has been a real pleasure to welcome Beverley to the Alverley Inn. It was fantastic to see the refurbishment come together so well in the end, and the opening night was a great success.
Bringing people together and creating vibrant community hubs is at the heart of what we do, and we are so glad to see another successful community pub opening.”
Proper Pubs is always looking for ways to support its communities through an annual schedule of events and fundraising initiatives. This year over Easter it collected 21,619 easter eggs to donated to local charities and in 2025 operators collected 20,500 selection boxes to donate to local charities and communities in need for Christmas, as well as raising £80,255 for Admiral Taverns’ charity partner, Claire House Hospice.
Furthermore, last year, Proper Pubs also successfully donated enough food to local foodbanks across the UK to feed 1,300 people for a week and has also been recognised in the UK-wide defibrillator installation campaign which has already saved 11 lives.
In 2026, Proper Pubs was listed as a finalist in the Best Community Pub category at the Great British Publican Awards, and was previously crowned Community Pub Operator at the Publican Awards in 2024.
The Alverley Inn, Springwell Lane, Doncaster, DN4 9DL
Notes to Editors
Admiral Taverns (“Admiral”) is the UK’s number one community pub group. Headquartered in Chester; the Group operates a national estate of c.1,365 predominantly wet-led community pubs. Admiral’s unique operational approach has earnt industry recognition with the Group winning Best Community Pub Operator at the 2024 Publican Awards, whilst also being shortlisted for Best Partnership Pub Company (501+ Sites). In 2019, 2016 and 2013, Admiral Taverns won Best Leased and Tenanted Pub Company at the Publican Awards and ranked highly commended as Best Community Pub Operator in 2017. The Group has also been consistently highly rated by licensees in the industry’s independent annual Tenant Track survey, exceeding the scores of all its national peers.
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