The Coat & Bear, Newbury has opened today after an extensive multi-million pound renovation by Heartwood Inns. VIP guests were invited to explore the pub with its 26 bedrooms, meet the team and sample the pub’s food and drink offering, including the newly-created “Marmalade Sandwich” cocktail before it was officially opened by the Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Andy Moore OBE.
Newbury’s newest pub was named in honour of local author Michael Bond’s creation, Paddington Bear together with the infamous Newbury Coat of 1811. The project included the restoration of the listed Georgian frontage and the transformation of the original office and retail buildings into a stunning pub with a stunning island bar, dining room and 26 beautiful boutique bedrooms.
pub’s 26 bedrooms have been thoughtfully furnished and infused with Heartwood’s signature touches including Bramley toiletries, Roberts radios, televisions with Chrome casting, rainfall showers and Illy coffee makers. They also boast the comfiest beds with Silentnight mattresses and bedding from The Fine Bedding Company and The Secret Linen Store to ensure guests are relaxed and refreshed. The Grand and Luxe rooms together with many of the Really Fancy rooms also boast freestanding baths with separate walk-in showers. A number of the rooms are also family and dog friendly, making The Coat & Bear the perfect destination for a weekend escape within easy reach of London.
Guests visiting The Coat & Bear will be able to enjoy its seasonal, sustainably sourced menu which has been created in line with its three star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association, the highest rating available. Guests can choose to dine in the cosy dining room with its sumptuous velvet banquette seating or the light and airy garden room whilst those visiting for a drink can sit at the island bar or relax in an armchair in the welcoming library. Working with U.K suppliers such as Aubrey Allen, butcher to the royal household, the pub’s skilled chefs will be serving up autumnal dishes including eight hour slow-cooked shoulder of Highland venison with Grand Veneur sauce, blackberries and mash or “Autumn Still Life”, a sweet tribute to autumn foraging in the woods.
Richard Ferrier, CEO, Heartwood Collection, said:
“It has been a fantastic opportunity to create a new-build pub with rooms with a listed Georgian facade 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.”
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Heartwood Collection is the Group that operates 27 Heartwood Inns pubs and 14 Brasserie Blanc restaurants across the UK. Heartwood Collection’s current site portfolio is as follows:
Inns
The Barley Mow – Englefield Green, Surrey
The Black Horse – Thame, Oxfordshire
Black Horse – Reigate, Surrey
The Black Swan – Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire
The Boot – Histon, Cambridge
The Britannia – Parkstone, Dorset
The British Queen – Locksbottom, Kent
The Coat & Bear – Newbury, Berkshire
The Cricketers – Cobham, Surrey
The Hare – Harrow Weald, Middlesex
The Highwayman – Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
The Jobber’s Rest – Upminster, Essex
The Jolly Farmer – Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
The King’s Arms – Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
The King’s Head – Teddington, Middlesex
The March Hare – Guildford, Surrey
The Oaks – Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset
The Plough & Harrow – Long Ditton, Surrey
The Queen’s Head – Weybridge, Surrey
The Quill & Scholar – Lichfield, Staffordshire
The Red Deer – Horsham, West Sussex
The Rising Sun – Reading, Berkshire
The Ropemaker – Emsworth, Hampshire
The Sun Inn – Chobham, Surrey
The White Bear – Ruislip, Middlesex
The White Hart – Lewes, East Sussex The White Horse – Dorking, Surrey
Brasserie Blanc Restaurants
London – Chancery Lane
London – Fulham Reach
London – Southbank
London – Threadneedle Street
Beaconsfield
Bournemouth
Cheltenham
Chichester
Hale Barns
Leeds
Milton Keynes
Oxford
Portsmouth Winchester
Upcoming openings
The Royal Forest – Epping Forest, London. Opening 3rd December 2024
The Prince of Wales – East Barnet, London. Opening Winter 2024
The Old Crown – Great Bookham, Surrey. Opening Spring 2025
White Hart – Lymington, Hampshire. Opening Spring 2025
The Ragged Robin – Godalming, Surrey. Opening 2025
The Woodman – Palmers Green, London. Opening 2025
The George & Dragon – Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Opening 2025
The Red Lion – Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. Opening 2025
Heartwood Collection is backed by Alchemy Partners. Heartwood recently announced the news that Heartwood Collection recently secured an additional £100m of funding from its owner Alchemy Partners and its banking partner OakNorth to support the Group’s continued growth in freehold pubs and freehold pubs-with-rooms. Heartwood Inns has been awarded the Best Managed Pub Group and Best Operations Team Awards at the Publican Awards 2024 alongside the R200 Best Food-Led Pub Group Awards 2023 and has been shortlisted for this year’s award. It has also been shortlisted for the Best Pub Business Peach Hero & Icon Awards. As part of Heartwood Collection, Heartwood Inns has been recognised as a Sunday Times Best Places to Work.
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