External Areas

External Areas

40% of pub goers rate the beer garden as important when choosing a pub to visit Source: Carlsberg consumer insight surbey 2014

Recommended for pubs in Mid Market Segments

External Areas Urban & Neighbourhood Pubs

A pub garden can offer the opportunity to significantly increase your retail space.

Just like the interior of your pub, creating a welcoming environment in your pub garden is extremely important for customers.

URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD

Key Urban & Neighbourhood

URBAN

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Urban pubs are often located on secondary town circuits or the outskirts of town centres close to businesses and shops, they attract business from local shoppers and office workers. ic staff training and supervision. There are, obviously, inherent dangers in the proximity of a barbecue to young children

Neighbourhood pubs are generally suburban locations situated close to roads or in residential areas which act as the local venue for residents within a 10 to 15 minute drive time.tunity for exclusivity and

privacy

Hints & Tips for Pub Garden Design Consider who you want to encourage to use the garden and when. Should you plan to introduce food / coffee / provide an external TV? If you want to attract families consider including a children’s play area to encourage them to visit. Make sure it’s in full view of many of the tables but is placed so that people who want to keep away from the noise can choose to sit in a quieter space.

Ensure you know where the sun will set so you can design your garden layout to make the most of the it.

Be mindful of the noise being created for neighbours.

If you are creating a new facility, engage with local residents to alleviate their concerns.

Ensure licensing plans include the external area for the activities required e.g consumption, sale if there is a bar, music etc., check for any conditions that may restrict your licensable activities in the area.

When using any external area or holding events, it is always good practice to carry out appropriate risk assessments. You should consider whether you have relevant measures and safeguards in place to control noise and nuisance, which may be caused to your local residents.

It is advisable that CCTV is extended to cover the garden area.

Try to avoid customers walking across the car-park to access the beer garden.

Offer a variety of seating. Some people will be happy with small patio tables, however larger groups will need more space.

Remember people like to sit in the open air as well as under a roof covering.

If you have a large outdoor space avoid placing seating areas away from the pub as this will impact on service speed.

If the building is in a Conservation Area or is a Listed Building then it may affect the design and appearance of the garden and specialist advice sought.

If you wish to place tables and chairs on the public highway, you may need to obtain permission from the council. You may also require planning permission from your local planning department. Any permission is likely to come with its own set of restrictions with regard to hours of operation, numbers permitted and the prevention of any obstruction to pedestrians.

Some local authorities require the area be contained within the licensed area so a variation to the premises licence may be required to cover the additional space.

Does the furniture require removing when the pub closes? Is folding / stackable furniture required?

If you include features such as sheds, huts or outdoor booths in your garden consider making them bookable for customers who will appreciate the opportunity for exclusivity and privacy.

Styling Features

Design Tip Traditional timber decking requires regular maintenance to retain its appearance and to reduce the potential for people to slip.

A more expensive Timco composite board decking system is recommended which has better ‘anti-slip’ properties and requires less maintenance.

Below Decked solution to an existing car-park with ‘rope and post’ boundary treatment.

Top Tip Design out changes in level where possible.

Furniture

STYLING TIP A wide range of furniture is available including arm chairs which are weather resistant and come complete with waterproof cushions.

Tolix Poseur

Poseur

Poseur

Paris Cross Back

Tolix

Stackable

Wicker Weave

Wicker Weave

Round Paddle

Timber A Frame

Poseur

Paris

Fixed Poseur

Folding

Folding

Reclaimed

Scaffold Board

Fixed Seat

STOOL

arM CHAIR

TABLE

CHAIR

CHAir & WOOD TABLE SET

TABLE

Stool

BENCH

FURNITURE

CHAIR

BENCH

BARREL TABLE

CHAIR

Table

FIXED BENCH SEATING

SIDE CHAIR

DINING TABLE

WITH LOOSE CUSHION PAD

STYLING TIP Reclaimed barrel table – ideal for high footfall areas to create drinks perch. Can be painted to create a more contemporary appearance.

Boundary Treatments ROPE & POST WITH LIGHTING

Planters ROPE & POST

PLANTERS

‘NON-FIXED ’ ROPE & POST

CAFE BARRIERS

WINDBREAK AND PLANTER

are a great way to create zones in a beer garden or enclose furniture at the front of a pub.

Lighting & Heating

BLACK LANTERN PENDANT

Festoon Lighting is a great way to make your garden different to others

SURFACE WALL LIGHT

BLACK LANTERN WALL LIGHT

Top Tip Light fittings and electrical sockets must be designed for external use.

LANTERN WALL LIGHT

RIBBED GLASS WALL LIGHT

WALL MOUNTED HEATER

SURFACE MOUNTED WALL LIGHT

BRUSHED BRASS WALL LANTERN

CAGE EXTERNAL PENDANT

Floor Finishes

PEBBLE SHINGLES/ GRAVEL

ARTIFICIAL GRASS

TANALISED WOOD DECKING

MARSHALLS SAXON PAVING SLAB

Pebble shingles/gravel low cost option that can cover large areas.

TIMCO DECKING

Planting

Hanging Baskets DWARF WALL

NEW TIMBER PLANTER BOX

WINDOW BOXES

STYLING TIP Hanging baskets are perfect to create a feature of the main building or within the beer garden.

These can be fitted with an automatic watering system.

Cover Areas

STYLING TIP Quirky sheds/huts provide a unique facility. Furniture and lighting inside make it a great space for external drinking in any weather.

STYLING TIP External lighting and heating enable a beer garden to be used all year round.

SHEDS & HUTS

TIMBER SHELTER WITH FELT ROOF

INDIVIDUAL BOOTHS

TIMBER PERGOLA WITH CORRUGATED METAL ROOF

JUMBRELLAS

PARASOLS

Accessories

Wall Art

Murals

Blankets

Hanging Baskets

External TV

Plant Pots & Display Shelving

Sign Writing to Wall

Feature External Mirrors

Festoon Lighting

Dog Watering Station

Loose Cushions

External Messges

BY SPECIALIST

Styling Features

Supplier List Company

Contact

Contact Details

External Furniture - Eclipse Furniture

Warwick Juby

eigroup@eclipse.co.uk 01452 336520

External Furniture - Leisure Bench

Colin Stapleton

sales@leisurebench.co.uk 01949 862920

Lighting Fittings - Lightique

Neil Smith

sales@lightique.com 02476 381559

External TV - TVC

Katie Leach / Jess Taylor

eigroup@tvc.uk.com 01204 377692

External Planting - PHS Greenleaf

John Batten

greenleafhospitality@phs.co.uk 0800 0902322

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