Rowells Drinking Emporium

A spacious micro pub in a former drapers that sold everything from curtains to underwear and had been run by three generations of the same family for more than 100 years. It retains many of the shop's original features, such as wooden shelving and cabinets and one of the shop's counters is the bar top. Everything else is made from reclaimed, recycled materials including the floor and the cupboards. The pub is adorned with an assortment of nostalgic items such as old street lamps, a wooden washing mangle and a hobby horse amid interesting old furniture, good woodwork and stained glass. The effect is cosy and welcoming, despite the constraints of the shop space. Real ales and ciders are served but there are no meals.