Reopening date announced for popular Lancaster pub

The reopening date for a popular pub in Lancaster city centre has been announced after a long period of closure.

The Ring o' Bells on King Street has been shut for several years but a series of posts on its social media pages has announced it will soon reopen.

The opening date will be Friday November 28.

The pub is owned by Fat Properties and will be run by Liam Mulgrew, who is also boss at the George and Dragon on St George's Quay.

"Ring the bells!!! Save the date. Our planned opening date is Friday the 28th of November!" said a post on the Ring o' Bells Lancaster Facebook page on October 18.

"A lot of work to be done between now and then but we are raring to go! And are excited to get this fantastic pub back open!! And before Christmas too."

On October 16, a post said: "We are excited to introduce ourselves and share what we hope everyone will see as some good news. The Ring o' Bells in Lancaster will be reopening, and we will be opening before Christmas 2025 comes.

"We will give more details as things progress.

"And properly introduce ourselves later next week.

"For now please share in our excitement as this fantastic pub, is going to be shown the love it deserves and will be returning to the Lancaster scene very soon."

There was a positive response to the news from supporters of the pub.

Julie said: "Brilliant news! Looking forward to sitting in that lovely beer garden again!"

Rowena said: "Played my first gig in Lancaster here many years ago. Wonderful pub."

And Mike said: "Awesome. Everyday when I drive past on my way home from work I always think how good it would be if it reopened."

A further post from the Ring o' Bells said: "An incredible response to our announcement yesterday! Great to see so many of you as excited as we are about bringing back the Ring o' Bells.

"We will have more details for you and a proper introduction hopefully next week. Things do take a bit of time but the ball has started rolling behind the scenes. Rest assured more will be revealed soon.

"Thanks again for such an incredible response."