Watering Hole in Perranporth prepares for big change to venue

Hundreds of football fans watch the Euro 2024 final at The Watering Hole on Perranporth beach
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One of Cornwall's 'best' beach bars is preparing for the next big phase of its expansion. The Watering Hole on Perranporth Beach announced work on its new rooftop bar is due to start in November.

It forms part of ongoing work approved by Cornwall Council in 2022, which when completed, will include a seated roof terrace where food and drinks will be served, a new upstairs bar and café, and new public toilets, providing inside and outside facilities.

When announcing the massive expansion last year, a spokesperson for the Watering Hole, which has been named as having the best beer garden in the UK, said there would also be new shower blocks, while improved groundworks are part of the project to ensure the building is better protected against super spring tides and storms.

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Now, locals and visitors to the beach bar who hoping to enjoy glorious summer sunset over the ocean will be able to do that from the new roof terrace, once work is complete in May. In a post shared on Facebook, a spokesperson for the beach bar said: "Exciting times ahead for the future.

"As we near the end of the busy period we get ready to start our next development stage to our rooftop bar, the building will start again early November and we will remain open, we are planning to have the new bar open in May for you all."

The post was met with over two hundred comments, most from customers sharing their excitement at the news. One person wrote: "Very exciting time ahead! So looking forward to seeing the end result. Good luck to you all. We will be watching the progress and of course popping in for a pint or two!!!"

Someone else commented: "That’s going to look even more amazing. The Watering Hole just keeps getting better and better every year, roll on summer."

A third simply said: "Omg that's gonna be amazing we can’t wait WOW super excited." Another wrote: "It's gonna be awesome."

Someone else said: "I can already picture myself perched up there when I’m down next June."

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