A WEST Cumbrian pub appears to have closed suddenly less than twelve months after being taken over by an award-winning TV chef.
The Briery in Stainburn, Workington was re-opened by Scottish chef Mark Greenaway in October 2024, having been closed for a year prior to that.
Mark has been a chef for more than 30 years, with restaurants in Edinburgh, London and at the Haweswater Hotel.
He said he fell in love with the Briery after looking for a new venue to open a gastropub in Cumbria, and took on 17 staff members to re-open the venue.
Speaking at the time of opening, he said: "It's really a place for the locals, that's what we are hoping to build. It's always had such a great reputation and hopefully we can continue that."
At the time of opening the chef had said that there had been an 'incredibly reception' to the venue being re-opened as a gastropub.
However, last week rumours circulated that the venue had suddenly closed its doors. The Briery's Facebook page appears to have been taken down and the website has been reduced to only a home page.
The pub has now been advertised on Trust Inns, a company which specialises in buying pubs and renting them out to tenants- with the group saying the venue is 'the perfect place to make your mark' in a social media post.
The site says: "This is a fully food led and letting room operation, a fantastic opportunity for an established food operator."
At the time of taking over the Briery, Mr Greenaway had said that work would start in January to convert the former bedrooms at the venue into five en-suite bedrooms, saying he the accommodation looked set to open in Spring 2025.
The venue had previously closed in December 2023, before being taken over by Mr Greenaway.
Mark Greenaway has been approached for comment.
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