Worcester pub undergoes £270,000 revamp into sports bar

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 06:03 · Archive

The Portobello Inn in Worcester is closing for a £270,000 refurbishment to relaunch as a sports bar called Grandstand on November 4.

The Portobello Inn in Bransford Road, St John's, Worcester closed on Monday for a £270,000 refurbishment. The Marston's-owned pub is relaunching on November 4 under a new sports bar concept called Grandstand, designed to create a 'stadium-style experience'.

The refurbishment will install 'market-leading technology' including multiple large screens, an immersive sound system and flexible tiered seating to guarantee clear views of sporting action. The beer garden will also be upgraded with new television screens, and customers will be able to order through the Marston's 'Order & Pay' app.

Operations Manager Stuart Burridge said the pub would become 'the perfect destination to get involved in a big event atmosphere and soak up the action, especially thanks to some amazing new technology, food and drink offers and events'. Once reopened, the venue will show all key sporting fixtures including football, rugby, cricket, tennis, Formula 1, darts and horse racing. Regulation dartboards and pool tables will return alongside new competition leagues and free-to-play recreational sessions.

The pub is inviting the community to share photographs and memorabilia to help decorate the new space and celebrate local sports achievements past and present.

How it is being reported

• Worcester pub closed temporarily for major 'sports bar' revampThe Portobello Inn in Worcester, a Marston’s pub, closing temporarily as it prepares to relaunch under the new sports concept,Worcester News · 13 Oct, 05:00
• Worcester pub closed temporarily for major 'sports bar' revampThe Portobello Inn in Worcester, a Marston’s pub, closing temporarily as it prepares to relaunch under the new sports concept,Malvern Gazette · 13 Oct, 05:00

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