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Oct 2023
Ripon's South Lodge to reopen tomorrow
One of Ripon's largest and most prominent pubs will reopen under new management tomorrow afternoon (Saturday), following its sudden closure in April.
The South Lodge doors will be open again from 4pm and at 9pm there will be free live music.
Ahead of the pub's reopening, the Stray Ferret was invited for a sneak peek and the opportunity to meet new licensee Terry Flanagan and his daughter Sinead, to find out about plans for the Harrogate Road hostelry.
The pub's wonky sign will be fixed shortly
Mr Flanagan, told the Stray Ferret:
With experience built over almost 30 years in the hospitality sector across Yorkshire, beginning in the mid 1990s when he was landlord of the Queen's Head in Kirkby Malzeard, he added:
Ms Flanagan, also an experienced publican, is providing administrative support for the South Lodge reopening.
Sinead Flanagan
She said:
Re-decoration is nearing completion and the pub, which stands in its own grounds and has a beer garden, will have its sign fixed shortly.
South Lodge is located by the busy A61 on the route of the 36 bus service between Ripon and Harrogate.
Further information is available via the pub's Facebook page.
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