A WIRRAL pub has revealed that they will be opening next month after a huge refurbishment.

Stange & Co bought the Ring O'Bells, on Village Road in West Kirby, in 2020 from Greene King.

After months of delays due to the pandemic, the pub started its long-awaited refurbishment in September 2022. 

They have now confirmed on their website that they will be taking bookings from December 15.

A statement on the Ring O’Bells website said: “Having navigated a few hurdles including a global pandemic, we’re looking looking forward to throwing our doors open, and once again welcoming the patient folks of West Kirby and Wirral.

“Our hope is for the Ring O’Bells to become that great proper pub that everyone wishes they had on their doorstep, top-notch beer, quality wines, freshly made tasty food and some friendly familiar faces on both sides of the bar.”

Strange & Co owns three other pubs in Wirral, including the Jug and Bottle in Heswall, The Fox & Hounds in Barnston and The Ship in Parkgate.

It continues: “In restoring the largely Victorian pub back to its former glory, we hope to try and make the most of its original features and interesting spaces, with real fires and plenty of old furniture to give the old place a lived-in cosy feel.

“To try and give the pub a greater connection to the garden along with a light and airy space for those ever too brief summer months, we’re adding a garden room which should overlook the restored gardens and the new terrace we’re creating in front of the pub.

“We look forward to you taking stepping through the doors and hopefully you’ll like what we’ve done with the place.”

A recruitment day held last month attracted over 200 people.

For more information, visit their website here.