The Potting Shed Open Fourth Bar and Restaurant

The Potting Shed Bar & Gardens, who operate venues in Beverley, Bingley and Northallerton have opened their fourth Bar and Restaurant in Guiseley.

After months of work to converting a property that was formerly HSBC bank, The Potting Shed Bar & Gardens in Guiseley has opened, revealing its garden-themed design and a newly-created lawned roof terrace.

The terrace, which has a retractable roof allowing it to be used all year round, is one of the major features along with a first floor feature gin bar and a large brightly-coloured outdoor shed for booth seating.

Owners of The Potting Shed, Ormsborough Ltd, have added a three-level extension to the rear of the building on Oxford Road, giving more space in the basement, ground floor and first floor.

They’ve also excavated the existing basement to create space for cellar storage and the bar’s loos, adjoining the original bank vault with its huge heavy metal doors.

The Potting Shed’s signature menu, for ‘feeding and watering’, specialises in freshly homemade food such as wood-fired pizzas and stacked burgers, craft beers, cocktails and artisan spirits.

Rebecca Eastwood, operations director, says the trademark garden theme is designed to be quirky and fun, giving customers unique features to enjoy whatever the weather.
She explained;

“The retractable roof on the terrace means we can use it all year – we can pull that back and have it open in the summer so people can make the most of the sun, then in the winter it’ll be fully heated so they can sit out there any time.”

“In our other Potting Sheds we have small individual sheds outside, but in Guiseley the space is to the side rather than the rear so we’ve made one big open shed, like a large summer house, which has partition seating in and that will be fully heated too.”

“Creating the extension has given us much more space on the ground and first floors, so we can now seat around 100 downstairs and 50 upstairs. When customers walk upstairs they’ll find the main bar area, with a feature gin bar serving speciality gins, and then they can walk out onto the roof terrace.”

“We have green touches right through the bar, lots of hanging baskets and plant pots, but especially the roof terrace – it has artificial grass and hedging so you really get that garden feeling out there.”