Other venues in Lincoln offer a rooftop drinking experience, including The Electric Bar on the Brayford and Citadel in uphill Lincoln, but no other venue can offer a view closer to Lincoln Cathedral than The White Hart's terrace. It's very easy to walk around this building and within 30 minutes you've probably got a list of 250 items that you want to address, but of course you can't do it all at once.'Īndrew Long, the new owner of The White Hart, and reporter Oliver Pridmore on the hotel's terrace. 'We're working on the detail of the scheme but it would be a great opportunity for a rooftop bar and a larger roof terrace with fabulous views of the cathedral and fabulous views over the southern part of the city. There is a roof terrace here where the hotel photograph bridal couples with the backdrop of the West Front of Lincoln Cathedral. Andrew said: 'Subject to planning permission, listed building consent and all the usual statutory consents, I would like to expand the roof terrace. Mr Long now wants to see The White Hart restored to a premium leisure destination following the departure of the last owner.Īmong the ambitious plans which Andrew has in mind is an extension of the hotel's roof terrace. He has strong links with Lincoln, having originally worked in the city as a chartered surveyor and currently residing in the nearby village of Coleby. Read more: Jubilee Park outdoor swimming pool reminds people there's no need to book as temperatures to reach 30C Andrew Long's arrival at the hotel comes following a career which has included being the co-founder of a group which runs motorway service areas across the country. Over the years, it has played host to figures including Princess Anne, Tom Hanks and Elton John. The 50-bedroom venue has been in the city for around 600 years, originally starting as a coaching inn before becoming one of Lincoln's best-known hotels and extending in the early 19th-century. The historic venue on Lincoln's Bailgate is currently welcoming its new owner who plans to transform many areas of the hotel and its garages.Īndrew Long, 62, completed a deal that saw him take over the hotel on July 4.

People on a night out in Lincoln could soon be enjoying a glass of fizz illuminated by the evening glow of the city's cathedral under ambitious plans from the new owner of The White Hart Hotel.

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