All you need to know about Peterborough’s pub, bar and restaurant reopening plans

Here we take a look at where and when you can enjoy the eating out and drinking experiences in the city once more.

JD Weterspoon’s city centre Draper’s Arms on Cowgate and College Arms in Broadway will be opening on Saturday.

Also in Broadway, The Embassy and Henry Royce pubs will be reopening on Saturday, although nearby O’Neill’s has yet to reveal its opening date.

The Solstice on Northminster Road will be back on Saturday too, but on Bridge Street, Argo Lounge lovers will have to wait until July 15.

The Ostrich on North Street opens July 9.

The Brewery Tap is looking to reopen the week commencing July 13, but sister pub Charters will open on July 4 with strict guidelines.

The floating pub at Town Bridge will open 12noon to 11pm, will not be accepting bookings, and tables for up to 6 will be allocated on arrival. Customers are advised to meet prior to arriving at the venue.

On arrival customers will be asked to supply their contact details for the purposes of track and trace. They will be allocated a table and drinks will be via table service only. Card payments are preferred but cash will be accepted.

Once seated customers are to remain at their tables, tables are not permitted to be moved as will have been positioned adhering to social distancing guidelines.

Charters has quite a reputation on the live music scene, but there will unfortunately be no live music for the foreseeable future as this is prohibited

Above Charters, East Restaurant will be opening to diners, from Saturday. Diners are requested to call 01733 315702 to book, they are accepting bookings for parties up to 6 guests. The Sunday Buffet will not be available for the foreseeable future.

Across the city, Venture Pubs Company will open its pubs on July 4. This includes George & Angel, in Crowland: Limetree, on Paston Lane; Cross Keys, on Oundle Road; Dragonfly, at the Herlington Centre; The Dragon, at the Hodgson Centre, Werrington; and Three Horseshoes, in Werrington Village; plus the Millstone Inn, in Stamford.

A host of Greene King managed pubs in the city will start reopening after lockdown on Monday.

The Bury St Edmunds-based company includes the likes of the Harrier at Gunthorpe; Halcyon at Westwood; Woodman at Thorpe Wood; Crab and Winkle at Werrington; Coopers at Bretton; Gordon Arms at Orton Longueville; Boathouse at Thorpe Meadows; and Mulberry Tree Farm at Hampton Vale among its stable of 1,700 managed pubs.

Gordon Arms, The Harrier, Halcyon, Mulberry Tree Farm and Woodman will all open on Monday, Boathouse on Tuesday, while Coopers and The Crab and Winkle will follow in a second phase, on a date to be confirmed.

A spokesperson for Greene King said: “We welcome the news that pubs, alongside other hospitality venues, can open their doors again from next month. Pubs play an important role at the very heart of their communities and have been sorely missed by customers as well as those who work in them.”

“We have decided to open our managed pubs from Monday 6 July so we can open as many as possible with our Pubsafe promises in place for the safety of our customers and team members. We look forward to welcoming back customers to our pubs and providing that great hospitable pub experience we all love.

Pubsafe is designed to look after team members and ensure customers can socialise safely. The Pub Safe Promises scheme includes the following five promises:

1: Safe socialising layout throughout our pubs

2: Looking after our team, so they can look after our customers

3: Minimise contact

4: Hand sanitising and hygiene

5: Pub Safe Monitor

The measures to allow reopening have generally gone down well with restaurateurs.

In the city centre, with the council actively encouraging pubs, bars and restaurants to bring Peterborough city centre to life post-lockdown, Saturday sees Turtle Bay bar and restaurant, fronting onto St John’s Square, and its near neighbours the Queen’s Head and the Tap and Tandoor in Cumbergate welcoming customers back to enjoy the food and drink they have to offer for the first time in three months.

So too will Middleton’s Steakhouse, on Bridge Street.

And with some of the largest outdoor seating areas in that part of the city centre they will also be adding to the al-fresco Continental cafe culture the city council is so keen to see.

July 4 will also see the return of: Tavan at the Pearl Hotel on Lincoln Road, with ample seating inside and out; Gurkha Durbaar on Broadway, with the online bookings open now; The Pizza House on Cowgate; The Paper Mills at Wansford; Mattoni at both Hampton and Eye, with bookings being taken for two-hour slots, 5pm-7pm and 7pm-9pm; the Pizza Parlour and Music Cafe on Cowgate; Chalkboard bistro and Tea Rooms on the Embankment; The Lightbox on Bridge Street; The Dog in a Doublet near Whittlesey; Gurkha Lounge in Hampton Vale; The Crown at Elton; and The House of Feasts at Eye Green, kicking off with beer and hog roast in the garden from 1pm until late.

Among those opening later are The Chubby Castor fine dining restaurant in Castor, which is now taking bookings ahead of a July 8 relaunch.

Another fine dining favourite, The Cherry House at Werrington - complete with its new thatched roof - will also reopen on July 8.

July 10 sees the reopening of: The Blue Bell at Glinton; Homme Nouveau at Whittlesey; and Sundays roast dinner restaurant and tea rooms in the Cathedral precincts, initially for weekends only.