Brougham Hall CIC

Beautiful buildings. Lots of wonderful artists workshops and galleries to look at. Only wish there were more and perhaps a bit more variety. Amazing community feeling. Hope they stay there and continue to flourish. Parking is quite limited.

As we were stopping local we saw the brown signs for the hall. A lovely walled small hall with artisan workshops and cafe. The hall is run by the owners of the workshops and actively fundraising to repair the hall and the buildings. This hall has a long history and has been visited by Royalty and Winston Churchill during WW2 due to secret projects undergoing at the hall. There is a long list of preservation projects to do but the business owners saved the hall so the public could access. Otherwise it would have been sold to developers. Lots of small workshops with fine crafts people who have devoted their themselves to preserving this piece of history. There is a mix of pottery, textile, printing, metal working and joinery. There is a car park which is accessible for disabled and the cafe serves hot and cold food. There is also ice cream available. Both seating inside and out. Would recommend a visit to this very worthy cause. See the website link below giving a good history of the site. https://www.broughamhall.co.uk

It’s certainly an interesting concept to convert this heritage site into a space for makers and creatives, alongside a cafe. Visiting on a Saturday afternoon there wasn’t much to see. It all feels like a work in progress, which I hope works out. I did have a lovely G&T from Black Cat Distillery for £5 which isn’t bad going.