03/01/2026
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
We’d like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year. 2025 was an incredible year for us, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who helped make it all possible, including our superb staff, led by Iain and Dounia, as well as our brewer Tom and, you, our loyal and regular customers.
However, after a long and thorough review of the business, and taking into account our own personal circumstances and health, we are deeply saddened to announce our immediate closure until further notice.
This decision has been incredibly difficult for us to make, and only after every possible option had been explored. Despite the many successes of the past year and our excitement over the planning permission we received to expand the business into the 1st floor, the commercial realities of operating in the current economic climate, combined with rapidly escalating costs mean it just doesn’t make sense for us to invest further or continue to operate at this time. We will, of course, ensure all our staff and suppliers are given fair notice and paid appropriately.
As co-founder Sam has poured his heart and soul into this business, whilst Andy came out of retirement to offer support. Together we have given everything we can but have reached a point where we have to close this chapter of our lives and move on. For Sam, this decision also comes as he navigates family life with a young child, has a wedding on the horizon, and a desire to be able to rebuild some balance in his life.
Whilst the closure is heart-breaking for us, we are grateful for the incredible memories we’ve created together over the past 3-4 years – The Old Warehouse was always about more than just great food, beer and mead; it was about building a community, a space where people felt welcome and connected. We are so incredibly thankful to all of you who supported us. Over the next few months we will do everything we can to find new owners and hopefully harness your amazing love and support. If you are interested or know someone who might, be please email or message us - in the meantime we ask for your understanding, support, and kindness as we navigate through this incredibly tough time.
