Cumbria police are objecting to plans in Bowness-on-Windermere for a new bar amid residents’ complaints about antisocial behaviour – but some don’t see a problem
ven on a weekday afternoon, at the very tail end of the summer, Bowness-on-Windermere is bustling with life; outside the town’s pubs and bars, drinkers are sipping crisp pints of lager and glasses of sparkling wine, in the warm September sun.
Now, Cumbria police have voiced concerns about the growth in the town’s night-time economy, objecting to plans to turn Laurel Cottage guesthouse, in the heart of Bowness, into a bar. The concerns from police are echoed by many local residents. Some said the town had become more popular with hen and stag parties, whereas in the past it was a destination favoured more by hillwalkers, and pensioners on coach trips.
“I was through here with the missus and the little one, Saturday before , we had a fantastic time,” Jack, 32, a gardener who lives in nearby Kendal, said. “We went into the pubs, we had a meal, and we were here till about eight, nine o’clock. We got the last train home, the train station was packed, but I couldn’t see any antisocial behaviour whatsoever.”
“It’s more safe,” he added. “I used to live in Preston, and it wasn’t like this. The Lakes are something special.”Stephen Wilson, from Bowness Bay Investments Ltd, the company behind the plans to transform Laurel Cottage, said their aim was for it to become “a nice, low-key, traditional pub”.
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