The Ealand Gate Building

The building of the barns began early in the 1900's: the northern section preceded the extensions to the west and the single storey buildings to the south. These traditional farm buildings have, over the years, had a variety of uses. They were primarily built to house livestock and to provide storage space for crops. In the 1970's the barns became home to a menagerie of chickens, ducks and geese and was used as a general workshop.

The recent renovations have seen each of these sections sympathetically restored and improved to retain the character of the original building. The roof has been replaced, floors renewed and new exterior walls added using the original bricks. New interior walls have been built to guarantee that the insulation and fire resistant qualities are above and beyond the new building regulation reqirements.

An impressive new western extension has been built to provide the restaurant with its main dining area. The enclosed 130 square metre outdoor courtyard will accommodate a secondary eating area that will greatly enhance the ambience of the restaurant during the summer months.

The restaurant has been designed to a very high specification and is as energy efficient as possible, with allowances being made for special lighting, insulation of heat and sound and conservation of mains water and rain water.

The entire restaurant, courtyard and car park has been built on one level, making it one of the safest and accessible restaurants in the country.