The popular Full Moon pub on High Street in Bath has been given a brand new look thanks to a £70,000 investment from Admiral Taverns.

The pub has been redecorated throughout, and new signage has also been installed. Landlord Sam Humphries, who has been at the pub for three and a half years, is hoping that the refurbishment will impress regulars and attract new customers to the pub.

View other Admiral Taverns refurbishment work on the website.

Admiral Taverns’ pub The Boot in Kimpton, Hertfordshire has been featured in trade publication The Morning Advertiser’s accommodation guide.

We helped landlords Barry and Roberta Smith undertake a £214,000 refurbishment to convert a disused barn into five bed-and-breakfast rooms and business has been booming ever since.

In the article, which was published this week, The Boot was highlighted as a great example of how pubs can grow their business by offering letting rooms.

Read the e-edition of the Morning Advertiser to find out more (please note – you must be registered with the Morning Advertiser website to view the e-edition). Admiral Taverns’ landlords interested in exploring the possibility of offering bed and breakfast accommodation should speak to their business development manager.

The Purple Emperor pub in Harlow is looking forward to a prosperous 2011 thanks to a £60,000 investment by Admiral.

 The popular pub has been redecorated throughout, with the front of the pub getting a revamp too. The garden area has also been extended to accommodate twice as many customers.

Martin Haines, who has been running the pub with his wife Susan, daughter Sally and her husband Jamie since the end of 2008, has already seen an increase in turnover.

Martin said: “We have invested some of our own money in improving the pub but we could only afford to scratch the surface when it came to all the work that needed doing, so the investment from Admiral has been of huge benefit.”

The Purple Emperor in Harlow has been given a new lease of life thanks to a helping hand from Admiral. The pub on Momples Road has recently undergone a £60,000 refurbishment.

The money has allowed the pub’s landlord Martin Haines, who runs the pub with his wife Susan, daughter Sally and her husband Jamie, to redecorate throughout and extend the garden area to accommodate twice as many customers.

The pub will be celebrating the refurbishment with a festive party on Tuesday 21 December – customers are invited to come along to see the many positive changes to the pub for themselves.

To view some of our other recent refurbishment projects, take a look at our pub showcase. 

Popular Admiral pub and restaurant The Gospoda in Reading is re-launching – and locals are invited to come along and join in the celebrations.

The Polish-themed bar and eatery, located on Bedford Road, is set to reopen following extensive refurbishments to both the interior and exterior of the pub.

The launch party, where customers will be able to sample Polish cuisine in the free buffet and also try some Polish vodka, will take place on Monday 13th December.

For more information on the Gospoda, visit www.gospoda.biz 

With the summer now drawing to a rather damp end, many landlords will be thinking about sprucing up the interior of their pubs in time for the autumn.

The Morning Advertiser recently put together a great article on how to improve your pub without spending a fortune, with some great tips on creating a cosy, unique feel.

To find out more about the major makeovers that we’ve helped our landlords undertake and get some more inspiration, have a look at our pub refurbishments section.

We're always keen to help our landlords improve their pubs, so we're backing Fosters' fantastic new competition where pubs can win a complete pool refit.

100 pubs will win pool lights, re-baise, pool ball set, cue holder, a branded pool clock, pint glass holders and drip mats.

With the Admiral Taverns' Poll & Darts Championship coming up later in the year, this gives our landlords the chance to revamp their games area and benefit both their pool team and their customers.

To enter the Fosters competition, all landlords need to do is email pooldrive@fosters.co.uk telling Fosters why pool is so important for their pub, along with photos of thier pool area (terms and conditions apply). More information can be found on The Publican website.

As 2009 draws to a close, we at Admiral Taverns are taking a look back at some of the successful pub refurbishments that we’ve undertaken in the past year.

We are constantly improving the quality of some of our trading pubs and pubs to rent by investing in major and minor refurbishments across the country. We work alongside our licensees in terms of idea generation and aim to give our pub landlords and their local communities a pub to be proud of.

We’ll, of course, be continuing this kind of work in 2010 and beyond.

Take a look at our gallery of Admiral refurbishments or find out more about Admiral’s pubs to let.

The landlords at The Fox & Hounds in Waterlooville are delighted that they will soon get the chance to flex their culinary muscles.

Alan Farrington and Sarah-Jane Gormely are set to open their brand new kitchen - which will allow them to serve food at the pub for the first time - thanks to a helping hand from Admiral.

The couple are now looking forward to getting started on creating their own menu with the help of Mypubfood.co.uk 

Read more about Alan and Sara in this article from The News (Portsmouth) and find out more about opportunities with Admiral.

Many landlords are finding new and creative ways to boost income during the current recession.

A prime example are Barry and Roberta Smith at The Boot in Kimpton, Hertfordshire.  With Admiral's support they've created five bed and breakfast rooms by converting a disused barn at the back of their pub. 

Business has boomed since the completion of the development, helping The Boot increase its turnover and appeal to new customers. The pub now has a thriving breakfast trade and is packed out at least three nights a week.

Read Barry and Roberta's story, or find out more details of opportunities with Admiral.