The Blackwater Stream
Broadstone, UK
Project Value: £60k
Located in Broadstone, just outside of Poole in Dorset, this pub benefited from a large wrap around beer garden with mature shrubs and trees forming a natural boundary to the site. The garden required an overhaul to make it more accessible and to reduce maintenance costs. Temporary gazebo structures had been in place for some years following Covid restrictions and so a need for more permanent shelters was apparent. KDPA were tasked with bringing the garden up to spec with a minimal budget of £60k. We spent the budget wisely by retaining as much as much of the existing features as we could. The existing steps were cut back to allow for a new accessible ramp improving access to all customers to the beer garden.
Existing paving was cleaned and lifted and re-laid where required to minimise new groundwork. The metal framed entrance was replaced with an oak framed rose arch to help soften the approach to the pub, this will be planted with climbers. A mature cherry tree was brought into focus by creating a fixed drink shelf around its trunk and forming a feature resin bound floor around it. A new timber framed pergola was positioned at 45 degrees to the main entrance to provide sheltered fixed seating and guide customers to the entrance which is hidden, tucked round the corner of the shopfront. Inset stepping stones lead you round to a previously unused South Facing passageway which we have widened and added a pergola to provide an extension to the seating area.
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