A hotel in Stow-on-the-Wold has announced plans to transform its coffee shop into a 24-seater cocktail lounge.

Overlooking the Square in Stow, The Old Stocks Inn said it will unveil the cocktail lounge in the place of its Little Stocks Coffee Shop next month, serving up a new menu of creative and unique drinks.

Charlotte Tuck, business and brand development manager, said: "We're so excited to be putting the finishing touches to our new cocktail lounge, which is expected to open early July.

"Over the six years we've been in business, we've built up quite a reputation for our cocktail menu and so this felt like a natural progression, expanding the space we have available for our cocktail lovers, both from here in the Cotswolds and travellers from further afield, too."

The lounge will be decorated in the signature Old Stocks style, combining luxurious fixtures and furnishings with a relaxed and comfortable feel.

Both hotel residents and locals will be welcome, with cocktail and canape packages set to be available for overnight guests.

Ms Tuck added: "Our cocktail lounge will bring a new dimension to Stow's hospitality and tourism offering. When we refurbished the hotel back in 2015 we shook up the local market by creating a truly unique hotel that combines quirky design and Cotswolds charm with luxurious touches - and that's exactly what we've done with the new lounge, too.

"We're proud to be shaking things up once again and we can't wait to welcome in our first customers very soon."

Drinks featured on the Old Stocks' new cocktail menu include 'Fool's Gold' - a mix of Aperol, vodka, pineapple and cream of coconut; 'Fog' - combining IPA and rum with brandy, gin, almond syrup and lemon; and the 'Notorius F.I.G' - which brings together gin, fig syrup and fig liqueur.