The Eliot Arms, South Cerney, is re-opening on Friday (October 21) after a more than £500,000 investment from Arkell's Brewery during the summer.

The seven-bedroom coaching inn with bar and restaurant has been purchased and lovingly restored and refurbished by the Wiltshire-based family-run brewery.

It will be run by new licensee Amanda Connaughton from Barkby Pubs who also runs Arkell's Bull Hotel in Fairford while the kitchen team will be headed up by the experienced head chef George Seagroatt.

The first phase of rooms have been completed with seven new ensuite bedrooms, while the historical ground floor has been sensitively refurbished to give The Eliot Arms a modern but traditional pub feel.

The Eliot Arms is a historical building and dates back originally to the 1800s and has since been not only a coaching Inn but also a butcher's.

The Arkell family have always lived and worked around Cirencester but they have never operated a pub in South Cerney. With the amazing history and heritage of the Eliot Arms they decided to purchase the hotel and carry out a full refurbishment over the summer.

Arkell's managing director George Arkell said: "South Cerney and, particularly, The Eliot, has always been somewhere we would like to be. We are really excited to have had the opportunity to invest in The Eliot Arms and are looking forward to opening the doors to the public on the 21 October."