The Brown Cow in Bingley opens new outdoor area after £250,000 work

The Brown Cow, on Ireland Bridge in Bingley, has undergone a major redevelopment of the outside of the site. It is set to be open for the first time from 5pm on Good Friday (April 7).

The work carried out at the pub has included demolishing two semi-detached houses that had become uninhabitable at the pub’s site due to past floods.

The new outdoor drinking and dining area at the Brown Cow in Bingley (Image: Newsquest)

These derelict buildings have been replaced by a large patio for outdoor drinking and dining and a new rear entrance to the pub.

The outside of the Timothy Taylor’s pub has also been redecorated as part of the work, which took place at the back of the Brown Cow.

The Brown Cow will have a special event on Good Friday (Image: Newsquest)

A new entrance to the pub from the outdoor area has also been built as part of the work.

The new outdoor drinking and dining area will be covered over by a large shelter to protect people from the elements.

The building work began in January this year and the pub remained open throughout apart from for one day last month.

Tim Dewey, Timothy Taylor’s chief executive, said: “I’m delighted that the development work at the Brown Cow in Bingley will be completed in time for the Easter weekend.

A new entranceway has been built as part of the work carried out at the Bingley pub (Image: Newsquest)

“Bringing this to fruition has been a great team effort between the brewery, Jo and Matt (Hogg), Space BDC (architects), and RN Wooler (builders).

“We now just need the sun to shine so that visitors to this fantastic pub can best enjoy Jo and Matt’s hospitality in the improved surroundings with a fantastic new outdoor area which has opened up wonderful views of the river, bridge and church.”

The celebration of the new outside area and entranceway on April 7 from 5pm will include live music from Izak Wilkinson and giveaways including free bottles of prosecco and Timothy Taylor's Brewery merchandise.

The outdoor area at The Brown Cow in Bingley will be sheltered (Image: Newsquest)

Jo Hogg and her chef husband Mat have been licensees at the popular Bingley pub since 2014.

The largely outdoor work is the latest makeover at the Brown Cow site since it was affected by the Boxing Day floods of 2015.

The building work started at the Bingley pub in January this year (Image: Newsquest)

The pub was left under five feet of filthy water after the River Aire burst its banks.

Four months of non-stop cleaning and repairs followed and the pub re-opened in April 2016 after around £150,000 worth of repair work.