Heated Outdoor Bar: The Secret Garden
Background
The pandemic situation and the government restrictions on meeting indoors has led to many pub groups having to be creative in developing more usable space, simply to stay in business during these difficult times. As a result of these restrictions, Jamie Atherton, general manager at Quarter, a Bristol-based independent group of bars and hotels, wanted to create heated outdoor bar areas at two of the group’s venues. He came to Herschel to discuss his heating requirements, and the Secret Garden is one of his new covered and heated outdoor hospitality venues.
Solution
The management had already installed Herschel heaters within one of their other hospitality venues, Racks. This newly covered and heated outdoor space has led to an increase in the number of clients they’ve been able to service, under the pandemic restrictions, as well as fantastic feedback. Details of the Racks Bar heating installation can be seen here.
The Secret Garden, a new pop up space that is covered, is also heated by Herschel Manhattan heaters and Miami heaters, the same heaters used within the Racks development. The powerful 3kW Manhattan infrared heaters, and 2kW Miami heaters, have been installed around the outdoor terrace area – the result being a beautifully cosy space that clients can continue to enjoy during the colder months, crucially important when socialising outdoors safely is a priority.
