Bar Es
Licensed under the Licensing Act
1 New Street, Keswick, CUMBRIA, CA12 5BB
Premises licence PL0170
In force
Bar Es holds a premises licence from Cumberland Council, reference PL0170. It was issued on 2 February 2015. The council's register shows it as in force.
The record
- Licence type
- Premises Licence
- Reference
- PL0170
- Status on register
- Current
- Issued
- 2 February 2015
- Venue type
- Restaurant or café
- Food hygiene rating
- 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 5 March 2026
- Licensing authority
- Cumberland Council
- Postcode
- CA12 5BB
- First seen by On Licence
- 26 September 2026
Licensable activities
Cumberland Council's register does not list activities for this licence. The full licence, with its conditions and hours, is held by the council.
What the licence permits
- Opening hours on the licence
- Every day 12:00-00:00
- The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises
- Mon to Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:00
Licence conditions (21)
- Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours. The above restriction does not prohibit: (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises; REMOVED BY VARIATION TO PREMISES LICENCE ON 15 AUGUST 2014. (b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel; (c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals; (d) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises; (e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; (f) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; (g) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces; (h) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; (i) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or (j) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.
- Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours. The above restriction does not prohibit: (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises, unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;
- (b) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; (c) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; or () the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces.
- Alcohol shall not be sold in an open container or be consumed in the licensed premises.
- No person under 14 years of age shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies; (a) He is the child of the holder of the premises licence; (b) He resides in the premises, but is not employed there; (c) He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress; or (d) The bar is in the railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary. In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor. But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals. Sections 145 to 154 Licensing Act 2003, relates to the presence of children in licensed premises. Private Entertainment The provision of regulated entertainment, that is, the provision of dancing, music or any other entertainment of the like kind, is prohibited (unless it is a licensable activity included in this licence) with the exception of pre-booked private events limited to pre-invited guests only. Recorded Music Provision may be made for the public entertainment in the premises by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts (or of programmes included in any programme service [within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990] other than a sound or television broadcasting service), or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is provided solely by the reproduction of recorded sound.
- All staff to be trained fully on all relevant polices.
- Full CCTV installed with still shot and burn capability.
- Member of Pubwatch scheme.
- Drugs Policy in place with all staff trained.
- Challenge 21 Policy in place with all staff trained.
- Policy in place with staff training regarding non service to drunk customers.
- Promoting “drink less enjoy more” through ⅔ pint schooners as standard measure.
- No outside alcohol consumption after 10:00 p.m.
- Sign in place “Please respect local residents and leave premises quietly”.
- Staff trained on excessive noise tolerance.
- House Policy - No under 18’s allowed on premises after 21:00 unless accompanied with an adult.
- Abusive language not permitted on premises.
- All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency.
- The licence holder or representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents. A written record shall be made of those assessments in a log kept for that purpose and shall include the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results including any remedial action.
- No amplified music shall be played in the rear room on the ground floor.
- Before recorded music takes place in the premises, the maximum level of music played through the sound system must be set and agreed by Environmental Health.
Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.
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