Bower Hall Farm
Licence summary from On Licence, 26 September 2026
- Premises
- Bower Hall Farm
- Address
- Bower Hall Farm, Bower Hall Lane, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8SP
- Licence
- Premises licence, LN/000011038
- Status
- In force (register: Current Licence)
- Issued
- 31 December 2024
- Licensing authority
- Colchester City Council
- Activities
- Alcohol on the premises, Alcohol off the premises, Recorded music
What the licence permits
- Opening hours on the licence
- Mon to Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-16:00
- Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises (Mersea Farm Shop)
- Mon to Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-16:00
- Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises (Mersea Farm Shop), non-standard times
- Non Retail Shop
- Recorded Music - Indoors (Mersea Farm Shop)
- Mon to Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-16:00
- Recorded Music - Indoors (Mersea Farm Shop), non-standard times
- Non Retail Shop
- Capacity
- 100
Licence conditions (2)
- All staff shall be trained in relevant age restrictions in respect of products, recognising signs of drunkenness, how to refuse service, the premises' duty of care, company policies and the conditions in force under this licence. 2. Documented records of training completed shall be kept for each member of staff. Training shall be regularly refreshed and at no greater than 12 monthly intervals. Training records must be made available for inspection upon request by a Police officer or an authorised officer of Colchester City Council.
- An incident log (which may be electronically recorded) shall be kept at the premises for at least six months and made available on request to the Police or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority. The log must record details of the incident, date, time, the staff who dealt with it, the action taken and the outcome. The incident log must record incidents in relation to - any faults in the CCTV systemthe date and time of the refused alcohol sale and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service 4. The premises must install, operate and maintain a comprehensive digital CCTV system. All public areas of the licensed premises, including all public entry and exit points must be covered, enabling facial identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV cameras must continually record while the premises are open to the public and recording must be kept available and unedited for a minimum of 31 days with the date and time stamping. CCTV images must be made available upon request by a Police officer or an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority. Any footage must be in a format that can be played back on a standard personal computer or standard DVD player. Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. compact disc, flash card etc.), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums must be provided. Protection of Children from Harm5. The Challenge 25 scheme must be operated to ensure that any person who appears to be under the age of 25 shall provide documented proof that he/she is over 18 years of age. Proof of age shall only comprise a passport, photo card driving licence, an HM Forces warrant card, or a card bearing the PASS hologram. 6.The premises shall display prominent signage indicating that the Challenge 25 scheme is in operation.
Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.
Compiled from Colchester City Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/bower-hall-farm-co5-faeba54756