Briery Hotel

Licensed under the Licensing Act

Stainburn Road, Workington, CUMBRIA, CA14 1ST

Premises licence PL0911

In force

Briery Hotel holds a premises licence from Cumberland Council, reference PL0911. It was issued on 5 August 2026. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: PL0911
Status on register: Current
Issued: 5 August 2026
Venue type: Hotel
Food hygiene rating: 4 out of 5 (good), inspected 27 February 2025 (as The Briery)
Licensing authority: Cumberland Council
Postcode: CA14 1ST
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 10:00-00:30
Opening hours, other times: Christmas Eve 10:00-02:00; New Years Eve 10:00-03:00
Indoor sporting event: Every day 19:00-23:00
Performance of live music (Indoors): Fri and Sat 19:00-00:00
Performance of live music (Indoors), other times: Christmas Eve 19:00-00:00; New Years Eve 19:00-01:00
Playing of recorded music (Indoors): Mon to Fri 10:00-01:00, Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 10:00-00:30
Playing of recorded music (Indoors), other times: Christmas Eve 10:00-00:00; New Years Eve 10:00-02:00
Entertainment of a similar description to that falling within E, F, or G (Indoors): Every day 19:00-00:00
Provision of facilities for dancing (Indoors): Christmas Eve 19:00-00:00; New Years Eve 19:00-00:00
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises: Every day 10:00-23:59
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises, other times: Christmas Eve 10:00-01:30; New Years Eve 10:00-02:30

Licence conditions (25)

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;
(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 restrictions do 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 (d) 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.
The following may be added to the permitted hours: (a) on Christmas Day between the first and second part of the general licensing hours. (b) the hour following general licensing hours. The addition shall be for the purpose of the sale or supply to persons taking table meals in the premises, and the consumption, of intoxicating liquor which is supplied in the part of the premises named above, and for consumption by such a person in that part of the premises as an ancillary to the meal.
Personal licence holder on the premises at all times during the operation of the licence.
Informal staff training undertaken for staff on licensing issues.
Off sales restricted to the hours 11 am to 11 pm.
Incident book used to record any incident effected the operation of the licensed premises.
Premises adequately lit internally and externally.
Car parking area illuminated and occasional inspection.
Emergency lighting provided throughout the premises.
Smoke alarms fitted throughout the premises.
Additional emergency exit from the restaurant area.
First aid box kept behind the bar.
50% of bar seating fixed and permanent.
Ground floor windows fixed closed to prevent noise leakage to the outside.
Background music volume controlled from behind the bar.
Outside seating area use restricted to 11 pm and under frequent supervision.
Notice in entrance asking customers to leave quietly.
Proof of age cards required for anyone who appears under age at the bar.
Children prevented from access to the gaming machine.
Children only permitted on the premises if accompanied by an adult.
Children only permitted on the premises until 9:30 pm (except when a guest at a private function).

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

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