Farmers Arms

Licensed under the Licensing Act

Portinscale, Keswick, CUMBRIA, CA12 5RW

Premises licence PL0075

In force

Farmers Arms holds a premises licence from Cumberland Council, reference PL0075. It was issued on 17 January 2023. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: PL0075
Status on register: Current
Issued: 17 January 2023
Venue type: Pub or bar
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 28 August 2026
Licensing authority: Cumberland Council
Postcode: CA12 5RW
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 08:00-00:30
Indoor sporting event: Every day 19:00-23:00
Performance of live music (Indoors): Every day 19:00-23:00
Playing of recorded music (Indoors): Every day 19:00-23:00
Performance of dance (Indoors): Every day 19:00-23:00
Provision of facilities for making music (Indoors): Every day 19:00-23:00
Provision of facilities for dancing (Indoors): Every day 19:00-23:00
Late night refreshment (Indoors): Every day 23:00-00:00
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises: Mon to Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 11:00-00:00
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises, other times: New Years Eve 10:00-00:00; New Years Day 00:01-23:00; All Bank Holidays 10:00-00:00 Fri, Sat and Sun preceding Bank Hols; All Bank Holidays 10:00-00:00 Fri, Sat and Sun immed. following Bank Hols

Licence conditions (25)

Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours. The permitted hours 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) 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; (c) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises; (d) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered; (e) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club; (f) 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; (g) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; (h) 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 (i) 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.
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:
He is the child of the holder of the premises licence;
He resides in the premises, but is not employed there;
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;
The bar is in the premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary; or
(a) He is in an area shown on the plan attached to the licence; (b) Meals and non-alcoholic beverages are available for sale for consumption in that area; (c) He is in the company of a person aged 18 years or over; or (d) He is there prior to 9 p.m. 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.
All permanent staff are encouraged to take relevant BII qualifications .e.g. Bar Persons National Certificate.
Signage is installed asking patrons to leave quietly and to have regard for local residents.
Staff will be trained to ask for proof of age wherever doubt exists.
No children are allowed in the bar area after 2100.
Whilst regulated entertainment takes place, doors and windows shall remain closed save for access and egress
Notices will be placed at all exits requesting customers to respect those living in the vicinity and to leave the premises quietly.
PPN8 - Noise Limit Noise emanating from the premises shall not exceed NR45 as measured at the boundary of the premises.
PPN4 - External Doors and Windows All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency.
PPN6 - Noise Assessments The licence holder or his 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 book 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.
PPN9 - Notices There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public (or member and their guests) notices pointing out the needs of local residents and the need to leave the premises and the area quietly. (Note: this may also include reference to vehicles.)
PPN12 - Lobby Entrances All entrances and exits have a lobby entrance with at least one set of doors closed at all times to minimise the breakout of noise.
PPN25 - Bottle Disposal No refuse, including bottles, shall be disposed of from the premises into a receptacle where such disposal is likely to cause a disturbance to residents in the area of the premises at any time between 8.00 pm and 8.00 am on any day except Sunday when no such disposal shall take place before 10.00 am.
PPN15 - Live External Music The playing of live or recorded music in garden areas and other external spaces of the premises is not permitted.
PPN20 - Refuse There shall be provided at the premises suitable and sufficient containers for the storage and disposal of waste foods and other refuse from the premises. Those containers shall be constructed and maintained so as to prevent access, except by staff.
PS2 - Electrical Installation Testing The electrical installation shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an officer of the authority.
PS4 - RCD Each socket outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used for public entertainment shall be protected by an integral residual current device (RCD) having a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30mA (0.03 amps). Every such circuit and residual current device shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.
PS6 - First Aid There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for the use of customers.

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

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