Enterprise Inn pub made famous by TV soap Emmerdale closes

31st August 2010, 8:25am

The pub famous for being the “Woolpack” in Emmerdale is due to close due to the departure of its tenants.

The pub, which is used in the external shots of the popular ITV soap, is tied to Enterprise Inns, and reports have indicated that the current tenant Nichola McGrath is struggling due to inflated rents and high beer prices. 

Mike Benner, chief executive of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale said: "No doubt the tight-knit (albeit fictional) community in Emmerdale would jump at the chance to buy this icon of a pub together, but unfortunately the Government have recently scrapped plans to provide over £4 million to provide support for community owned pubs.  Without financial support, communities simply cannot afford to keep their pubs afloat."

 John Healey MP, Labour's former Pubs Minister added: "We've all got a favourite Woolpack, Rovers Return or Queen Vic that helps bond our communities and the closure of this pub will be sad news to local people. Earlier this year as Pubs Minister, I put in place a package of measures aimed at helping save local pubs. 

"That support was pulled by the new government as part of its slash and burn approach to key local services."

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