Fenspirits Larder café and bar opens in Wells-next-the-Sea

Fenspirits Larder opened in Wells’ Freeman Street last month, serving everything you would expect from a traditional café alongside alcoholic beverages produced at the Fenspirits distillery.

Fenspirits Larder, in Freeman Street, Wells-next-the-Sea (Image: Adam Barker)

On offer to drink in or purchase a bottle to take home are a range of vodkas, gins and rums – including various fruit flavours, as well as chocolate and toffee liqueurs.

Also available are jams, chutneys and a whole host of products produced by Norfolk-based businesses.

It is owned by Anthony Winterbourne and run day-to-day by his 20-year-old daughter, Jodie.

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Inside Fenspirits Larder, in Freeman Street, Wells-next-the-Sea (Image: Adam Barker)

“We’re really pleased with how it has gone so far,” Anthony Winterbourne, company director of Fenspirits distillery, said.

“We’ve had lots of people coming through the door enjoying a whole range of drinks.

“People seem to love the fact they have something local which offers a nice, relaxed and friendly environment.

“Its’s the perfect place for couples, who we get lots of – young and old – as well as families.”

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Inside Fenspirits Larder, in Freeman Street, Wells-next-the-Sea (Image: Adam Barker)

The vodkas, gins, rums and real ales produced at the Fesnpirits distillery (Image: Adam Barker)

In April this year, the neighbouring business in Freeman Street become available to rent presenting what Mr Winterboure said was a “perfect opportunity” to take it on, knocking it through and opening the new café and bar.

“It’s gone as we’d hoped so far with lots of local people, as well as tourists, coming in,” Mr Winterbourne added.

“I’ve been in business a long time and it takes an awful lot to open. We hope it will grow over time.

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Inside Fenspirits Larder, in Freeman Street, Wells-next-the-Sea (Image: Adam Barker)

Jams and chutneys, amongst other Norfolk products, available to purchase (Image: Adam Barker)

It’s our job to make it a place people want to visit with top quality produce.”

Fenspirits Larder is open seven days a week: Monday to Thursday, from 11am to 5pm; Friday and Saturday, 11am to 7pm; and Sundays from 10am to 4pm.

Owner Anthony Winterbourne (Image: Supplied)