Press Release

14 January 2025

Café now open at Westbury Manor

Fareham Borough Council is delighted to announce that a new café has now opened in Westbury Manor, following the decision by the Hampshire Cultural Trust to close the museum in 2024.

The new Westbury Manor Cafe is now open from Monday to Saturday, 10:00am – 3:00pm and will be managed by Lisa Wright, who also runs the Café at Zero 5 based at Solent Airport. 

As well as offering a varied menu and great cakes, Lisa is also keen to breathe new life into the private function space adjacent to the café which can easily accommodate around 20 people.  Local groups that used the space prior to the museum’s closure, and wish to return to the venue, should get in touch at the earliest opportunity as indeed should any new groups looking for a great space to meet up in the heart of the town centre. 

Lisa also has plans to reopen the shop in the future. In the meantime, works from a local glass fusion artist will be on display and available to purchase from the week commencing Monday 17 January.   

Executive Leader of Fareham Borough Council, Cllr Simon Martin, said: “Westbury Manor is a beautiful building right in the heart of our town centre and strategically significant to our emerging vision for the town centre.  It was very important to councillors to keep this building open rather than have it boarded up while the Council seeks a new occupier. 

“I am delighted that we have found a way for the building to remain open in the short term while we seek a new permanent operator for the building and wish Lisa and the team every success in this exciting new venture.”

ENDS

For further information contact:

Customer Enquiries

Tel: 01329 236100
Email: customerservicecentre@fareham.gov.uk

Media Enquiries

The Communications Team
Tel: 01329 824310
Email: publicity@fareham.gov.uk
Fax: 01329 550576

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