Exciting new era for long-closed South Shore pub the ex-Spen Dyke as new owners take over
Pub in South Shore was formerly know as The Burlington and the Winmarith
A long-closed South Shore pub is set for an exciting new lease of life after being acquired by new owners.
The Spen Dyke on Lytham Road, which was previously known as the Burlington before that the Winmarith, is to renamed The New Burlington, and is now under the ownership of locally-based Pritchard Pubs.
The company already runs Tommy Cutler’s Bar and the New Philly Family Bar on Foxhall Road and has already started work on reviving its new acquisition as a family-friendly food-led pub.


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It is understood that it will also feature a sports bar as well as a new beer garden to the front of the property.
The pub, on the corner of Burlington Road, opened as the Spen Dyke in the summer of 2019 but closed in September 2023.
Confirm the acquisition and renovation on social media, the new owners said: “Please follow our social pages for more updates”.