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COMING SOON / LICENSING UPDATE: The stated premises-licence consultation ended on 22 September 2026, but Westmorland and Furness Council still displays the application in its open-applications list. That does not prove the licence has been granted or the venue has opened.

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The Crafty Baa Ulverston

The Crafty Baa is expanding to Ulverston with a new King Street bar, café and casual restaurant planned around craft and Belgian beers, pizzas, wraps, salads, cakes, pastries and speciality coffee.

New Crafty Baa venue planned for central Ulverston
32 King Street, Ulverston
Craft and Belgian beers, wines, spirits and ciders planned
Pizzas, wraps, salads, wedges and light meals planned
Cakes, pastries, speciality coffee and tea included in the proposed offer
Compact venue with proposed capacity of around 50 people
Pavement seating for up to six people proposed
Licence application requests 9am to 11pm daily opening
Exact opening date and final public hours still to be announced
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About The Crafty Baa Ulverston

The Crafty Baa Ulverston is a new town-centre bar, café and casual restaurant planned for 32 King Street, bringing the well-known Lake District Crafty Baa brand to Ulverston.The business is already established in Windermere and Keswick, where it is known for quirky interiors, a broad craft-beer selection and a relaxed independent atmosphere. The Ulverston venue appears designed to broaden that formula with more of a daytime café offer alongside the evening bar trade.A current premises-licence application describes the proposed Ulverston business as a restaurant and bar serving freshly prepared food with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

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The food offer is expected to include pizzas, wraps, salads, potato wedges and other light meals, alongside cakes, pastries and other sweet treats.The drinks proposal includes craft and Belgian beers, wines, spirits and ciders together with speciality coffee, tea and other hot and cold drinks. That mix should make the venue relevant for morning and daytime visitors as well as people looking for an evening drink.The King Street unit is relatively compact and should feel more intimate than a large pub. Licence documents describe a narrow ground-floor trading space with basement storage, a maximum proposed capacity of around 50 people and pavement seating for up to six customers outside.The operator has requested opening from 9am to 11pm every day, with alcohol sales from 9am to 11pm. The application notes that winter closing may be earlier, potentially around 9pm when trade is quieter.Those are proposed licensing hours rather than the confirmed live timetable. Cumbria Guru will not publish them as structured opening hours until the premises licence is resolved, the fit-out is complete and The Crafty Baa confirms the actual opening schedule.The application is directly linked to the existing Crafty Baa business, giving this expansion considerably more weight than an anonymous early-stage licensing proposal. It also means visitors familiar with the Windermere or Keswick Baas will already have a strong idea of the independent style and craft-beer focus behind the new venue.King Street is central to Ulverston's independent shopping and hospitality area, so the new Baa should be easy to combine with a day in the town centre, local events or an evening out without needing to drive elsewhere.No exact public opening date, menu prices, booking system or final trading hours have been announced. The listing should therefore remain clearly marked as coming soon until The Crafty Baa confirms its launch.

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Worth It

A promising expansion of one of the Lake District's more distinctive independent bar brands. The Ulverston version looks set to blend craft beer with coffee, cakes and casual food, giving it useful daytime as well as evening appeal.

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Last updated 28 September 2026.