Abbeytown is a Cumbrian village, population about 800, situated north of the boundary of our branch and within the Solway CAMRA branch territory, but it is like a breath of fresh air to hear that the last pub in a community has been saved from permanent closure.

Abbeytown, also known as Holme Abbey, has been without a trading pub since The Wheatsheaf closed about a year ago, but it has been bought by a local family and is due to reopen in November 2024.

The village is on The Cumbria Coastal Way and was historically in the county of Cumberland.