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Selborne Arms during Covid-19

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We are delighted to announce that we will be open from 11am on Saturday 4th July and we look forward to welcoming you all to the Selborne Arms. We will also continue to offer takeaways so don't worry if you prefer not to venture out yet!

We are taking every precaution to make sure we keep our staff, customers and family safe at this time. There will be plenty of signage to direct you once you are here but please do read our information as we are doing our best to work within government guidelines and make your visit enjoyable as well as safe. Any practical suggestions about whether things work or how they may be improved will always be welcome.

Covid-19 safety - what are we doing?

• We have a new screen on the bar at the service point
  
• We have provided complimentary hand sanitiser for use on the way into the pub.
  
• We have extended cleaning practises of all essential areas as much as we can between customers or at regular intervals throughout the day.
  
• Wherever possible we ask that you please use your own phone or tablet to choose from our menu on our website, but paper copies of the menu will be available for anyone who needs one. We are limiting the menu to start with whilst we see how busy it is and how manageable the new measures are, and in case we have to close again (this stage of 're-opening' will be the first to be reversed should the virus start to spread again!).
  
• Tables inside the pub and in the Garden Room (our covered smoking area) MUST be booked in advance but tables on the grass areas in the garden will be on a first-come-first-served basis. You MUST make sure you have a table before ordering. There will be no standing at the bar or outside to drink as we need to ensure social distancing for both customers and staff. Tables and chairs must not be moved around (apart from the white plastic chairs we have placed in the garden specifically for anyone needing to add an extra seat or two to their bench).
  
• A one-way system will operate through the pub with no access through the front door.

The one-way system / entry to the pub:

• People who have booked a table will be able to enter through the black door at the back into the Zig Zag Bar, then must take their seats and will be served at their table.
  
• If you have ordered a takeaway for a specific collection time and are not wanting to purchase anything else from the bar you may use the black door to pop in to collect. We will be organising a collection point.
  
• Anyone using garden tables will use the green door into the Hanger Bar at the back and must maintain the social distancing rules whilst queuing for the bar. We are doing this to minimise queuing inside and to allow easy access to the toilets and entry and exit for staff when taking food out. Please just send one or two people in from your group and where possible do not bring children inside unless it is to a booked table.

Please remember children in the garden will need to remain with you at your table due to the proximity of other customers and staff taking out food. While we would usually provide colouring books and pens we advise you to bring your own at this time as we are unable to clean every pen or crayon every time it is used. The Children's Garden will not be open to the public immediately as we still have some work to do in there and for the time being we need to maintain a safe space for our own children and friends in their 'bubble' to play (especially as they will not yet return to school full time!), but we will keep you posted on this. There will be plenty of well-spaced tables in the main garden for you to enjoy.

In order to maintain high levels of cleanliness we ask that you do not bring muddy shoes/clothing/dogs inside. Please be prepared to change your shoes and outdoor clothes if you are likely to be muddy and remember dogs MUST be on a non-extendable lead and under control at all times (as always). As ever, we provide water bowls and biscuits for dogs.

We reserve the right to ask anyone to leave without reimbursement if they are ignoring instructions and thereby putting others at risk either by not maintaining social distancing or deliberately compromising standards of cleanliness. Please help us to make this time as 'normal' and enjoyable for all by having respect for the people around you and being patient while we all get to grips with the new ways in which we are being forced to operate.