Red Mist Leisure acquires sixth pub

Expanding pub group Red Mist Leisure has taken over the lease of its sixth site, the Headley Hills in Headley, Surrey.

Owned and run by Julian Clarke, Mark Robson and Mark Williams, the company has closed the property to carry out an extensive refurbishment. The pub, which will open under its original name, the Cock Inn, in March, will feature an open kitchen and offer the same fresh, local, seasonal food, craft beers and seasonal ales found in the group's other five pubs in Surrey and Hampshire.

Creative director Abi Perry-Jones is overseeing the redesign, which will draw on inspiration from the local area, with the wide use of traditional tweeds and warm copper. Jones AD, a company which has worked with Red Mist for seven years, has been appointed as architect and designer.

Red Mist Leisure also own the Queen's Head, East Clandon; Duke of Cambridge, Tilford; the Stag on the River, Eashing; the Exchequer, Crookham; and the Wheatsheaf, Farnham.