Cumbria’s First ‘Music Bar’ Opens In Bowness

Baha, Cumbria’s very first ‘music bar’, opens its doors on Ash Street in Bowness at the end of July. It’s the latest venture for hospitality entrepreneur Stephen Hargreaves following the unprecedented success of champagne bar The Fizzy Tarté, which he opened to huge acclaim in 2016. 

The luxury establishment is set over three floors, with a lounge bar on the ground floor providing live music from renowned artistes such as Spencer Read, whose piano and singing skills have been utilised by the likes of Richard Branson on Necker Island. He will be in residence at Baha for its first seven weeks after opening.  The lounge bar will offer a contemporary menu, in a relaxed environment to suit all, including sharing dishes and city-style brunch. The bar will also specialise in quality gins, vodkas, rums and craft beers.  The first floor, opening in mid-September, will provide a tasting house, grill and fish selection, with international-themed dishes and an extensive wine list complementing the menu. The top floor will open in late 2017 and will comprise an exclusive space for private hire, using the latest technology in music, AV and lighting.  This space will be unique in the North of England, with users creating their own bespoke environment.  Cocktails mixed by expert mixologists will be available on the top floor. 
 

Hargreaves’ offerings have become celebrated for their plush interiors – present in all his venues – and Baha will be just as lavish.  Sumptuous furnishings, high-tech lighting, technology by EPIXX , and TV screens on the ground floor linking into social media, are just a few of the luxuries available to customers, in a project that has cost more than £3 million and taken more than 18 months to realise. Looking ahead, Hargreaves, who is also CEO of the Cranleigh Boutique, The Hideout and the Boutique Church Suites, will be launching a new, luxury boutique villa, Vonvivant, sleeping six and located moments from the centre of Bowness.