Beer gardens across region ready for return of customers next week

After four long months of lockdown, where socialising has been restricted to walks in the park and zoom calls, beer gardens in Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and Fife have finally been given the green light to reopen.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed at her Covid briefing yesterday pubs can open their outdoor areas as planned on April 26.

And The Courier has composed the perfect guide to some of the best beer gardens opening for business next Monday.

Our interactive website map will give you all you need to know – like whether you can take your children and pet dog, or what food and drink is on offer at each business – on some of the most popular pubs in Tayside and Fife.

As well as that, before the big day on Monday we will offer the best content to complement your first pint which will include:

A tailored pub quiz by The Courier’s nostalgia team.

A Spotify playlist, giving you some feelgood tunes to listen to as you catch up with friends over a drink.

The best pub grub recipes from some of the area’s top chefs as well as brilliant cocktail recipes from the best bartenders around, which you can try at home before or after your trip to the beer garden.

The latest lockdown has been a punishing experience for licence holders across Tayside and Fife.

Many fear that even after investing thousands of pounds to stay afloat during lockdown they will still struggle to survive, while others have admitted they have neither the finances nor the enthusiasm to begin all over again.

Some have been forced to close as the economic challenges of the pandemic took hold.

But pubs across the region have also rallied, introducing services like takeaways and collections.

And some pubs in Dundee are now making plans to introduce more outdoor seating areas as they plan to welcome back customers.

From Monday all of Scotland will move to Level 3. In Level 3 alcohol is only permitted outside and a maximum of six people from six households can book and be present on any one table. Indoors, alcohol is not permitted and venues must close by 8pm.

If your business would like to be added to the map, please email foodanddrink@ dctmedia.co.uk.

Beer gardens across Scotland will reopen on Monday.

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