Hughenden pub the Harrow badly impacted by heavy flooding

Karen Norton, who is the proprietor at the Harrow in Hughenden, told the Free Press that locals visited the Warrendean Road boozer at around 7.30am on Sunday, February 18 after heavy rain impacted the pub.

The Harrow is based in Hughenden (Image: NQ)

Images shared on social media revealed the extent of the damage as water reached a height of around six inches in both areas of the bar.

The restaurant and seating sections of the pub were also badly impacted.

The heavy rain and flooding caused the road opposite the boozer to be shut for several hours, until it reopened at around lunchtime on February 18.

The road was closed due to the floods (Image: NQ)

The landlady told the Free Press: “I went to bed at 2.55am as we had a party and even though it had been raining, there was no sign of flooding.

“The rain had been continuous but not heavy, so when I woke up this morning at around 7.30 to see the flashing blue lights from the fire engines, I looked out the window and saw that we were pretty much underwater.

Around six inches of water made its way into the pub (Image: The Harrow)

“Normally, we can steam it as they usually happened when we’re awake, but this happened when we were asleep so I wasn’t aware of it.

“Thankfully, we’ve got some good regulars and locals who come here and they’ve helped us clean up, get jet wash the floor.

“Thank you to everyone who has given up their time to help.”

Karen has been the landlady of the pub for the past six-and-a-half years and revealed that the current flood was the ‘worst’ she had ever experienced since taking over.

The pub had to close on February 18 (Image: The Harrow)

The previous two incidents took place in August 2020 and in October 2023.

The landlady also revealed that due to the severity of the flooding, the pub was forced to close.

It was the first day this year that they were not able to trade.

The rain began to fall in the early hours of February 18 (Image: The Harrow)

She continued: “It’s been very difficult, and it’s a shame that we can’t accommodate our customers.

“We had a full day booked up but that’s had to get cancelled, and I’ve lost a full day's worth of trade.

“Wasted food as most of it was prepared for today.

“Some of it can be frozen, but a lot of it would get thrown away which is a real shame.”

The pub should reopen to the public on February 19 at around 3pm.