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The Botanist announces closure of Didsbury bar and restaurant after six years

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Bosses behind The Botanist's south Manchester venue have announced that it is closing its doors for good after six years.

The Botanist bar and restaurant on School Lane in Didsbury will be ‘permanently closed’ from today (February 27), bosses shared on social media.

Owned by the New World Trading Company (NWTC), which also runs the Oast House in Spinningfields and the Smugglers’ Cove in Liverpool, the Didsbury venue first opened in 2017 after taking over the former Milson Rhodes pub site from Wetherspoons.

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