The Holte Suite

[ADVILLAFAN]

You've lost me with the Rat Pan. Must have closed before I was going.

[PeterWithe]

Think it opened up again fairly recently before swiftly shutting again.

[chrisw1]

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=39244.0

The Aston Tavern when I first started going down  in 88.

Then a guy I worked with at VP suggested we start drinking in the Upper Grounds as it was closer.

I still shiver thinking about that place - colloquially known as the rat pan - NICE

They even gave us 'honourary memberships' because we worked on the gates.

[Des Little]

I’d love it if all this pissing the fans off the Villa are doing led to viable business cases for re-opening the old boozers near the ground. You’d think the club might even be interested in the Aston Hotel and the Rat Pan.

The Brittania , if I had some backing I'd lob to open that again.
And the The Swan & Mitre.
Beautiful buildings that will be gone forever

Hope not but sadly I think you’re right.

Not forgetting the Eddies.  That was a great boozer too.

[chrisw1]

[VillaTim]

never been in that one , i take it thats long gone

[Mister E]

Yup. Used to go in there pre-match in the seventies.

[London Villan]

It hasn't changed much on the outside - it's now some sort of event venue. Must have been shut for at least 10 years?

[Clampy]

There used to be a pub half way up Witton Road on the left hand side which I can't remember the name of now. It's been closed for years now. From memory, it wasn't terrible.

[UK Redsox]

They offer parking on match days.

[Chris Harte]

Have some memories of being in the Ratpan with my dad as a kid (I believe so, anyway, looking at the photos of the place)

Typed the Ratpan into Google and came across this photo. Some great flags, there! Deportivo La Coruna away in 93 I reckon:

It is Deportivo. A young me was in amongst that lot. Really, thirty years ago? Bleedin'ell!

[AlexAlexCropley]

There used to be a pub half way up Witton Road on the left hand side which I can't remember the name of now. It's been closed for years now. From memory, it wasn't terrible.

Guild Arms ?

[PeterWithesShin]

All-you-can-eat informal food served at street food popups located around the room, serving hotdogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn, ice cream, and mor

[Three Spires Villa]

There used to be a pub half way up Witton Road on the left hand side which I can't remember the name of now. It's been closed for years now. From memory, it wasn't terrible.

Guild Arms ?

Yes The Guild Arms, just up from the Sacred Heart

[martyn ellis]

I'm confused. I've gone through the posts on here and am still not sure what changes there are in The Holte Suite / Lower Grounds, other than refurbishment and a change in name (not even sure if I'm right about that. Can someone summarise the changes for me. i used to arrive, show my ST and pay a small fee to get in. Is that not the case any more? Sorry if I've missed something.