An acclaimed restaurant and coffee shop in the heart of Hitchin is looking forward to enlarging its site .

Hermitage Rd Bar and Restaurant are moving into the vacant site next door, previously home to Bath Store.

With the unit at 20-21 Hermitage Road now empty, Anglia Country Inns are boosting their renowned brand by broadening their business.

ACI, who are behind Hermitage Rd and other excellent local pubs, restaurants and hotels including The Fox at Willian, can't wait to open to the public.

They said: "The Herm" has played a key part in Hitchin's rich history going back to it's dancehall days with the likes of Clapton and Fleetwood Mac gracing the stage, to more recent history as an award winning restaurant and bar.

"We have had Hermitage Rd as part of our family business for 11 years this year, so it is a great opportunity to welcome in a new chapter, shake things up and give you the good people of Hitchin more of what you have been asking for."