The Splattered Rat was first thought of during Covid lockdown 2 in January 2021, Myself and my wife Jayne were taking our dog Lilly for a walk on a brisk cold hangover free Sunday morning and I happened to mention that we should get a bar for the garden as it looks like Boris is going to keep us locked up for a while longer.

After a couple of minutes discussion about where, type and how big Jayne asked what should we call the bar? At the time there was a dead rat on the path (RIP) and I said how about "The Splattered Rat" and thats where it came from.

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We looked at loads of different types of bars. Bars with outside seating, inside seating, open fronted etc. We decided as we live in a traditionally cold area that inside seating would be a much better option. So after looking absolutely everywhere we decided on a Pent bar from R&B Sheds in Peterlee, which was handy as it is less than a mile away from where we live.

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We also added extra decking for outside seating for when it is warmer and obviously we bought a patio heater to take the chill off while sitting outside when the sun goes down.

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