{"id":13,"date":"2021-09-13T19:32:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T19:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:50:22","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stanley-Holloway-Brief-Encounters.jpg\" alt=\"Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stanley-Holloway-Brief-Encounters.jpg 500w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Stanley-Holloway-Brief-Encounters-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>The Brief Encounter Refreshment Room&nbsp; Bistro &amp; Bar at Carnforth Station is owned and managed by Liam Law and Andrea Wren. &nbsp;It is known most famously known by film buffs from the role that it played in the 1945 David Lean film \u201cBrief Encounter\u201d that starred Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson with a supporting role played by Stanley Holloway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/brief_encounter1.jpg\" alt=\"Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard\" width=\"468\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/brief_encounter1.jpg 468w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/brief_encounter1-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the film, the station is referred to as Milford Junction, but the the actual location was Carnforth Station. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Refreshment Room has been faithfully restored to its 1940\u2019s period glory and offers a superb range of home made food, licensed bar and top quality hot beverages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please join us for a varied programme of entertainment and special events throughout the year which are updated on our Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>The Refreshment Room is open 7 days a week 9am until 4pm, food served until 2.45pm. We recommend that you book a table to avoid disapppointment. <em><strong>Afternoon teas need to be booked with at least 24 hours notice<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Dining Room<\/h3>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99\" src=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dining-Room.jpg\" alt=\"The Refreshment Room Dining Room\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dining-Room.jpg 720w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dining-Room-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>The Bar<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97\" src=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Bar.jpg\" alt=\"Refreshment Room Bar\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Bar.jpg 960w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Bar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Bar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Bar-507x338.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Former Station Master&#8217;s Office<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98\" src=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Station-Masters-Office.jpg\" alt=\"Station Master's Office\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Station-Masters-Office.jpg 960w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Station-Masters-Office-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Station-Masters-Office-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/The-Station-Masters-Office-507x338.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brief Encounter Refreshment Room&nbsp; Bistro &amp; Bar at Carnforth Station is owned and managed by Liam Law and Andrea<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/refreshmentroom.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}