"Preston's most Insta-photographed venue" put up for sale - here's how much for
The home of a bar that claims to be Preston’s most ‘Insta-photographed’, has gone on the market.
Baker Street opened in Avenham Street in 2019 after a huge renovation, calling itself ‘Preston's latest bohemian bar’, and offering live music, themed events and private parties over three floors.
There has been a pub on the site for more than 200 years. It was originally called the Garth's Arms, then the Duke of Windsor and has had an assortment of other names including Maguire's Tavern, Gaston's, New City Bar, Villa R&B Bar, before becoming Baker Street.
Now the building - 30 to 34 Avenham Street - it is on the market for offers in excess of £300,000 with Chorley-based agent Turner Westwell Commercial agents, who say the property is available with Vacant Possession from April 2026 “or sooner, subject to availability and negotiation”. They also said it “may suit alternative uses - subject to planning permission”.
Trading as normal
The Post has reached out to Baker Street management, but has not had a response. However, the club’s socials are up-to-date and the business appears to be trading as normal.
The vision for the bar was set in 2017, when the building was taken over and renovated by The Holt Pub Company, owned by Dave Holt and Darren Cooper, both from Preston. At the time, Mr Holt said ‘Baker Street’, was inspired by the Victorian Era at the turn of the 20th century and that the exterior’s black paint woiuld give it a ‘unique and distinctive look’.
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