AMY Sayers hit the headlines during lockdown - when she created a mini version of her pub.

Amy painstakingly crafted a 1:12 scale replica of The Swan in Addingham - our Telegraph & Argus Pub of the Week - to keep busy when the inn was forced to close.

It’s a mirror image, complete with tiny bar pumps, cushions on the settles and ‘pints’ of beer.

“I started it last January,” recalled. Amy, who runs the pub with husband Jonny. “We built an outdoor decking area and it followed on from that. I had a dolls’ house and had not done anything with it, so I papered and redecorated it. I am always busy with my hands.

“I used the same paint we used in the pub and applied stone paint mixed with sand for the outside. I took fabric from the underside of the bench seating from the real pub and used an off-cut of the real bar floor. I put up shelves and installed lighting. My children helped.

“We put in real dog biscuits - it is dog-friendly just like the actual pub."

The finished ‘micro pub’ went viral online, catapulting Amy into the spotlight. “I was on Sky News, Channel 5 and in the T&A,” she said. “I’ve since made a mini, mini Swan to go inside it.”

On show inside the pub, the tiny inn attracts a lot of attention. “People look at it and smile, which is nice.”

Amy, who has two children, Jessica, seven, and Alex, four, and four stepchildren, has run the pub with Jonny for six years, taking the reins after their working schedules left them with barely any time to see each other.

“Jonny was working in sales and we were working opposite shifts - we would pass like ships in the night. We still work long hours but at least we see more of each other.”

They revamped the pub using a mix of fresh, neutral colours alongside darker traditional tones, and added pictures and decorative items. “My great grandad’s oil lamp is among the things on show as well as a copper kettle and old bottles found by my stepdad who is a builder.”

A cast iron range sits inside a stone fireplace.

Situated in the middle of the village, the characterful pub is a popular food destination, serving home-cooked dishes ranging from pub classics such as fish and chips, and gammon, egg, chips and peas, to globally-influenced fare including Korean gochujang aubergine curry, and haloumi burger.

Under head chef Peter Orr, the talented kitchen team use many locally-sourced ingredients in their seasonally changing menu. “We use lamb from Springwell Farm in Langbar, and there’s a farm behind the pub where we trade beef and lamb for beer,” said Amy.

The Swan has a mainstay of six ales, with two permanent Timothy Taylor beers. Local beers from Goose Eye brewery in Crossflats also feature.

Villagers love sauntering along for a pint in the welcoming inn, with its four real fires. “We are the hub of the village and have lots of regulars. We have a snug and a group come to sit in there most nights - we call them the snugglers. We also get a lot of ramblers and dog walkers.” The family’s own dog, cocker spaniel Joe, is always happy to be fussed.

Themed nights - such as an ‘Allo ‘Allo! Evening and foodie themes including tapas night and fish night have been a hit in the past and it is hoped they will return.

“There is a lot of uncertainty, we just have to see what happens and hope for the best,” said Amy.

*The Swan, Addingham, 106 Main Street, Addingham LS29 0NS

Visit: swan-addingham.co.uk; 01943 430003