Huge new south Liverpool beer garden opens after £275k investment in pub makeover The beer garden has space for 200 guests - and a 700lb brown and white cow statue Updated The beer garden at The Brown Cow Inn in Gateacre (Image: Hawthorn) A new south Liverpool beer garden with space for 200 guests has opened to the public following a huge investment. The Brown Cow Inn in Gateacre has reopened after receiving a £275,000 investment from community pub company Hawthorn. The listed building has undergone an extensive renovation, giving the pub a new lease of life, with fresh fittings, an updated bar area, new toilets and refreshed external decor, including stained glass windows true to the building's heritage.