Flooding has forced a riverside restaurant which opened in December to temporarily close.

Yeliz Blossom Room, at the Old Rectifying House, has temporarily shut due to the recent weather conditions.

The restaurant opened in December last year and has only been trading for about a month.

A post on the Turkish grill's Facebook read: "We are closed today due to recent rain volume and flooding.

"Updates will be made on socials when we are next open.

"We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

"We look forward to getting back open soon as possible!"

The Old Rectifying has been a frequent victim of flooding over the years.

In February 2022 the historic building was forced to shut and did not reopen until December, under new owners as Yeliz Blossom Room.

Archie Serin, who owns the restaurant, is hopeful things will be back to normal soon.

He said: "There is no flooding in the building, it's just out in the garden as a result of drainage.

"Everything is under control and fingers crossed we will be back open tomorrow (Monday)."

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Just down the road, the Severn View Hotel appeared to be having its own struggles with the floods on Sunday, January 15.

Water could be seen pouring out of the building, creating a large pond on Newport Street.

We have tried to contact Yeliz Blossom Room for further information.

It is not yet clear if the restaurant has been closed due to internal flooding or the flooding more generally.