Pakenham's historic hotel, known recently as the Drake Tavern, has sold for more than $7m. Picture: The Drake Tavern A group of Pakenham locals have banded together to save the suburb's iconic local pub, colloquially known as ‘Purvies', amid a growing trend of restoring historic watering holes to traditional roots. The Pakenham Hotel was rebranded as the Drake Tavern, a modern gastropub-style bistro, 17 years ago before shutting its doors in April when its owners deemed the business 'unviable' off the back of Covid-19 lockdowns.

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