Property Overview
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- Size:
- Undisclosed
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- Usage:
- A3, A4
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- Sale Type:
- For Sale
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- Rental Income:
- N/A
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- Property Type:
- Other
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- Auction:
- No
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- Development Opportunity:
- No
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- Investment Opportunity:
- No
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- Tenanted:
- No
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- Energy Rating:
- N/A
General Summary
COUNTRY PUB “1742” LOCATED WITHIN FAVOURED COTSWOLDS VILLAGE OF UPPER WARDINGTON IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE “COUNTRY PURSUITS” AND EXPECT A HIGH QUALITY LIFESTYLE
You need to look past the accounts for the measure of this opportunity with sales purposely kept below the VAT threshold yet showing £28,000 net profits on very limited hours
Get the pub “open” and add food to achieve the “unbridled” potential of this rare opportunity
“L” Shaped bar (30+ vertical drinkers) open fires, pub piano, semi commercial kitchen + utility – easy to run – Decked rear patio & C/P
Inspiring locale rich in the History of “Old England” with “timeless” living
Same owners 13 years – ideal for families – great schools
Exceptional modernised 5 Double bed owners accommodation private access
What the customers say;
"Nice real ale beer, which was a good pint. Had a good range of drinks available. Was sporting a new food menu, i had a sandwich that came with chips, which was a good size portion and value for money. Friendly service and would recommend this nice quiet traditional pub and visit again."
Constructed in 1742 detached of mellow Cotswold’s stone under a pitched slate roof. The internals of this property have been kept simple and uncomplicated being a fine example of “timeless living” with a strong emphasis on family values and the traditions of the village pub being at the heart of the local community. Within the “L” shaped bar (30+ vertical drinkers) there is an open stone fronted open fire to one end with a wood burning stove to the other. The ceilings are generally low and windows deep set with views over Thorpe Road towards some stone agricultural buildings. There is a traditional upright “pub piano” which we are informed provides many a winter nights entertainment for the locals. CENTRAL BAR SERVERY has a range of REAL ALE WICKETS along with bright beer pumps. High bar stools are placed to its frontage. Tables and chairs are scattered around the bar area with some fixed seating along with settees, bucket seats and seating built into the windows. Well presented LADIES & GENTS facilities are located to the opposite end of the bar to the servery. CATERING KITCHEN is partly commercially equipped and has a utility room for dry storage and refrigeration. BEER CELLAR is set below ground and chilled.
OWNERS ACCOMMODATION
The owners accommodation has 5 good double bedrooms along with family bathroom to the 1st floor. The owners private lounge is to the ground floor next to the shared catering kitchen. The owners living quarters have a separate entrance to the main public areas.
EXTERNALS
To the rear is a parking area (6) along with a raised decked patio which is used for village BBQ,s
PREMISES LICENSES
We are advised that the business has a Premises licence that allows opening of 11am through till 11pm all week.(Grandfather Rights). Our clients open only when they chose to so do which can be from anytime to anytime and would hazard a guess as no more than 20 - 25 hours a week. Personal License will be required and our training associates can assist with this for you.
TENURE
We are instructed to offer the property and business for sale as TOTALLY FREEHOLD
SERVICES
We are advised that the pub benefits from water, sewage & electric connected, heating is by way of Oil. Business rates payable of £ EXEMPT p.a.
THE BUSINESS
The business has been owned by our clients for 13 years and have enjoyed a smashing life style bringing up their family out of the proceeds. Sales are purposely held below the VAT threshold and is mainly wet driven 90% Wet to 10% Dry yet still returns £28,000 Net profits. Without any doubt this is “an opportunity waiting to happen” with an unbridled potential to develop the food offering which coupled with utilising the many currently unused yet available trading hours just what is this business capable of ? A new energised owner could focus on the local racing stables which are a rich source of foodie clients along with trippers attracted to the locations strong historic heritage along with building upon the local trade that already frequents the pub. Yes, get the pub open and deliver a good but simple food offering using the rich variety of local farm produce at hand and watch this business take off.
THIS “TICKS THE BOX’S” WITH A QUALITY OF LIFESTYLE COUPLED WITH A WELL PROFITABLE BUSINESS YET MORE TO BE HAD IF YOU WANT- EARLY VIEWING IS RECOMMENDED TO SNAP UP THIS GEM OF A BUSINESS.
Location
The Village of UPPER WARDINGTON is set to the Southern COTSWOLDS within the county of Oxfordshire close to its boundary’s with Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. The locale is a honey pot for tourism being rich in the history of Old England and of special dramatic significance with the periods of The War of the Roses and the English Civil War. Mentioned within the Domesday Book 1086 the village is central to many historic locations and sits upon the 20 mile “Battlefields” Trail which works its way through the most beautiful of English countryside and follows the route taken by King Charles and his troops as they rode to Edgehill (1642). The Battles of Edgecote Moor (1469) and Battle for Cropredy Bridge (1466) lie close by and the 12th Century Church of St Magdalen and 16th Century Wardington Manor lie within the parish. The area is rich with National Trust properties with local Sulgrave Manor famed for its blood ties between our English Parliament and the US Congress by way of one George Washington who grew up as a loyal subject of King George 11.
The village lies 4 miles NE of the historic medieval market town of Banbury and sits on the A361 with the property fronting onto Thorpe Road. This is an idyllic place to bring up a family and within an area of economic sustainability with an average house price in excess of £300,000 which is 87% above the national average. There are several famous horse racing stables based locally and the area is renowned for being one of strong “country pursuits”
