Licensee - Horncastle

Ship Inn - Horncastle, Lincolnshire

Ingoing Cost: £10,500

Rent: £14,225

Agreement Type: Tenancy

Reference Number: 300575 / 16210

Community site with huge potential to develop a great pub food offer

Property Features:

A traditional English town Horncastle has been dubbed the 'Best Antiques Town' and offers residents a great country lifestyle. Located 17 miles from Lincoln the town also has east access to Boston, Skegness and the Lincolnshire coast.

The Ship Inn boasts a prominent location in the town centre and is surrounded by local businesses. The site trades from on central service area with the front lounge leading into a long rear bar that houses the TVs and pool table. This area also has the dining area and access to the catering kitchen.

Outside, there is a large car park where the operator makes a small income, and also a good size paved garden, smoking shelter, kids play area, and cinema-style big screen.

Trading Style:

The Ship Inn is a community pub with a strong following particularly from the pub teams that use the pub for their meetings and events. The site is part of the circuit in the town but also benefits from regular custom too. There has been a good food offering at the pub in the past and the trade kitchen is well set up to cater for this. 

The new operator at this site will need to have some experience in running or working in community sites. They will need to be outgoing, personable with excellent service standards. The ability to market the site to both existing and new customers will be key to success as will ensuring that there is an enticing food menu and a great calendar of events to draw trade to the site.

Private Accommodation:

This consists of four bedrooms, a kitchen, lounge, bathroom, with a further 3 bedrooms on the second floor.

Key Financial Information

Please note that the Energy Performance Certificate is available from the landlord.