The White Post Inn, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset BA3 4QA

Property Details: • Type: Ask agent • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Main road free of tie Somerset public house • First time for sale in 20 years • Annual turnover £172,500 (has been more) with limited opening hours • Very well presented - includes bar for 45 and restaurant for 25 • Professionally fitted catering kitchens, walk-in cold store and other ancillary rooms • Beer garden for 60 with children's play area plus additional outside seating and car park • Three-bedroom well presented owner's home with modern kitchen/breakfast room • Zero business rates payable - great business opportunity

Location: • Nearest Station: Frome Station • Distance to Station: 8.0 miles

Agent Information: • Address: 44 Boulevard Weston-Super-Mare BS23 1NF

Full Description: LOCATION

The White Post Inn is located in the village of Stratton-on-the-Fosse, famed for Downside Abbey and Downside Public School.

The village is situated in the beautiful Mendips with fabulous walks and many historic houses, gardens and visitor attractions nearby including Cheddar Gorge, the Roman Baths, Wookey Hole Caves and Wells Cathedral, making it an excellent base from which to explore the surrounding area.

Bath is 12.5 miles north east, Wells is 10 miles to the east and Bristol is 20 miles north with the A303 trunk and M5 motorway/M4 motorway within approximately half an hour, as well as a 20 minute drive from Glastonbury and 10 minutes from Shepton Mallet.

There are 520 new homes currently being built within the immediate vicinity.

THE BUSINESS PREMISES

Entrance Vestibule

Leading to:

Main Bar Customer Seating Seating 46 but plenty of additional standing.

The 'U' shaped space surrounds the bar servery with a mixture of fixed seating and bar chairs.

Well presented and well decorated with part wood panelled walls, part exposed stone walls surrounding a lovely open fireplace, patterned carpet flooring with a mixture of non-slip flooring.

Bar Servery

Has a dark wood top and is fitted with a range of back bar equipment including various back bar refrigerators, glass washer, touch screen till and non-slip floor.

Restaurant Seats 24 but with space for more.

Another very well presented room with wood effect flooring, beamed walls and heavy beamed ceiling.

Ladies WC Well presented.

Gents WC Well presented.

Commercial Kitchen A splendid commercial kitchen with a full range of professional catering equipment including commercial extract, 6-ring commercial hob and oven, various microwave ovens, commercial dishwasher and cold storage areas.

Refrigerated Beer Cellar

Bottle Store

Walk-In Cold Room

PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION

Is on the second floor and comprises:

Bedroom 1 (3.4 m x 2.5 m) A double room.

Bedroom 2 (3.2 m x 3.6 m) A double room.

Lounge (4.1 m x 3.6 m) A good size room.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room (4 m x 3 m) A modern fitted space with wall and floor kitchen units, integral hob and oven, stainless steel sink unit and marble effect worktops.

Bedroom 3 (3.4 m x 2.2 m) A single room - which could be utilised as an office.

Bathroom With panelled bath having shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and low level flush WC.

OUTSIDE

Private Garden With lawned and patio area plus storage.

Lawned Trade Garden Seats around 60 with a separate children's play area.

Front Outside Seating For around 40.

Marked Car Park For around 30.

THE BUSINESS

Has been operated by our clients, who are a husband and wife team, for nearly 20 years.

The business has a 5 Star Hygiene Rating.

Through choice, our clients operate the business on a limited basis currently opening -

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12 pm until 2.30 pm and 6 pm until 11 pm.

Saturdays 12 pm until 3 pm and 6 pm to close.

Sundays 12 pm until 6 pm.

The business is run with very limited staff and would ideally suit a husband and wife, or family, who we are sure, could build on the great foundation of trade that already exists.

Turnover to the last financial year was around £172,500 net of VAT.

We are able to share full trading accounts upon request.

The premises also benefits from a 24-hour premises licence.

TENURE

The White Post Inn is held on a renewed full repairing lease from Wellington Pub Company, for a term of 25 years commencing January 2018. The lease falls within the provision of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954.

Rent £34,000 + VAT p/a subject to five yearly rent reviews. An incoming party will be required to provide a rental deposit to the landlord of a quarters rent in advance.

Rateable Value Current rateable value (1 April 2023 to present) £8,000.