Cotswold 17th century village pub
Two interconnecting character bars
Two bedroom owner's accommodation
Gardens and car parking
Turnover £260,000 per annum net of VAT
REFERENCE: 95845
17th Century listed building
The Village of North Woodchester is located 4 miles south of the Town of Stroud just off the A46 Gloucester to Bath road. It is a select residential location being the archetypal Cotswold village with narrow streets and roads standing between two well known areas of common land, Minchinhampton and Selsley.
The Royal Oak is a very attractive seventeenth century property which is Grade II Listed and has a wealth of period charm and character. It is adorned with heavily beamed ceilings, exposed Cotswold stone walls and stone mullion fireplaces and windows. It has two attractive trade areas with a separate first floor private dining area, good catering kitchen, two bedroom owners accommodation, trade garden and car park.
The property, which must be viewed to be appreciated, is briefly described as follows:
TRADE AREAS
GROUND FLOOR
The trading areas are TWO INTERCONNECTING ROOMS of immense quality and character reflecting the Seventeenth Century age of the property. The rooms have a particularly heavy beamed ceilings, exposed Cotswold stone walls throughout and part flagged and part boarded floors. There is no specific eating or drinking areas in these rooms and they are furnished throughout with rustic and traditional style pub bar chairs and pews currently able to accommodate seated 60+ customers. There is a CENTRAL BAR SERVERY which has counters to both trading rooms with exposed rustic panelled frontages. There are two fireplaces, one being a proud open fireplace with Mullion surround and Cotswold stone back fitting and cast iron canopy. The second having cast iron solid fuel burner installed and a stone lintel.
Set of LADIES AND GENTLEMEN’S TOILETS. CATERING KITCHEN which is comprehensively equipped and arranged in three principal sections. The main catering area has altro non slip flooring and four section galvanised extraction canopy and fully sealed walls. The central section is a PREP ROOM, again being similarly equipped with non slip flooring, tiled and sealed walls. There is a DRY STORE/FREEZER ROOM. ON LEVEL BEER CELLAR.
FIRST FLOOR
Staircase access from the bar to a first floor PRIVATE/OVERFLOW DINING ROOM which, as for the rest of the property, has a wealth of period character and is furnished to seat approximately 12 diners.
OWNERS ACCOMMODATION
Located at first floor:
PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION comprising stunning DOMESTIC LOUNGE which is a quite outstanding room with exposed stone walls. Recently refitted SHOWER ROOM with suite of wash hand basin, WC and shower. Domestic KITCHEN.
SECOND FLOOR
BEDROOM 1, LARGE DOUBLE, with vaulted ceiling. BEDROOM 2 (MASTER ROOM), DOUBLE, having vaulted beamed ceiling.
EXTERNAL
Feature enclosed BEER GARDEN 80% of which is covered by a Marquee with room for 40-50 customers. Inside the marquee is a food dispensing servery and wide screen TV. Gravelled CAR PARK with space for 12+ vehicles.
Our clients have owned the business since June 2016. Prior to Covid, the pub operated traditional hours and our clients obtained a very good reputation for their cuisine as well as their beers. We are advised that accounts for the year ended March 2024 will show takings net of VAT of approximately £260,000 split 70% food sales and 30% wet sales. Furthermore, takings for the year ended March 2025 are expected to show a further increase.
FREEHOLD: £450,000 to include fixtures & fittings and goodwill. Stock at valuation in addition.
A full Premises Licence is held
All mains services are connected and the property has the benefit of gas fired central heating.
