Refurbished Coastal Public House Tenancy Available

Dawlish Warren, Devon, UK

Asking Price:: Under £50K

Turnover:: Undisclosed

Net Profit:: Undisclosed

Recently refurbished coastal public house tenancy in a prominent gateway position to Dawlish Warren, with extensive trading areas, substantial first-floor accommodation and excellent outside space.

The Sandygate Inn is a detached public house arranged over two floors and presented to an excellent standard following a comprehensive refurbishment programme. The property has also been rewired with new electrics and had a new roof approximately two years ago. The spacious open-plan main bar provides seating for 50+ and is supported by a commercial kitchen, customer facilities and ancillary areas, creating a flexible opportunity for either wet-led or food-focused operation.

Occupying a highly visible position adjacent to the main access route and car park for Dawlish Warren, the pub is well placed to capture passing pedestrian and vehicular trade. Dawlish Warren is a popular coastal resort with a sandy beach, nature reserve, holiday parks, caravan sites and visitor accommodation, generating substantial seasonal trade alongside custom from Dawlish and surrounding communities.

The property offers considerable scope for an incoming operator. First-floor accommodation is currently arranged across three separate areas, including an owner’s/manager’s flat and additional rooms currently being refurbished. The scale and configuration provide potential for letting bedrooms or holiday accommodation, subject to any necessary consents. Outside trading areas extend around three sides of the property, including terraces, a substantial beer garden and fenced children’s play area. There is also potential to utilise the prominent roadside frontage for market-style pitches, an approach stated to have previously generated a strong rental income stream.

A guide rent of £30,000-£40,000 per annum applies. This refurbished and adaptable coastal pub provides an opportunity to establish a substantial hospitality business in one of Devon’s established visitor destinations. Enquiries are invited for further information.

Property Information

Property:: Tenancy

Tenancy Rent:: Guide rent of £30,000-£40,000 per annum. per annum

Living Accommodation:

Substantial first-floor accommodation is provided.

The owner’s/manager’s flat comprises a large open-plan lounge/diner/kitchen and bedroom with en-suite.

There are two further areas: Flat 1 comprises four rooms, while Flat 2 comprises three rooms together with a bathroom, shower room and separate WC. Additional rooms are currently being refurbished.

The first-floor accommodation is flexible, with stated potential to reconfigure and enhance parts of the space to provide letting bedrooms or holiday accommodation, subject to any necessary consents.

Location:

The Sandygate Inn occupies a prominent and highly visible position at the gateway to Dawlish Warren, adjacent to the main access route into the resort and the main Dawlish Warren car park.

Dawlish Warren is an established coastal holiday destination known for its sandy beach, nature reserve and extensive holiday accommodation, including holiday parks and caravan sites. The area attracts substantial numbers of tourists, day visitors and families during the spring and summer, supplemented by local trade from Dawlish and surrounding coastal communities.

Dawlish Warren railway station is nearby, providing services on the Exeter to Plymouth coastal route and connections to Exeter St David’s. The A379 provides access towards Exeter, approximately 12 miles to the north, and Teignmouth to the south. The M5 is accessible via Exeter.

Premises Details:

Detached public house arranged over the ground and first floors and comprehensively refurbished to an excellent standard. The property had a new roof approximately two years ago and has been rewired with new electrics.

The ground floor includes a spacious, light and airy open-plan main bar with main bar servery, concertina doors to the front and seating for 50+. A side door provides access outside.

Customer facilities comprise ladies’ and gents’ cloakrooms, including a disabled WC.

A commercial kitchen is fitted with full extraction, non-slip flooring and uPVC wall cladding. Additional back-of-house facilities include a utility room and separate freezer room/utility with outside access.

The first floor is currently divided into three flexible areas. Flat 1 comprises four rooms. Flat 2 comprises a further three rooms, bathroom, shower room and separate WC. The owner’s/manager’s flat provides a large open-plan lounge/diner/kitchen and bedroom with en-suite. Additional first-floor rooms are currently being refurbished.

Outside trading space extends around three sides of the property. To the front is a highly visible terrace with pub benches arranged over two levels. This continues around the side to a substantial rear beer garden laid mainly to lawn, with further pub benches and a terrace.

The rear garden also contains a large separate fenced children’s play area with play equipment.

A catering wagon is situated within the grounds. To the other side of the property is a private garage together with hardstanding parking for several vehicles.

Planning Consent:: Potential to reconfigure and enhance the first-floor accommodation to provide letting bedrooms or holiday accommodation, subject to any necessary consents. No existing planning consent for this use is stated.

Energy Performance Rating:: B

Business Operation

Expansion Potential:

Significant potential exists to develop additional income streams. The substantial first-floor accommodation could potentially be reconfigured to provide letting bedrooms or holiday accommodation, subject to any necessary consents.

The extensive outside areas provide further opportunities to maximise seasonal food and drink trade. The prominent roadside frontage also offers potential for market-style pitches, which have previously been successfully operated to generate rental income without detracting from the core pub operation.