Durham Tavern for Sale

Black Horse Tavern
Commercial Street
Willington
Durham
DL15

Ground floor footplate: 2030 sq/ft*

£ 65,000 + VAT Freehold

Black Horse Tavern For Sale

Freehold Pub for Sale Durham

Queens Head
Front Street
Wingate
Durham
TS28

Ground floor footplate: 2427 sq/ft*

£ 95,000 + VAT
Freehold

Queens Head Pub for Sale

Manchester Pub for Sale M11

Grove
Ashton Old Road
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M11

Ground floor footplate: 2262 sq/ft*

£ 215,000 + VAT
Leasehold Lease length: Long Leasehold until 2822@£3 pa

The Grove Pub for Sale

Freehold Pub for Sale Halesowen

West Midlands Pub for Sale

Widders (Crown Hotel)
Barrack Lane
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63

Gross Site Area: 7965 sq/ft*

£ 150,000
Freehold

Crown inn pub for Sale

Kent Pub for Sale, Gravesend

Gravesend Pub for Sale, Kent

New Inn
Milton Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA12

Ground floor footplate: 1327 sq/ft*

£ 300,000 + VAT Freehold

New Inn Pub for Sale Kent

English Pubs; The View From Vancouver

For the character, grab a seat and a room at an English pub says the Vancouver Sun

Some travelers seek out England’s pubs for ales and beers. Some seek out pubs for their beds.

The reason? Travelers find that a country pub may be the only lodging in tiny villages dotting the English countryside.

Which is how my husband and I ended up staying a couple of nights at the Wheatsheaf in Wilton, not far from Salisbury and a 15-minute car ride from Stonehenge.

And it is how, during a visit to Hook Norton in Oxfordshire, we ended up chatting with a pub-stay connoisseur who lodged at the Pear Tree Inn a short walk from the Hook Norton Brewery.

A country pub, of course, can be quite different from a boisterous city pub or a theme pub. It often is the heart of a village, with locals as its proprietors - good resources for sightseeing and pub-walk tips (because pub walks that involve hiking along marked footpaths from pub to pub are popular pastimes). Some pubs are run by breweries, others are independent ("free house"). They offer character - and characters - you won’t find at a standard-issue hotel.

The Pear Tree is where pub aficionado Vivienne Sharp chose to stay when she traveled from her home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A pub stay, the travel group leader and lecturer told us, can be "cheaper, offer more character and, normally, have a central location in the village."

Though many date to the 18th century (and earlier), pubs have updated their facilities, so many accommodations are en suite (the bathroom’s in your room), have widescreen TVs and provide in-room tea and coffee fixings.

Leasehold Pub for Sale Lincolnshire

Grimsby Pub for Sale

Wellington Arms
Freeman Street
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
DN32

Ground floor footplate: 2206 sq/ft*

£ 50,000 + VAT
Leasehold

Lease length: Short Leasehold expires 2027 @ £211Pa

Wellington Arms Pub for Sale

UK Pub Party Politics

Tories Talk Tough On Pubs Reports the Publican

The Tories have attacked Labour for allowing supermarkets to continue to “engage” in loss-leading on alcohol, leaving pubs less competitive.

The main opposition party has used pubs minister John Healey’s plans as a chance to launch a fresh tirade against the government’s policies on pubs.

Healey ignored the issue of supermarket pricing in his announcement last week, while the Tories have previously said they would ban below-cost selling in the off-trade.

New business rate hikes are also being used by the Conservatives to attack Labour. New analysis shows rates for the industry as a whole will increase by £20m next month, well above inflation.

Shadow Communities and Local Government minister, Caroline Spelman said: “Under Labour there has been a surge in alcohol-fuelled violence in our high streets, while local community pubs go to the wall.

“Conservatives will stand up for local community pubs and give residents new rights to protect them, whilst giving police and councils strong powers to tackle the binge drinking violence that ruins our towns at night.”

The Tories also highlighted figures showing there had been a net closure of 3,500 pubs across England since Labour came to power.

Hotel for Sale, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Freehold Hotel For Sale

Sun Hotel
Featherstone
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF7

£ 150,000 + VAT Freehold

Sun Hotel For Sale Pontefract

New Inn For Sale Hereford, Freehold Pub for Sale

Herefordshire Pub for Sale

New Inn
Bartestree
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1

Gross Site Area: 28379 sq/ft*

£ 350,000 Freehold

New Inn Pub for Sale Hereford

Pub for Sale Pontefract, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Pub for Sale

St Oswald Arms
Featherstone
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF7

Gross Site Area: 15928 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT Freehold

St Oswald Arms Pub for Sale

Mexborough Hotel for Sale, South Yorkshire

Yorkshire Hotel for Sale

Don Hotel
Swinton
Mexborough
South Yorkshire
S64

Gross Site Area: 6569 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT
Freehold

Don Hotel For Sale, Mexborough

Warwick Pub for Sale, CV34

Pub for Sale, Warwickshire

Jolly Miller
Cape Road
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34

Gross Site Area: 18889 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 Freehold

Jolly Miller Pub for Sale, Warwick

Yorkshire Freehold Pub For Sale

Hull Pub for Sale

Travellers Rest
Long Riston
Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU11

Gross Site Area: 7909 sq/ft*

£ 200,000 + VAT Freehold

Travellers Rest Pub For Sale

New Instruction, Birmingham Pub for Sale

Pub for Sale, West Midlands

Acorn
Winson Green Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B18

Ground floor footplate: 2644 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 Freehold

ALL OFFERS INVITED - Public house/development land for sale subject to an occupational tenancy until 31.05.12 @ at a current rent of £10,000 pa. In addition the purchaser will have the benefit of substantial additional income from beer sales.

The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation.

There is also enormous potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents.

Rateable Value (01.04.10): £5,500

The existing use class of the property is A4 'Drinking Establishments'. Planning consent is not required to change the current use to A1 (shops), A2 (financial and professional services) or A3 (restaurants and cafes).

Acorn Pub for Sale, West Midlands

Hotel For Sale; Freehold Property for Sale

Lancashire Hotel For Sale

Morecambe Hotel
Lord Street
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA4

Gross Site Area: 10486 sq/ft*

£ 200,000 + VAT
Freehold

Morecambe Hotel for Sale

Manchester Pub For Sale M12

Greater Manchester Pub For Sale

Farmers Arms
Stockport Road
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M12

Gross Site Area: 3618 sq/ft*

£ 350,000 + VAT Freehold

Farmers Arms Pub For Sale, Manchester

Freehold Pub for Sale Worcester

Worcester Pub For Sale

Arboretum
Northfield Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1

GIA: 3200 sq/ft*

£ 175,000 + VAT
Freehold

Arboretum Pub For Sale, Worcester

Accrington Pub For Sale Lancashire

Lancashire Pub For Sale

Bridge Inn
Church
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5

Gross Site Area: 4967 sq/ft*

£ 115,000 + VAT Freehold

Bridge Inn Pub For Sale

High Wycombe Pub for Sale, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire Pub For Sale

Jolly Bodger
Chairborough Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12

Gross Site Area: 31361 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT
Leasehold

Lease length: Long Leasehold Until 2067 @ £6000 Pa

Jolly Bodger Pub for Sale

Pub for Sale Southend on Sea, Essex

Essex Pub For Sale

Golden Lion
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS2

Gross Site Area: 6837 sq/ft*

£ 350,000 + VAT Freehold

Golden Lion Pub for Sale

Cumbria Pub for Sale

Inn for Sale Wigton, Cumbria

Crown Inn
High Street
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7

Gross Site Area: 3083 sq/ft*

£ 90,000 + VAT Freehold

Crown Inn Pub for Sale

MPs debate Health Committee Report on Alcohol

Kevin Barron MP, Chairman of the Health Select Committee opened a debate in the Commons on the Committee's recent report on alcohol. Gillian Merron, Minister of State, at the Health Department, responded to the debate.

The Select Committee Report Recommendations

There is a myth widely propagated by parts of the drinks industry and politicians that a rise in prices would unfairly affect the majority of moderate drinkers. But precisely because they are moderate drinkers a minimum price of for example 40p per unit would have little effect. It would cost a moderate drinker who drinks 6 units per week 11p per week, as we have seen, a woman drinking the recommended maximum of 15 units could buy her weekly total of alcohol for £6.

Opponents also claim that heavier drinkers are insensitive to price changes, but as a group their consumption will be most affected by price rises since they drink so much of the alcohol purchased in the country. Minimum pricing would most affect those who drink cheap alcohol, in particular young binge-drinkers and heavy low income drinkers who suffer most from liver disease. It is estimated that a minimum price of 50p per unit would save over 3,000 lives per year, of 40p, 1,100 lives.

Minimum pricing would have benefits. Unlike rises in duty minimum pricing would benefit traditional pubs which sell alcohol at more than 40p or 50p per unit; unsurprisingly it is supported by CAMRA. Minimum pricing would also encourage a switch to weaker wines and beers. With a minimum price of 40p per unit, a 10% abv wine would cost a minimum of £2.80p, a 13% abv. wine about £3.60p.

However, without an increase in duty minimum pricing will lead to an increase in the profits of supermarkets and the drinks industry Alcohol duty should continue to rise year on year, but unlike in recent years duty increases should predominantly be on stronger alcoholic drinks, notably on spirits. The duty on spirits per litre of pure alcohol was 60% of male average manual weekly earnings in 1947; in 1973 (when VAT was imposed in addition to duty) duty was 16% of earnings; by 1983 it was 11% and by 2002 it had fallen to 5%.

The select Committee recommend that the duty on spirits be returned in stages to the same percentage of average earnings as in the 1980s. The duty on industrial white cider should also be increased. Beer under 2.8% can be taxed at a different rate and we recommend that the duty on this category of beer be reduced.

Tonypandy Hotel for Sale, Wales

Mid Glamorgan Pub for Sale

Bush Hotel
Clydach Road
Tonypandy
Mid Glamorgan
CF40

Existing: 6030 sq/ft*

£ 87,000 + VAT Freehold

Bush Hotel For Sale

Calls to End Exemption on Supermarkets Social Responsibility Levy

Large supermarkets should pay business rates using the same turnover formula as pubs, clubs and hotels and generate an extra £100 million for the public purse, licensing leaders said yesterday, the Scottish Herald reports

During the keynote speech at its annual conference, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) also said a radical change to the rating system would close the gap between its members and the large chain supermarkets, which currently are exempt from contributing towards the proposed social responsibility levy on the alcohol trade.

Yesterday’s call marks the start of a campaign by the organisation, with Scotland’s main political parties saying they were receptive to discussing the proposals.

Small supermarket operators say they too would welcome a more level playing field with larger operators, claiming the rates they pay compared with the large multiples is unfair and disproportionate.

But retail sector representatives have said that alcohol only represents a small part of their turnover and that the two sectors were not comparable.

Pedals and Beer Pumps Tour 2010

Former Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton is getting on his bike for a tour of UK pubs.

"I'm looking forward to pedalling around the country to promote cycling and the British pub," he said.

"Both are very close to my heart. I've been cycling all my life and the British pub has provided most of my favourite stop off points. It saddens me to hear about so many pubs closing on a weekly basis so I want to do all I can to get people back to their local."

Heaton made an appeal via The Publican, CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) and Facebook to see where fans wanted to see him play. Of the 912 suggested pubs he chose 16.

Pub for Sale Manchester, Droylsden Pub for Sale

Droylsden Pub for Sale, Greater Manchester

Bowling Green Inn
Fairfield Road, Droylsden
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M43

£ 85,000 + VAT Freehold

Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession.

Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest.

The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation.

There is also enormous potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents.

Manchester Pub for Sale

Unilever Boss Pledges Support for Pubs

Unilever Foodsolutions (UFS) new MD Tracey Rogers has unveiled a new on-trade strategy which will include providing pubs with kits to help them make the most of big national events - and says pubs could emerge from the recession as winners.

Rogers told ThePublican.com that Unilever had researched the market globally to identify emerging consumer trends and that her team would now be focussing on a programme of dedicated in-pub promotions to help licensees win from food.

She said: "Our research shows that customers are demanding healthier food and looking for the same things in the pub that they do in the home - they do want to know what they're eating. We can provide the information on ingredients and the recipes that pubs need and our information tells us that revenue goes up when chefs offer nutritional information and that there is a swing towards healthy eating."

She added that if pubs get the quality and value right with food they will beat the financial downturn.

"Because of the recession people have traded down to pubs but have been surprised by how good the experience has been so I believe pubs are in a very good position coming out of the recession. People will continue to question why they were spending so much at the high end given the quality and value in pubs," she added.

Cheshire Public house/development Land for Sale

Cheshire Pub for Sale

Old Transporter
Tanhouse
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7

Ground floor footplate: 3289 sq/ft*

£ 90,000 + VAT
Leasehold Lease length: 61

Old Transporter Pub for Sale, Cheshire

Pub for Sale Basingstoke, Hampshire Pub for Sale

Pub for Sale Basingstoke

Three Barrels
Winklebury Centre
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG23

Gross Site Area: 6232 sq/ft*

£ 85,000 + VAT Leasehold

Leasehold Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession - 99 years from 1977 @ £12,000 per annum rent.

Winklebury is a large suburb located two miles north-west of central Basingstoke. The Winklebury Centre is the main precinct as it houses a handful of shops including John Burton's butchery, a chemist, a newsagent and winklebury cycles. The centre also houses doctor's surgeries and a public house (The Three Barrels).

Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest.

The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / retail owner occupation or investment.

The existing use class of the property is A4 'Drinking Establishments'. Planning consent is not required to change the current use to A1 (shops), A2 (financial and professional services) or A3 (restaurants and cafes).

Rateable value: £32,000

Three Barrels Pub for Sale Hampshire

Sky 3D In Your Local Pub

Sky 3D will first launch in pubs up and down the country, giving as many people as possible the opportunity to experience the magic of 3D TV. A selection of pubs will screen 3D to begin with and as more 3D TV’s become available we’ll be taking 3D to your local.

To keep up to date with the latest news and to find out when Sky 3D is coming to your local pub, sign up to their newsletter.