Rose and crown, Bower Hinton, Somerset. FOR SALE - 24th August 2010

Impressive village centre freehouse

Seen locally as the focal pint of village life, the Rose and Crown at Bower Hinton in Somerset is now for sale through licensed property specialists Stonesmith of Exeter.

The Rose and Crown is a traditional country village pub and destination freehouse with a strong all year round trade. As well as having a good local following the business benefits from trade from the surrounding area and in the peak of the summer months from tourists.

The pub has a good community spirit and is home to skittle and pool teams. It also holds regular quiz and charity nights and has its own face book address which the owners use as a marketing tool.

A wet led business, the Rose and Crown trade split is 80% in favour of wet sales and 20% food sales. There is though scope to develop and increase the turnover, which, by the present owners admission, they have not maximised fully having chosen to run the business to suite their lifestyle. There is especially an opportunity to extend the current opening hours, particularly in the summer months.

The pub is situated in the centre of the village which is surrounded by picturesque countryside. The village is particularly well known for its distinctive honey coloured hamstone properties which are indigenous to the area. Bower Hinton has excellent road and rail connections with the main A303 being 1 mile away and Yeovil just 5 miles away.

The Rose and Crown is an impressive character end of terrace property which is believed to date back to 1783. It is presented in good order throughout and has been sympathetically upgrades and improved over the last 7 years. The accommodation briefly provides ground floor trade areas which include a main bar (40+) dining room (12) games room (12) a skittle alley and a catering kitchen. The first floor provides private living accommodation with a lounge, 3 bedrooms a family bathroom and a private roof terrace.

Externally to the front of the property there is a seating area for 12 customers and to the rear there is an enclosed trade garden with a barbecue and seating for approx 20. The property also has a car park with 8-10 spaces.

A freehold business, Stonesmith are looking for offers off an asking price of £250,000