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Lease A Pub In Dortchester – Run The Gainsborough
The Gainsborough is located in the stunning village of Milborne Port in South Somerset. Milborne Port is a large friendly village, close to the Dorset boarder, The village has all of the main services you would expect including a primary School, shops, doctors surgery, post office, library, churches, playing areas and a good range of societies and clubs. The Gainsborough stands alone on a large corner plot surrounded by houses just a short distance from the busy A30 High Street and has good on street parking available.
Pub Layout
Internally the pub is decorated to a good standard throughout and benefits from exceptionally flexible trading areas by way of some clever zoning. Some areas are suited to drinking, whilst others, relaxing and other areas suited to eating, although all are flexible to suit the trading session. There is a separate breakfast room which serves the well decorated and appointed, popular letting rooms. The bar area is a warm and cosy social area, great for locals to catch up over a pint and a game of pool and darts. The bar area leads onto the bright airy front part of the building which benefits for dual aspect windows ideal for serving up the pubs traditional pub food menu. The third zone lends itself to a comfortable relaxing drink, ideal for the letting room customers seeking a relaxing drink after a long day sight-seeing or the week day business over-nighters catching up on some work. To the rear of the pub there is a raised decked area seating in excess of 30, this leads onto the well-kept gardens which currently has seating for at least another 30.
The stated ingoing figures are correct at point of advertising. Please be aware there may be additional costs.
Gainsborough, Dorchester
The Gainsborough is first and foremost a friendly traditional village pub, a meeting place for the village, a home from home. A pub that it is so comfortable, once you come in you don’t want to leave. The Gainsborough offers a fantastic range of drinks, traditional ales, continental Lagers, quality wines and premium spirts, served in a relaxed environment. There is scope to further develop and market the food side of the business, there is an already famous Sunday carvery and daily breakfast club served from the breakfast room and all prepared in the well fitted commercial trade kitchen.
There are three beautifully decorated en–suite letting rooms, two doubles and a twin.
Private Accommodation
There is a 2 bedroom owners’ accommodation including a kitchen, living room and bathroom.
Gainsborough, Dorchester
Annual Rent: £TBC
Security Deposit: £5,000
Working Capital: £5,000
Stock: £5,000
F&F: Funding options may be available for the right licensee
Training: £325 plus VAT
For a breakdown on financial information, please refer to the ‘Additional Info’ tab.
Additional Info
Annual Rent – This is our lowest rent figure associated with a Full Tie. If the tie is reduced the effective rent (via Tie Release Fees) will increase. Rent is billed and paid for weekly in advance depending on the payment terms agreed)
Security Deposit – This sum of money will be held on your account and will be returned to you on exiting of the pub based on your final account balance and the condition of the property
Working Capital – This is a recommend amount required which will be used in the day-to-day running of the business
Stock – This will be valued by an independent valuer on the day you take over the pub. This includes unbranded glassware, unopened bottles, wines, spirits, any unopened / opened kegs and cask ale providing the container is unopened
Fixtures & Fittings – This includes any item that is bolted to the floor or walls, and a fitting to be any item that is free standing or hung by a nail or hook. This will also include furniture
Training – Before signing a long term agreement, you will be required to attend our 7 Steps to Sales Success training programme. Held online over three days, you will learn marketing and business strategies that will help you to grow sales in your pub – step-by-step.
Service Charge Cost – £57.60 per week – The Admiral Taverns Premium Maintenance Package will help take care of your compliance and statutory obligations with one simple fee, whilst giving you piece of mind about your boiler and cellar cooling repair and replacement. This also includes full access to e-learning for you and your staff.
Ingoing Cost: 15000
Annual Cost: 0
Gainsborough, Dorchester
The potential of this multi-faceted pub would ideally be fully unlocked by an experienced licensee who possess exceptional standards and an understanding of the key ingredients required to operate a quality friendly community country pub with multiple income streams. The ability to develop a strong online presence and drive the occupancy levels and room rates of the letting rooms as well as really driving the reputation of the food will be key to taking this stunning business to the next level.
The current tenants have completed a fantastic job of laying the foundations for the future of the Gainsborough. The Letting rooms have excellent online reviews, the pub is a fantastic example of well-loved business and the pub has a strong local following. The future is exciting and developing the food trade will be critical. Developing further unique selling points, such as locally sourced meats will take the pub to the next level. The fantastic outside area has huge potential for summer events, beer festivals and has potential to be used for private and organised events and family occasions.
