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HISTORY

• Building dates back to 1604
• Traditional roadside public house for many years, originally on Ipswich to Bury St Edmunds stagecoach route
• Current vendors’ in situ for 25 years with favourable Punch Taverns lease
• Various improvements during vendors’ tenure including conservatory restaurant and play area
• £60,000 redevelopment recently completed

REASON FOR SALE

• Retirement owing to terminal illness - a quick sale is now required, therefore the price has been reduced considerably

PRODUCTS

• Full range of traditional real ales, wines, spirits and lagers
• Guest ale
• Non – alcoholic beverages, teas and coffees
• Range of traditional meals with an English theme
• Full restaurant meals as well as bar snacks
• Pool table
• 2 gaming machines
• Petanque court

CUSTOMERS

• Very mixed demographic including locals and passing trade
• A destination pub for a large number of Ipswich residents
• Significant number of functions catered for including weddings, anniversaries and funerals
• Licence held for bar facilities at village hall

SUPPLIERS

• Tied to Punch Taverns for beers and ciders only
• Traditional wholesalers supply wines and spirits
• Food sourced locally and through wholesalers

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Property:
Leasehold
Location:
• Prominently positioned in affluent Suffolk village close to Ipswich
• Very near to Snoasis development scheduled for completion in 2011
• Ample off road car parking
• Ideally sited for local and visiting trade
Premises details:
• A delightful and tradition wayside inn, with large restaurant, beer garden, children’s play area and owners’ accommodation
• Car parking for approximately 40 vehicles
• Conservatory restaurant with 48 covers
• Bar area with further 26 covers
• Large screen TV
• Traditional bar
• Sunken games bar with pool table
• Refurbished ladies and gents’ WCs
• Well equipped commercial kitchen
• Beer garden with 5 a side football pitch to rear
• Children’s play area with climbing frame
• Petanque court
• Owners’ accommodation with 2 double bedrooms, family bathroom, private WC, living room and extensive storage area

Expansion potential:
STRENGTHS

• Location
• Snoasis development nearby
• Recent refurbishment costing £60,000 covering children’s play area, petanque court, new WCs, exterior and interior redecoration, air conditioning for conservatory and new cellar coolers
• Consistently profitable with solid financials
• Advantageous terms with Punch Taverns
• Sizeable premises with traditional ambience, including wooden beams
• Family beer garden

SCOPE

• Entertainments licence
• Outside catering
• Business development activities and promotions generally
• Introduction of new menus with potential to increase margins
Trading hours:
• Tue to Thurs: 11.30am to 11.00pm
• Fri to Sat: 11.30am to 12 Midnight
• Sun: 12 Noon to 10.30pm
• Licence held until 12 Midnight during the week and 1am Friday and Saturday
Employees:
• Owned and managed by vendors, a husband and wife team • Capable team of 11 part time staff built up over past 25 years covering kitchen, bar, cleaning and outside bar events
Years established:
25

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