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The Gatekeeper, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8DE

£675,000

Business rates & charges may apply

Christie & Co, Pubs & Restaurants
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Pub for sale

Key features

  • Historic Grade II Listed pub/restaurant
  • Exposed beams & Inglenook fireplaces
  • Generous 3-bedroom owner's accommodation
  • 60 cover restaurant
  • 20 car customer car park
  • 70 cover trade garden. EPC Exempt
  • Christie & Co Ref: 8856072

Description

Description

This historic Grade II Listed pub is one of the oldest buildings in the village dating back to 1595 and provides a cosy and relaxing atmosphere. The Gatekeeper was previously called the New Inn and originally consisted of two 15th Century cottages. The building was converted to a pub in the 18th Century.

Location

Set in the Kent Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty, the rural village of Etchinghill stands at the head of the beautiful Elham Valley.

Etchinghill itself has a highly regarded golf course and offers easy access to the nearby village of Lyminge. Hythe and the larger town of Folkestone are to the South (approximately 3.5 and 5 miles respectively) and to the North, the Cathedral City Of Canterbury (approximately 13 miles).

Internal Details

Ground floor entrance into the main bar area with central bar servery, circa 60 cover restaurant, customer toilets, fully equipped commercial kitchen with full extraction, pot wash area, walk-in chiller and dry storage areas. Beer cellar.

Fixtures & Fittings

All trade fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale and our clients will provide a trade inventory.

External Details

There is a customer car park for 20 cars and a 70 cover trade garden.

Owner's Accommodation

Three double bedrooms, lounge, fitted kitchen and bathroom.

The Opportunity

Our clients have lovingly owned the pub for many years and are now looking to retire. The sale offers a great opportunity for a new operator to take full advantage of The Gatekeeper's great reputation and location with the captive audience of Canterbury, Ashford, Folkestone and Dover.

We thoroughly recommend a viewing to fully appreciate this opportunity.

Staff

The business is predominantly owner run with a complement of full time and part time casual staff.

Trading Information

Trading information will be supplied following a formal viewing.

Business Rates

Current rateable value (1 April 2023 to present) is £23,900. This is the rateable value for the property. It is not what you pay in business rates or rent. Your local council uses the rateable value to calculate the business rates bill.

Regulatory

Premises Licence.

Energy Performance Certificates

EPC 1

Brochures

The Gatekeeper, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8DE

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Channel Tunnel Terminal Station2.0 miles
  • Sandling Station2.1 miles
  • Westenhanger Station2.8 miles

About Christie & Co, Pubs & Restaurants

Whitefriars House, 6 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0BS

We’re the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical.

If you’re looking to buy or sell a business in our specialist sectors – from a pharmacy in Sussex to a hotel in Austria – our expert advice and collaborative support will help you achieve your goals. You may be an independent first-time buyer or a multinational adding to your portfolio; either way, you’ll discover that our personalised service is focused on helping you achieve your ambitions.

Clients have access to our carefully managed network of potential buyers. This unique database of contacts has been continually developed by our advanced IT capabilities and benefits from both our years of experience developing our network and our wide geographical coverage.

Where we work

We employ the largest team of sector specialists in the UK and the largest group of hotel specialists in Europe, providing professional brokerage and advisory services from offices in major cities across Britain and Europe. And because we’ve been doing this for over 80 years, we know our sectors and local markets inside out. We work closely with our clients to guide and conclude transactions of any size, covering hotels, restaurants and pubs, leisure, forecourts and convenience retail businesses, social care and elderly care, childcare & education facilities, dental practices and pharmacies.

Our professional services

We offer unrivalled insight, experience and expertise across your choice of services, including brokerage, consultancy, finance, development, investment, surveying, rent reviews, dispute resolution, corporate valuation, and turnaround & recovery. These services are all underpinned by our in-depth market intelligence and leading-edge technology. And we’re accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so you can trust in our professionalism.

What makes us tick

Businesses are about people, so relationships matter to us. We bring an integrity and transparency to business which can be all too rare – and that’s why people trust us. Our clients will attest to our genuine desire to help achieve their objectives, our attention to detail, and our tireless hard work on their behalf. We understand that buying a business can bring its own pressures and strains; needs can change, plans may need to be adjusted, and opportunities can come and go. But we’re always here, a constant, flexible and reliable force you can count on.

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