Rectory Meadow, Longhope, GL17

Food Manufacturing Company
Mad About Pies, Gloucestershire
Offers Over £825,000


• Opportunity

Mad About Pies has an existing manufacturing and distribution network

The option to scale the business and distribute the pie to a national audience has already been proved with a supply chain in to the following operators agreed -

• Asda
• Costco
• CO-OP
• Ocado
• Tesco (40 Stores)
• Crystal Palace FC
Demand exceeded production capacity due to the success of the pie range

Winning over 40 awards for their pies, the reputation of this business is formidable, which in turn offers multiple avenues for expansion and scaling

The business and property are completely managed by the team

In addition to ‘Mad About Pies’ and included in the sale is ‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ is a very successful well-established country coaching inn, close to ‘The Forest of Dean’ in Gloucestershire



• Location

‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ close to the village of Boxbush, on the main road from Gloucester to Ross-on-Wye

Sitting on the edge of ‘The Forest of Dean’ and flanked by two AONB ‘The Malvern Hill’ and ‘Wye Valley’ the area benefits from tourism throughout the year

Cheltenham Racecourse is 20 minutes away



• Expansion Opportunities

Included with the sale of the coaching inn is the ‘Mad About Pies’ company, which has won over 40 awards in the UK

This very well-established branding could be used for
• USP for a pub group
• Scaling up manufacture
• B2B or B2C supply chain


• Development

Substantial parts of the property are single storey, there is the possibility of developing a second floor across the site and significantly increasing the size of the property

With sufficient parking and access, without compromising privacy, the existing property could be converted into multiple dwellings, an additional property could be built in the garden, all subject to a successful planning application

There is potential for a further development in the garden



• Internal Details

Original parts of ‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ date back to the 17th Century in the main part of the pub, which has low ceilings and is full of character and charm

There are four dining areas offering over 120 covers, with further seating outside

Currently there are eight ensuite letting rooms, with a further three bedrooms and a bathroom in the flat above the pub

Please see the floorplans for further information



• External Details

Sitting on 0.5-acre plot, there is a large carpark with electric charging points – parking for 24 cars

Fantastic large enclosed, family, event & pet friendly beer garden – seating for up to 150

Please see the aerial photographs



• Fixtures & Fittings

All fixtures and fittings not personal to the vendors are included in the sale




• Financials

Weekly sales are circa £15,000 generating very healthy profits in excess of £150,000 per annum

Full accounts are available

Property in the area is worth on average £3,500 sq/m



• Tenure

Nationwide Business Sales are delighted to offer this rare opportunity to the market at ‘Offers Over £825,000’


• Further Information & Useful Links

The Farmers Boy Inn has a dedicated website, please visit

Mad About Pies is the branding and website for sales and distribution of pies

Voted by guests ‘The Farmer Boy Inn’ has been rated as in the ‘Top 10% of Hotels in the World’ by TripAdvisor

The Facebook page has over 20,000 followers

Instragram has over 2,000 followers