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The Chequers Inn, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3PY

Guide Price
£1,250,000

Business rates & charges may apply

Christie & Co, Pubs & Restaurants
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Pub for sale

Key features

  • Highly regarded food led public house
  • Semi-rural location, wide catchment area
  • Bar, lounge bar & bar - 80 covers
  • Outside trade areas 150+ covers
  • Car park for c.35-40 vehicles
  • Sizeable Plot. Energy Rating D
  • Christie & Co Ref: 8856024

Description

Description

A fine 15th Century detached property set on a plot extending to approximately 1.45 acres.

The chequers Inn is a unique Sussex gastropub featuring in the AA, Michelin and MasterChefs of Great Britain guides and offers an outstanding reputation for fine food with a contemporary take on classic British and French-inspired cuisine, excellent wines and handpicked local ales.

The pub is a unique Sussex gastro pub and offers an outstanding reputation for fine food

Location

Located in a semi-rural leafy hamlet of Rowhook in West Sussex, the village is approximately five miles from Horsham, nine miles from Gatwick Airport and 31 miles from London.

Ground Floor

Entrance lobby, bar with seating for c.10, lounge bar for c.30 and restaurant for c.40.

Ladies and gentlemen's toilets, fully fitting commercial kitchen with wash-up and preparation areas, staff toilet.

Fixtures & Fittings

All trade fixtures and fittings are included in the asking price.

External Details

Trade garden for 150+ covers with a vine-clad terraced area, private garden, kitchen garden and fruit trees.

There is customer parking for 35-40 vehicles.

Owner's Accommodation

Situated on the first floor comprising of two double bedrooms, sitting room and bathroom.

The Opportunity

The business is privately owned and operated and has built up an excellent reputation as a gastro pub over the last 20 years under the present owner.

As well as plenty of local custom, visitors travel from further afield including nearby towns and London.

Staff

The business is run by the owner, together with a full complement of full time, part time and casual staff.

Trading Information

The business enjoys consistently strong annual sales. The trade split is around 70% dry and 30% wet.

Full trading information will be supplied following a formal viewing.

Development Potential

Due to the size of the plot, there is ample space for extending the property, subject to any planning and building regulation consents being obtained.

Business Rates

The rateable value for the property from 1 April 2023 is £28,000. This is not what you will pay in business rates, but the Local Authority uses the rateable value to calculate what business rates are payable.

Regulatory

Premises Licence.

Energy Performance Certificates

EPC 1

Brochures

The Chequers Inn, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3PY

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Warnham Station3.0 miles
  • Christ's Hospital Station3.4 miles
  • Horsham Station4.0 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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