The Lion 52 Bridge Street Kington Herefordshire HR5 3DJ - Forsale By Public Auction Thursday 20TH November 2025

The popular market town of Kington is located in West Herefordshire, close to its border with Powys within the Welsh Marches region. It is a beautiful rural area situated on the Offa's Dyke Path, which attracts a large number of walkers throughout the year, just below the Hergest Ridge.
The town has good road access via the A41/A441 and B4355 providing easy access throughout the region to the nearby town of Leominster, City of Hereford, Brecon and its Brecon Beacons National Park, along with Rhayader and its famous dams.
The Lion is a Grade II listed property reputed to date from 1603 that occupies a prominent corner position close to the town centre. The premises is predominately stone construction with slate roof and offers accommodation over three stores, with additional cellarage. It offers well planned and easy to operate trading area at ground floor with two separate flats above, which are set out individually thus allowing for separate occupation. The property also benefits from being positioned directly in next to a public car park.
The premises has traded as a pub, restaurant and café over the years. It has more recently been let to a tenant, opening as a café but its layout suits most types of food and beverage business.
The property is briefly described below:
TRADE AREAS
Front entrance leading to FRONT RESTAURANT of excellent size, having carpeted floor, heavily beamed ceiling and paint decorated walls. Feature or the room is a stone fireplace, with a wood burner. Seating for 28. REAR RESTAURANT with strip wood floor and heavily beamed ceiling. Paint decorated walls. L-shaped servery. Pizza oven with stainless steel service counter. Seating 20.
CATERING KITCHEN of good size with non slip floor, tiled walls, extraction hood and good selection of commercial catering effects and equipment.
Ladies and gentlemen's TOILETS. BASEMENT CELLAR.

PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION
First floor offering three bedroom flat. Second floor offering two bedroom flat.

EXTERNAL
To the side and rear of the property, is the outside trading area. Bin store.
The business has traded successfully in the town for a number of years, but more recently has been operated under a commercial lease as a cafe. The freeholder does not have accounting information available with regard to the business. All prospective purchasers will need to make their own assessment as to the potential future viability of the business.

GUIDE PRICE £240,000 to include fixtures & fittings.

INVENTORY The sale of the property will include trade fixtures and fittings which are in absolute ownership of the Seller and in situ on completion. Any branded or leased items and any items owned by third parties will be excluded.

Administration Fee
The purchaser will be required to pay Sindey Phillips Limited an administration fee of £2,000 plus VAT on completion.
Completion
Completion to take place within 28 days of the Auction, being 18th December 2025.
Viewing
Please telephone the Auctioneers on .
NO DIRECT APPROACH TO MADE TO THE BUSINESS
ALL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTED THROUGH SIDNEY PHILLIPS
VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Vendor's Solicitors
Ruth Ormrod
Land Law LLP, 2 Victorian Mews, South Hawkesworth Street, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. LS29 9DX
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Premises licence is held for the supply of alcohol between:
Monday - Saturday: 11:00 - 01:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 00:00

All mains services are connected with the benefit of gas fired central heating.

Local Authority - Herefordshire Council -