Brig & Barrel, 75 West Church Street, Buckie, AB56 1BQ

We offer for sale this established hotel with restaurant, public bar and impressive beer garden. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an established premises, which occupy a prominent location close to town centre. Buckie is a bustling seaside town on the Moray Firth coast with a population of around 10,000. The town has nursery, primary and secondary schools, supermarkets, leisure facilities, two bowling clubs and two 18-hole links golf courses. There are numerous leisure pursuits close to the area and it is a popular destination for those on family holidays, sight-seeing, golfing/walking breaks and for those enjoying the North East 250, a unique Scottish road trip taking in the villages on the Moray Firth Coast, the world famous whisky distilleries in Speyside and the Cairngorms National Park.

Local train stations are available at Keith and Elgin and the airports at Aberdeen and Inverness are approximately 60 miles distant.

The present owners totally refurbished the entire property during 2022, the works have been completed to an exceptionally high standard leaving a fantastic opportunity for any buyer. The property boasts full double-glazing and mains gas central heating.

The hotel has 9 letting rooms (6 bedrooms with en-suite facilities, a double room with separate bathroom and a family suite comprising of double bedroom and a large twin bedroom with a shared bathroom). The bedrooms provide spacious, freshly decorated accommodation of varying sizes but each has a T.V with Freeview, tea and coffee making facilities, USB points, drawer units, hanging space and luxury soaps and shower gels. The hotel enjoys a varied client base from those on activity breaks such as walking/golfing holidays, distillery tours, overseas visitors and business representatives.

The fully equipped commercial kitchen is well served to supply the restaurant and dining room, offering lovely home cooked breakfasts, lunches and evening meals with a variety of daily specials. The restaurant has 2 dining rooms providing seating for 32 covers and 24 covers. One of the dining rooms can be made available for private parties and functions.

The public bar with sun lounge and games area are proving to be a popular venue for locals and visitors. A lovely south facing garden to the rear of the property provides a fantastic beer garden where the owners have been keen to welcome families by adding a childrens play area.

BUSINESS
The Brig & Barrel has been run successfully by the current proprietors, since their redevelopment of the premises in 2022. The owners, a husband and wife partnership have great work ethic, their diligence, dedication and attention to detail have enabled them to build up an excellent business making it one, which any buyer could basically walk-in and take over. The owners would be willing to provide training and discuss possible support options with a buyer if required.

The Brig & Barrel would be an ideal opportunity for a couple or family looking to start out in the hotel and licence trade, it is well equipped and all the necessary equipment, furniture, crockery etc required to run this type of business will be included in the sale making this an ideal opportunity to purchase an established business being sold as a going concern.