The Hop Pole, 7 Albion Buildings, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, Somerset BA1 3AR

LOCATION

The Hop Pole occupies a prominent trading position a short distance from the centre of Bath.

The business stands directly opposite Royal Victoria Park which is 57 acres of landscaped, botanical and children's play gardens opened by an 11 year old Princess Victoria in 1830.

This is the first park to carry Queen Victoria's name.

Bath's stunning, honey coloured Georgian architecture is straight from a Jane Austen novel and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors all through the year. There is also a large resident population and a thriving university providing a huge customer base.

THE BUSINESS PREMISES

Entrance Vestibule
With bristle mat leading to:

Character Bar
(8 m x 9.9 m)
There are multiple seating areas as follows:

Front Bar Seating
Seats 14.

With stripped wooden floor, half panelled walls and two huge sash windows overlooking Victoria Park.

Rear Bar Seating
Seating 10.

Also having stripped wooden floor, a lovely open fireplace, half panelled walls and well presented.

Second Front Bar Seating
Seating 14.

With stripped wooden floors, half panelled walls, fitted bench seating and large window overlooking Victoria Park.

Customer Area Surrounding Bar Servery
Seating 14.

With additional vertical drinking space.

Once again there is stripped wooden floors, half panelled walls, fitted high bench bar and other quality furnishings.

Bar Servery
Has a painted panelled front and polished wooden top.

Behind the bar there is non-slip flooring and a good range of equipment including back bar refrigerators, wine refrigerator, glass washer and coffee machine. Fashionable brass lampshades illuminate the bar servery.

From the front bar a wide entrance vestibule with stripped wooden floor provides access to the:

Function Room / Restaurant
(14 m x 3 m)
With easily seating for 30.

This is a room that could be used either for functions or restaurant. Extremely well presented with stripped wooden floor, half panelled walls and a lovely wood burning stove.

There is also a separate small servery area with back bar refrigerators, beamed vaulted ceiling plus wall mounted large TV, projector screen and projector for showing sports events.

Cold Store
Fitted with refrigerated equipment.

Commercial Kitchen
(4.3 m x 2.7 m)
With non-slip floor, stainless steel work surfaces, under counter stainless steel fridges, double pan deep fat fryer, griddle, six-ring commercial cooker and a large extraction fan system.

Separate Commercial Kitchen Wash-Up
(3.8 m x 2.6 m)
With non-slip floor, commercial dishwasher, deep bowl sink unit with overhead rinsing arm, two double bowl deep bowl sink units and a number of commercial refrigerators.

Ladies WC
(3.1 m x 3 m)
With WC cubicles, two wash hand basins and non-slip floor.

Gents WC
(3.2 m x 1.5 m)
With two urinals, ceramic sink unit and low level flush WC.

Cellar

PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION

With internal stairway leading to:

First Floor Landing with access to:

Commercial Kitchen
(3.3 m x 3.4 m)
With wall and floor fitted units, stainless steel sink unit, formica work top and plumbing for automatic washing machine.

Bathroom
With white suite, comprising panelled bath with shower over, low level flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin.

Lounge
(3.5 m x 5.2 m)
With two large sash windows overlooking Victoria Park.

Stairs to:

Second Floor Landing

Bedroom 1
(3.6 m x 5 m)
With two large double glazed windows overlooking Victoria Park and two fitted wardrobes.

Bedroom 2
(3.3 m x 1.3 m)
With double glazed window.

There is gas fired central heating throughout powered by a newly fitted Worcester boiler.

There is CCTV equipment throughout.

OUTSIDE

To the rear there are stunning gardens.

Set on multiple levels these patio gardens also have a wooden decking area.

There is easily seating for 60 customers in what must be one of Bath's largest city centre gardens.

There are three wooden sheltered customer areas together with a fitted outside bar.

In addition, outside there is a wooden clad walk-in refrigerator.

Further Outside Storage Area

Outside Front
You will find a small patio area with two large oak beer barrels for customers to place their drinks together with a further storage unit.

THE BUSINESS

Is open and trading.

It is our client's view that this is a business capable of taking well over £7,000 per week.

TENURE

The business is available on the basis of a brand new agreement with St Austell Brewery.

There will be a tie to St Austell Brewery for wet sales products.

For further information, rent guide etc please contact the agents.

Rateable Value
From April 2026 will be £37,500.
38.4 pence is payable in the pound less RHL transitional relief.