Butterley Park Cookhouse & Pub,, Nottingham Road, Ripley, DE5 3QP

Butterley Park Cookhouse + Pub is a spacious, purpose-built restaurant and bar, designed in the modern and welcoming Cookhouse + Pub style.

The site promotes a relaxed, family-friendly environment, with generous internal dining space complemented by outdoor seating areas that cater well to families and groups.

A large, convenient car park is shared with the adjacent Premier Inn, helping to generate a consistent stream of weekday custom from hotel guests, while the strong local population and surrounding towns drive weekend trade.

This represents an excellent opportunity for an experienced operator to take on a well-established, turnkey business, benefitting from a diverse customer base including local residents, business users and visitors to the area.

The flexible internal layout allows the venue to comfortably host functions, group bookings and events, without detracting from the day-to-day dining experience.
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Butterley Park Cookhouse + Pub is situated in a prominent location in Ripley, offering excellent access just off the A610, a key route connecting the town with the wider Derbyshire area and Nottingham.

The site benefits from its proximity to Ripley town centre, which is a short drive away, along with nearby residential neighbourhoods that provide a strong local customer base.

Convenient road links to Derby, Alfreton, Heanor and Eastwood ensure a broad and easily accessible catchment, appealing to both local residents and passing trade.

The pub is adjacent to a large Premier Inn, helping to drive consistent footfall from hotel guests as well as visitors to the area.

The pub's design is focused on maximised covers, with the following configuration:

- Welcome station upon entrance
- Central bar servery with breakfast station
- Open grill kitchen
- Casual seating near the bar, with a mixture of bar stool and arm chair seating totalling c.30 covers
- Slim-line solo seating for business guests (7 covers)
- Two large dining areas totalling c. 215 internal covers, with varied partitions offering flexibility for functions, event and private dining
-Breakfast station also enables carvery service
- Customer WCs

Ancillary areas include a commercial kitchen, cellar, pot wash, bottle store, cellar, staff facilities and further storage.

The trade fixtures and fittings are included in the purchase price. Certain items bearing corporate identity, brand name, third-party owned or on the excluded list (see “Terms of Disposal” document) may be removed from the property prior to, or shortly after, completion.

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Butterley Park boasts a large car park that is shared with the Premier Inn.

There is a children's playground within enclosed fencing and 11 picnic benches that offers around 120 covers.

The site historically had a children's playground but this was removed following a re-brand.

Above the pub, there are two self-contained flats that would suit on-site staff, managers, chefs or owners. The flats are configured as below;

- Two bedroom flat with two double bedrooms, kitchen, reception room and bathroom

- One bedroom flat, with double bedroom, open plan kitchen, living and dining room and bathroom

The flats offer excellent flexibility for operators to support operational requirements.

This represents a rare opportunity to acquire a fully fitted, large-scale licensed restaurant within a proven trading location.

The property offers:

- A turnkey operation, significantly reducing initial capital expenditure
- Continued use as a family dining venue
- Potential for alternative branded or independent concepts, subject to the necessary consents
- Scope to enhance trade through events, re-branding and menu development

The property is being offered for sale as a going concern. Relevant staffing details are available within the data room for review by qualified parties.

Trading information is available exclusively to qualified buyers via a secure data room. Access is subject to the execution of a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). For further details, please contact the appointed agent.

Monday - Friday: 6:30am - 11pm
Saturday: 7am - 11pm
Sunday: 7am - 10:30pm

Premises Licence.