Our agency team is keen to promote that despite continued pressures in the trade, there is more activity in 2026 and this follows a number of transactions in the last 6 months – all of which secure longer terms futures for villages pubs across the region.
Case study 1: The Butchers Arms, Carhampton, Somerset
A closed site in need of considerable investment but offering rambling accommodation to include a 3/4 bedroom apartment, 4 lettings rooms, public bar with breakout dining areas and customer beer garden. The site includes a paddock, two customer car parks and detached skittle alley. Bought by a family moving down from North West England, who will reopen the venue after a period of works
Case study 2: The Ship Inn, Portloe
Attractive freehold pub sale in the much sought after Roseland peninsular and purchased through community efforts to secure it’s long term future. 2 letting rooms, 1 bedroom flat and well maintained bar plus attractive beer garden. Outstanding community effort to fund and reopen.
Case study 3: Blue Anchor, Fraddon
This time a trading public house with a tenant in situ, who may have had to move on, but retained on new, free of tie, terms to continuing trading, whilst the buyer will look to rework existing residential consent at the rear of the site to grow their sought after and successful holiday park model.
Case study 4: Shipwrights Arms, Shaldon
A charming estuary location and a small, simple to run, operation whereby the new operators wanted something that they could manage as a couple, without high building or staff costs. Soon to reopen with home cooked and high level food at the heart of the operation alongside a focus on local produce.
Case study 5: Barley Mow, Tiverton
The classic back street local this time which had been run under short term managers for some years. With the owners looking to sell, we set about a marketing campaign and have sold the property to a family from the Midlands. They are looking to create a real ale led venue and expect to open in April this year.
With a number of deals still in the pipeline we expect to have more deals to announce in the next quarter.
Case study 6: The Drapery, Redruth
A standout, architecturally significant building close to the town centre. We represented the previous owners in the sale of the freehold premises to local farmers Nathan and Debs, founders of the growing farm-to-fork brand, Cowgirls. With its focus on pasture-fed, retired dairy cows, the concept had already proved a hit at a smaller temporary venue and now has a permanent home in this fantastic space.
Case study 7: Fox and Hounds, Scorrier
A previously popular roadside venue which had sadly been closed for too long this detached pub in under new operators with a local publican, who having run bars in Spain has returned to home and bringing the Fox and Hounds back to it’s former glory. If the opening weeks are any gauge, this has gone down very well with locals and the business goes from strength to strength.
Case study 8: Barbican Inn, Looe
A local inn on the fringe of the town and with additional trade during the holiday season as close to a number of large holiday parks. This was a free of brewery tie letting and the operator was keen to take possession in order to make refurbishment works ahead of a busy season. Lots of opportunity to build a local customer base and take full advantage of an attractive beer garden in the warmer months.
Case study 9: London Inn, Summercourt
A classic village Inn close to the A30 and owned by award winning Cornish brewery Keltek. Experienced publicans have taken on the venue within their growing group and after refurbishment have reopened much to the joy of the local customer base. This is a traditional offer with home cooked food and good ales – Summercourt is also famous for its annual fair which has been running for over 800 years and takes place every September.
To discuss a pub sale, purchase or letting across the South West, visit our Leisure Agency page: Expert Advice for Leisure Property Owners in the South West – Vickery Holman
