Pub and restaurant for sale or to let in Bungay, Suffolk

This property is marketed by:
Sidney Phillips

Key features

• Three storey, 16th century town centre pub & restaurant
• Desirable Suffolk market town on the edge of The Broads
• Open plan bar/restaurant (50) with commercial kitchen
• 4 En suite letting bedrooms & 1 bedroom private apartment
• Car park (6) & rear trade patio (40) with views of Bungay Castle
• Freehold opportunity or new free of tie Leasehold opportunity

LOCATION

The Castle Inn is situated in the Suffolk market town of Bungay which lies in the Waveney Valley on the edge of The Broads. Bungay is located 16 miles west of Lowestoft and the Suffolk coast, 17 miles southeast of Norwich and 21 miles southwest of Great Yarmouth. According to the 2021 census, the town had a population of 5,008.Bungay benefits from a variety of landmarks and amenities which include two primary schools, secondary school, doctors surgery, golf club, fuel station, theatre, museum and the historic Grade I listed Bungay Castle which overlooks The Castle Inn.

The Castle Inn, which is purported to date back to the 1500s, occupies a three-storey, semi-detached, brick building under a pantile roof. It is situated in a prominent position on the desirable Earsham Street neighbouring an independent butchers, fishmongers, deli and greengrocers, where it is only a few hundred yards from the town centre and Bungay Castle.

TRADE AREAS

ENTRANCE PORCH providing entry to the open plan MAIN BAR/RESTAURANT with combined seating for 50, wooden flooring, an open brick feature fireplace, a second fireplace with inset log burner and a wooden main bar with cellar hatch behind (providing access to the basement CELLAR). The cellar comprises two rooms and an external barrel drop. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN with access to a DRY STORE and SERVICE AREA/DESSERT PREP AREA. INNER HALL with access to Ladies’ and Gentlemen's TOILETS. REAR HALL with stairs leading to the first floor and access to the rear trade patio.

FIRST FLOOR

Letting Accommodation:

Four bedrooms in total: DOUBLE BEDROOM with en suite SHOWER. DOUBLE BEDROOM with en suite

BATHROOM. TWIN ROOM with en suite SHOWER. FAMILY ROOM with en suite BATHROOM.

SECOND FLOOR/TOP FLOOR

Private Accommodation:

LOUNGE/KITCHENETTE. DOUBLE BEDROOM with en suite SHOWER.

EXTERNAL

Rear TRADE PATIO with seating for 40. Wooden SHED. LOG STORE & BIN STORE. Rear CAR PARK with space for 6 vehicles (Please Note: A public right of way runs through the car park joining a footpath which leads to Bungay Castle. An adjacent residential property also has a vehicular right of access over the car park).