Beer Garden
External Drinking Area
Car Park
Property details
The Church Inn is located in the village of Darley Dale 4 miles from Matlock in the Derbyshire Peak District. The Church is a quintessentially English stone-built country pub. and as its name suggests, it is opposite the church and surrounded by cottage-style housing to the rear and open countryside to the front. It is near to several tourist campsites and the Derbyshire steam railway line. This is most definitely a country pub, with locals, muddy boots, cask ales, and lots of dogs.
As you enter the pub it has a central bar serving two separate rooms, a lounge snug with comfy seating, hardwood tables, and an open fire creating a warm welcoming. The second room is larger and more open plan with a stone floor and wooden seating. A darts oche and TV give this more of a bar feel and room for vertical drinking. This room spreads into an area housing two sofas, low tables, and a log-burning stove.
To the rear, the pub has a good drinking yard with a smoking solution, a good-sized enclosed beer garden, and several outbuildings. To the front of the property just across the lane is a really large area partly tarmacked for parking and a grassed area with an abundance of picnic tables for customers use. This backs onto the steam railway line and bridle path.
The private accommodation consists of three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a lounge.
Cask Ale
Catering Kitchen
Team Games
Live Entertainment
Live Sports
Partial Tie
Trading style
The pub currently enjoys an excellent local trade as it has a leading choice and quality cask ale offer. The current licensee is local and plays his part in the local rural community which is vital to its popularity. The clientele is varied in social demographic and age with a broad range of customers that makes the pub special. It is not all horse riders and ale drinkers, with regular live bands and events, put on outside in the summer, world lagers, wines, and Gins are sold aplenty. Major sporting events are shown and well attended, especially rugby and football.
The pub is popular with destination drinkers and tourists especially in the summer from the local campsites or out walking in the Derbyshire countryside.
Although the pub is predominantly used to serve drinking customers it would benefit from a small simple food offer that could be prepared in the small galley-style kitchen, such as pork pies ploughman's, sandwiches, and Sunday Hot pork rolls with crisp roast potatoes and gravy.
This is an opportunity to be at the heart of this rural community delivering year-round entertainment and friendly service. It must be balanced with the welcome integration of tourists, especially in the summer and that will take strength in social media and marketing. The applicants must want to add that vital small food offering and have a passion for real ale.
Key financials
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Reference Number:
IU3WDL / P03590
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Agreement Type:
Tenancy
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Min Ingoing Cost:
£13,000.00
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Annual Rent:
£22,000.00
The stated ingoing figures are correct at point of advertising. Please be aware there may be additional costs.
Please be aware energy performance certificates are available from the landlord.
Annual Rent: £22,000
Security Deposit: £5,000
Working Capital: £4,000
Stock: £4,000
F&F: £4,000 – funding options available for the right licensee.