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Car Park
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Restaurant/Dining
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Dog Friendly
Property details
Set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Wye is a highly desirable Kent village that attracts visitors, walkers and cyclists exploring the North Downs and surrounding countryside. The affluent village is well served by independent shops, restaurants and cafés, benefits from a train connection to London, excellent schools, and has a strong local community that helps support year-round trade.
Internally, it houses a relaxed, cosy bar area with a feature servery, leather chairs and an open fireplace, a 20-cover restaurant dining area, and a further 30-cover restaurant and breakfast room. The large trade kitchen is well equipped for a quality food offer, supported by walk-in fridge and freezer space, a separate wash-up area and external storage, together with a large cellar, laundry room and office also on the ground floor. The nine ensuite letting bedrooms are arranged across the main pub building and external stable block, comprising seven double rooms, one twin room and one family room. These provide an excellent additional income stream and a strong platform to attract walkers, cyclists, leisure guests and destination diners looking to stay in the heart of the Kent countryside.
The outdoor space at the New Flying Horse is a major feature. It includes an outdoor bar and kitchen, a side patio for around 40 covers, a large grassed garden with bench seating for approximately 80 covers, the beautiful Pensioners Cottage, which is currently used as an art studio, and private parking for over 40 cars.
The private accommodation consists of two double bedrooms, a small fully fitted kitchen, a lounge, and a bathroom.
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Experienced Operator
Trading style
The New Flying Horse is a well-established, multi-income business with strong foundations for an ambitious operator; the pub is presented in great condition throughout and offers an attractive trading layout for both food and drink.
Are you a hands-on pub or restaurant operator looking for a well-established business with letting rooms, strong food potential and a standout countryside setting? Located just north of Ashford, in the medieval village of Wye, the New Flying Horse is a picture-perfect country pub and restaurant with nine ensuite letting bedrooms and excellent outdoor space at the foot of the North Downs.
The New Flying Horse offers an exciting opportunity for hands-on operators with the energy, personality and commercial focus to drive all areas of this multifaceted business. The successful applicant will have the skills to grow local community trade, market the pub as a destination venue, develop accommodation custom and introduce a quality gastropub food offer, supported by an elevated wine and cask ale range. With its nine letting bedrooms, strong kitchen facilities, generous outdoor space and prime position at the foot of the North Downs, this is an ideal opportunity for operators ready to build a standout pub and restaurant business in the Kent countryside. The site has the potential to be available quickly for the right operator, with flexible agreement options available, including a traditional tenancy or a partnership agreement.
Key financials
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Reference Number:
Z55YD7 / SN-TN25
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Agreement Type:
Tenancy
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Min Ingoing Cost:
£15,000.00
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Annual Rent:
TBC
The stated ingoing figures are correct at point of advertising. Please be aware there may be additional costs.
Please note that the Energy Performance Certificate is available from the landlord.
Estimated capital requirements:
- Trading deposit £7,500
- Contract deposit (Refundable on the day of change): £500
- Maintenance scheme (Plus monthly payments of £50) £1,000
- Inventory (Estimated post-refurbishment subject to an independent valuation by a trade broker and stock taker) £40,000
- Stock, glass & crockery (Estimated, subject to an independent valuation by a trade broker and stock taker) £10,000
- Training deposit (£500 Refundable on completion of training) £1,000
- Utility package deposit (Approx. cost, applicable subject to agreement type) £TBC
- Technology pack deposit (Approx. cost, applicable subject to agreement type) £TBC
Working capital £10,000
Total estimated ingoing charges £65,000
Minimum capital considered £30,000
A lower minimum amount of capital may be considered, provided that there is a strong business and financial reason to support this during the application process.
Fixed Rental Structure:
- Year 1 £TBC
- Year 2 £TBC
- Year 3 £TBC
- Year 4 £TBC
- Year 5 £TBC
This pub is being offered on a Standard Tenancy Agreement with a fixed 5-year rental structure. This agreement is covered by the ‘Landlord & Tenant Act 1954, Part II '. This is a fully tied agreement across all beers, cider, wine, PPS, spirits, and minerals.