Gardeners Arms No food option

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Live Entertainment

The Gardeners Arms operates as a wet-led, community-focused pub with a loyal local following. A proactive operator can drive sales throughout the day, looking at supporting the loyal daytime trade and creating the lively evenings with students and locals enjoying entertainment and a great atmosphere.  The pub features a popular pool table and darts board, presenting an excellent opportunity to introduce local pool teams and leagues. At weekends, the Gardeners Arms comes to life with DJ entertainment, supported by well-balanced promotions that are already well received by customers. With a late licence on weekends, there is strong potential to fully capitalise on late-night trading and grow the pub’s reputation as a go-to pub. The pub already benefits from an established product range, compelling promotions, and a strong value-led offer. Events such as payday parties are particularly popular, providing a solid foundation for an incoming operator to build on and further develop the calendar of events.

The BDM is looking for a passionate and creative operator who brings high energy, which must be matched with strong commercial discipline and operational control. Success will come from delivering a powerful, well-structured events calendar, from live entertainment and events to establishing the pub as the go-to student venue in town, creating an atmosphere that consistently brings people together while driving sustainable sales growth. The right operator will have a proven track record in managing a similar pub with the confidence to maximise peak trading, control costs, and turn high footfall into strong returns. This is about elevating performance to the next level, not learning the basics. As such, this opportunity is not suitable for a first-time operator, but for someone ready to take on a high-energy site with ambition, structure, and accountability.

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.

Security deposit: £2,000

This opportunity is for you to run your pub as a self-employed manager. The landlords take care of all the running costs, including rates, utilities, stock, and day-to-day running costs, whilst you take home 18.5% of the net weekly sales, all employment costs relating to your staff, and any council tax and TV licence for the residential quarters.

All new operators have comprehensive free training as part of their agreement.

• STRIVE- The Proper Pubs way. Held online over one day, you will learn marketing and business strategies that will help you to grow sales in your pub – step-by-step.
• E-Learning Training for you and your staff. Featuring more than 30 courses for both you and your staff, you’ll have access to a wide range of topics from Compliance, Health and Safety to Personal Development and Wellbeing.