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Ancrum Cross Keys New Private Landlord
Ancrum, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, TD8 6XH
Annual Rent: £15,000
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Beer Garden
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External Drinking Area
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No Private Accomodation
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Car Park
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Restaurant/Dining
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The Cross Keys is a characterful inn located in the charming village of Ancrum. The village is four miles from the town of Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, a one-hour drive from Edinburgh. The pub has a prominent position in the centre of the village, overlooking the village green. The Cross Keys is a traditional country pub with a loyal following from a village with a strong sense of community. Customers come from the surrounding rural area and from the town of Jedburgh. The Scottish Borders has many visitor attractions and events, and tourism is an important and growing part of the local economy. In addition to local trade, the tourism potential includes two popular routes: the Four Abbeys cycleway, which passes right by the door, and St Cuthbert’s Way, a long-distance walking route, which is only a few minutes away.
The inn has a range of food and beverage facilities, including a main bar, a bar lounge, and a restaurant. The main bar is a popular meeting place with many regular patrons. The restaurant has 25 covers, and the bar lounge has additional tables. There is considerable potential for a chef proprietor or partnership to grow their daytime and evening food business, making full use of the facilities to serve an extended customer base.
Crowded at the weekend, on sunny days, many customers enjoy sitting out on the front patio. There is also a rear beer garden with great potential for further development.
There is no private accommodation available at the start of the tenancy. Subject to financial and planning constraints, and the availability of contractors, the owners intend to develop first-floor accommodation to provide a proprietor’s or staff member’s flat and three letting bedrooms. The ground-floor tenancy may be extended by negotiation to include the first-floor accommodation. Alternatively, if it suited both landlord and tenant, the accommodation could be leased to a third party.
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Cask Ale
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Catering Kitchen
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Free of Tie
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Experienced Operator
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The business closed in January 2026, the property having been on the market for some months. It is now being purchased by a community-owned property company, with plans to refurbish the building. In the short term, they will offer a tenancy of the ground-floor bar and restaurant. The new owners are committed to investing in and improving the property. The medium-term plan is to develop letting accommodation on the first floor to include the refurbishment of a tenant or staff member's flat and three en-suite letting bedrooms.
The new owners have plans to bring the property up to a good standard before the lease starts. Over the past years, there has been a lack of investment, and they are committed to resolving that, bringing the Cross Keys up to standard and back to life. You, as the new tenant, will be enthusiastic to work with them to achieve this.
They are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic tenant to run the pub and restaurant for their community and its visitors. This tenancy provides a great opportunity for the right person or partnership to take on and develop their own hospitality business in a lovely rural location.
The successful applicant(s) will be experienced hospitality professionals or partnerships keen to develop their own business in a rural environment. They will have an outgoing personality, suited to creating a welcoming ambience in a village pub. This is an opportunity for a chef proprietor to build a reputation for providing good quality pub food, or a front-of-house bar manager employing others and keen to take on a new challenge.
The owners would expect to see a CV showing relevant experience and qualifications, and potential references from previous employment.
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