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Ark Inn New
Market Place, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3DA
Annual Rent: £20,000
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The Ark Inn enjoys a prominent position just outside Winsford town centre, Cheshire, a well-connected market town north of Crewe, sitting neatly between Liverpool and Manchester and benefiting from footfall generated by both.
A striking mock Tudor building, the pub sits at the heart of a lively local licensed trade, with four other premises and a licensed bookmaker all within a 2-5 minute walk, placing it firmly in the thick of Winsford's evening economy.
The Ark Inn is also perfectly placed to draw from four key local demand drivers, all within a ten-minute walk: Winsford Town FC, Winsford Marina, Weaver Park and Gardens, and Vale Royal College. This gives the pub a genuinely broad customer base spanning sports fans, families, dog walkers and students alike.
Internally, the pub offers three distinct and versatile trading areas: a bar, lounge and pool room, all served from a central bar, giving an incoming tenant real flexibility to tailor each space to different occasions and crowds. Well-positioned TVs throughout make this a natural home for sports trade.
To the rear, a large and well-maintained patio/garden offers excellent scope for outdoor trade and events across the warmer months. The property benefits from a small rear car park, with additional bench seating to the front, adding useful kerbside presence and casual passing trade.
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Catering Kitchen
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Team Games
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Pool Area
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Trading style
The Ark Inn is a genuine chameleon of a pub, meaning something different to the varied customers who pass through its doors across the week.
Midweek, it's a true community local with regulars and locals dropping in as groups or individuals, drawn together by the social heartbeat of the pub and its close ties to the neighbouring bookmakers and strong sports viewing offer.
As the week builds towards the weekend, the tempo lifts and the pub shifts gear into a more entertainment-led venue, with local DJs proving a popular draw on Friday and Saturday nights.
A solid calendar of nightly events — quiz night, games night, free pool/jukebox night and sports viewing keeps midweek trade ticking over nicely, and there's clear scope to build further on this already-established base.
The landlords are looking for an experienced publican who knows how to get the very best out of a great community pub, one that can nurture the loyal midweek trade while confidently stepping up the pace to run a lively, well-managed bar at weekends. There's genuine headroom here: opportunities to grow midweek activity, sharpen retail standards, and tighten up management of peak trading.
A strong grasp of marketing and social media will be key to unlocking the pub's next level of success.
The successful applicant will ideally have experience developing a community or high street operation, though just as important is finding an individual, or team, with the drive and enthusiasm to build on an already well-established business.
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