THE ROEBUCK, DRAYTON

A quintessential Cotswold Village Pub, situated some 2 miles west from the centre of the historic market town of Banbury. Cotswold pubs don’t come much prettier than this one – It is situated in the village of Drayton and is the only pub in the village. The Roebuck benefits from a great roadside location with parking and has great curb appeal, there is good local drinking trade but the real opportunity is to enhance the already well known and loved food offer from the fully compliant catering kitchen. There is an attractive multi-level patio area to the front of the property and also an enclosed fire in the main bar.

TRADING AREAS

The Roebuck has recently benefitted from a complete redecoration by a well-known interior designer and is in excellent condition. Upon entering the pub from the patio there is a small bar mainly utilised for the wet trade with comfortable seating for approximately 10 covers, this is where the fire is. Moving past this room you go up a couple of steps to find a secondary service area with some more seats at which point you enter into the attractive restaurant area with approx. 30+ covers. The kitchen is situated behind the bar and has 3 entrance / exits for convenience, 1 to the restaurant area, 1 to the servery area and the other to the bar. The toilets are located to the rear of the pub between the servery and the restaurant area. There is full disabled access to the restaurant and the toilet facilities.

ANCILLARY AREAS
Ladies and Gents toilets in good order. Traditional beer cellar with a low ceiling! Heating is mains gas. A fully equipped and compliant gas catering kitchen with extract canopy, stainless steel sink and worktops plus a range of appliances.

EXTERNAL AREAS
The car park has space for circa 10 cars and thee is also the opportunity for some on street parking. The attractive patio area at the front of the building has space for another 20 covers.

PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION
The upstairs accommodation has been newly decorated throughout with new carpets and bathroom suites, it is over 2 floors and has 4 double bedrooms a sitting room and 1 bathroom. There is also a basic kitchen with a microwave, kettle and fridge with a small freezer.

PERFECT CANDIDATES
The perfect candidates would ideally be a partnership of front of house and chef, they should have enhanced kitchen skills to offer a full menu, including an excellent Sunday Roast. They should be willing to enter into village life. They would display real attention to detail and would think of The Roebuck as a business first prior to a home.

Available: ASAP due to personal issues

Want to run this pub? 

To find out more please call 01608 737210 or email edwin.pope@hooky.co.uk 

THE RED LION, STEEPLE ASTON.

The Red Lion is situated in the beautiful village of Steeple Aston some 12 miles from Banbury to the north and Oxford 16m to the south.

South Side, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, OX25 4RY

The Red Lion is the only pub in the village and also services the villages of Steeple Aston, Middle Aston and Lower & Upper Heyford. The village has a shop, a post office, school, pre-school, village hall, and a sports and recreation club and sports pitch

Trading Areas
On arrival at the front of The Red Lion, up some steps, you walk into the pub and are immediately faced with a choice of turning right into a small trading area that has in the past been used for meetings and most recently as a coffee shop or alternatively you turn left into the main trading area. There is a beautiful bay window with seating and a generous bar on the right hand side that backs onto an equally generous fully equipped and compliant catering kitchen.

In the past the site has also offered Pizza most notably for takeaway during lockdown and these proved very popular and to that effect there is a dedicated room for the production of this offer. On passing the bar, straight ahead are the loo facilities and to the right you go up to some stairs into the barn area that has been sympathetically converted into a restaurant area with some 40 covers. External trading areas consist of some 60+ Covers and are to the front and side of the pub. There has recently been a significant amount of work done to the external aspect of the pub, internally the site is in good order however I am sure that the successful applicant will want to make this their own. Within the curtilage of the pub there is also a separate outbuilding, structurally this is being monitored and will not form part of the agreement. There is off street parking for approx 10 cars.

Private Accommodation
Private accommodation is upstairs and is generous. It has recently been decorated to a good standard with the inclusion of a new bathroom, carpets and decoration throughout, it consists of three bedrooms with a shared bathroom and large sitting room.

Perfect Candidate
The perfect candidates will ideally be a couple with great retail standards as well as the ability to provide great quality pub grub and fantastic beers. This would be a great starter pub for a couple that meet the above requirements and they will also be willing to immerse themselves in their local community.

Want to run this pub? 

To find out more please call 01608 737210 or email edwin.pope@hooky.co.uk