Charming country inn with rooms located between Ripon and Harrogate, North Yorkshire, for sale
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has been instructed to market The Sawley Arms, a destination public house located between Ripon and Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
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The Sawley Arms is a popular village gastro venue, known for serving locally sourced, fresh produce. Dating back to the 17th century, the premises comprises a series of lounges and dining areas, including a small snug with relaxed seating as well as a private dining/function room with seating for 14. A conservatory to the front of the property provides further seating, and the site also offers large beer gardens with seating for over 100 people and a summerhouse with seating for 14.
Traditionally a coaching inn, The Sawley Arms has undergone extensive refurbishment in recent years and is immaculately presented, whilst retaining charming original features, plus three log burners and gas fired central heating. The hotel offers seven high-quality ensuite letting bedrooms located in two converted cottages as well as a six-berth well-appointed bunkhouse, popular with cyclists and ramblers.
The Sawley Arms is set within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. The UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens, plus the National Trust’s Brimham Rocks, are all in close proximity, as are the market towns of Grassington, Pateley Bridge, Masham and Hawes. The village of Sawley lies approximately six miles to the south west of Ripon, nine miles north of Harrogate, with York around 30 miles to the south east. Leeds Bradford Airport is a 25-minute drive away.
David Cash, Regional Director at Christie & Co who is managing the sale, said: “The Sawley Arms is a superb example of an immaculately presented, hugely well-invested pub-restaurant with rooms. Its proximity to local tourist attractions and other hospitality venues means the business boasts consistently high occupancy levels.”
“We expect interest from local/regional multi-site operators with other similar venues, potentially national pub companies, or even a local, high net worth individual/family who may wish to acquire The Sawley Arms as a trophy asset.”
The Sawley Arms package is being marketed with an asking price of £1,390,000 for the freehold.
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For further information on this press release, contact:
Jasmine Davis, Corporate Communications Manager
P: 07561 115179
E: jasmine.davis@christie.com
Contact the agent:
David Cash, Regional Director – Pubs & Restaurants (North)
P: 07736 621 023
E: david.cash@christie.com
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