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The Fox and Hounds, a pub with rooms in Ainthorpe, North Yorkshire has been brought to market for £1.35m.
The historic rural inn offers 10 comfortable en-suite bedrooms and a bar and restaurant with seating for 113 customers.
The site also features a large range of out-buildings, all in good structural condition, parking for 50 cars with infrastructure in place for EV charging and designated cycle parking.
Additionally, four camping pods are available for guests to book between 1 April and 31 October every year.
The site also benefits from a number of planning consents which give any potential owner room to expand.
There is full planning consent for a new ‘historic stone-barn style’ commercial building with landscaping, and additional parking.
The current design is for spa facilities including an indoor swimming pool, but the permitted building can easily be constructed to house a large function space instead.
Furthermore, there is full planning consent for eight further camping pods and an extension to the existing Fox and Hounds to include seven additional guest bedrooms, additional toilets, designated hotel reception area and guest lounge/function room.
Lastly, there is a neighbouring five bedroom cottage and an additional 7.5 acres available by separate negotiation.
David Cash, regional director – Pubs and Restaurants at Christie and Co which is handling the sale, said: “The Fox and Hounds is a superb example of a traditional, centuries old country inn, which has maintained its heritage whilst very much being in the 21st Century as far as facilities and development potential are concerned.
“The business is currently operated as a very successful pub-restaurant with rooms, however if somebody chooses to exercise some or all of the planning permissions, it could be a much bigger, leisure complex.”
He added: “We expect interest from experienced publicans/hoteliers but also leisure operators who are entrenched in the staycation market and may look to introduce more pods or bedrooms. The business is fully management run, with very little involvement from the current owners, so the opportunity may well suit a hands-off investor as well.”
