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Four AA gold star The Star Inn has been sold to hospitality entrepreneur Alastair Storey for an undisclosed sum.
The property freehold and business was brought to the market by global commercial real estate firm Colliers with a guide price of £975,000 +VAT.
The 80-cover pub features eight letting bedrooms in a detached converted barn, and was extensively renovated and refurbished when it was bought by Ian and Caron Williams nine years ago.
It has two rosettes from the AA, has been listed in the Waitrose Good Food Guide and the Good Pub Guide, and also holds a Trip Advisor certificate of excellence.
The Star Inn is located in Sparsholt, in the White Horse Vale. Built in 1720, the building is thought to have always operated as a pub, before the barn next door was converted into accommodation in the 1990s.
Storey, who is chairman and chief executive of hospitality business Westbury Street Holdings, will operate the business alongside restaurant and cookery school The Woodspeen.
Peter Brunt, from Colliers’ Hotel Agency team who brokered the deal, said: “The Star Inn has been wonderfully crafted into an attractive pub and lettings business known for its quality food and drink offering by Caron and Ian.
“It is located in a lovely rural spot which makes it an ideal location for those looking for a break from their everyday grind, and by providing detached accommodation it means that guests are not disturbed by those frequenting the inn. I wish them both a very happy retirement and look forward to seeing what Alastair and The Woodspeen team do with the business.”
