Woodman Inn, 16 Main Street, Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2RB
Key Features
- Lease until 2048
- Rent £69,000 + VAT pa
- T/O in the region of £10,000pw
- Large Beer Garden with Play Area
- Ideal affluent location on the edge of York
- EPC Rating C
- Annual rent: £68,100
- Christie & Co Ref: 5455556
Description
Description
The Woodman Inn is a traditional pub with a large beer garden in a highly affluent suburb of York. Bishopthorpe boasts a busy high street and has been able to keep a number of hospitality businesses open and busy even during difficult economic times. The large beer garden has an unused area behind it, in addition to space for over 100 clients alongside its purpose built climbing frame.
The interior of the pub is traditional with a modern twist. Offering high quality, but realistic and deliverable, pub menu which has proved to continue to be popular with customers since the current owners took over the site in 2019.
Upstairs there is a mangers flat which offers great value accommodation in a prime location, or an opportunity to create letting rooms or rent the flat out separately, or potentially to staff.
LocationBishopthorpe is approximately 3 miles south-east of York city centre, within a well-established residential village community of circa 3,200 residents. The average price for a property for sale in Bishopthorpe is £368,589.
• Large Commercial Kitchen
• Customer Facilities
• Standard Ancillary Areas
• 3 Bedroom Accommodation above the pub
• 3 Double Bedroomed • Accommodation
• Living Room
• Kitchen Dining Space
• Bathroom
The Woodman Inn offers a unique opportunity for any publican looking to take on a long lease for a well established pub in a prime location. With the opportunity to live above it offers any potential purchaser the chase to work and live in a fantastic location.
The outside space offers a huge amount of potential, with the opportunity to offer an all year round offering by developing that area for multiple, or all weather uses. This pub is a true gem that the local community continue to support and attend.
There is the additional option to purchase the freehold with the current owner looking for offers in the region of £750,000.
Trading HoursMonday
Closed
Tuesday to Saturday
12.00pm - 10.00pm
Sunday
12.00pm - 6.00pm
Leasehold
Tenancy• Rent £61,800pa
• Lease runs to 2048
• Private Landlord
The Rateable Value is £29,000 with effect from 1 April 2023. Confirmation of actual business rates payable should be obtained from the Local Authority.
RegulatoryPremises License
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-18
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