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£220,000

Public House, East Drayton, Retford

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1

Description

A detached well-known public house with living accommodation over, car-parking, located in the heart of the sought-after and attractive residential village of East Drayton. The property offers an excellent opportunity for those seeking business premises for those seeking public house or restaurant, or alterative use (subject to planning).

Location - The property is located in the heart of the attractive and sought-after residential village of East Drayton, with excellent links via the A1 and A57 to surrounding attractions and tons and cities. The nearby towns of Retford and Tuxford lay approximately … miles and …. miles respectively). Tuxford has a range of amenities with the well-respected Academy secondary school, local shops, doctor’s surgery, chemist. The attractive Georgian market town of Retford, with a further range of amenities and main-line train station, with direct main-line service to London Kings Cross.

Directions - The property is easily found when leaving Retford along London Road, continuing out of the town turning left opposite Eaton College, as signposted to Upton and East Drayton. Follow the road through the village of Upton and on to East Drayton. On entering the village, pass the church on the left-hand side and at the cross roads proceed directly ahead on to Low Street where the property can be found located on the right-hand side, identified by our sale board.

Description - The property offers accommodation of great character with self-contained 2-bedroomed apartment recently been re-decorated. It has the additional benefit of being a freehold property, free of tied to brewery, up to 50 covers, business rate exempt, private car-paring and ample back-of house accommodation. entrance porch, reception hall, ladies and gentlemen’ WC, attractive bar/restaurant area, additional bar area, kitchen, preparation room, boiler room, store room, cellar, cooler-room, large rear store room. Recently decorated 2-bedroom first floor apartment with oil heating system, UPVC double glazing, modern style kitchen - comprising entrance hall, first floor landing, sitting room, light oak style breakfast/kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom. Outside – enclosed bin storage area, car parking. The property occupies an excellent business base for existing or new venture, well placed for local attractions including Clumber Park, Sundown Adventureland.

Accommodation - Timber paneled front door.

Entrance porch, with fitted matting floor and electricity meter cupboard.

Glass inner door opens into -
Reception hall area, with UPVC side French doors.

Ladies’ toilets comprising – inner lobby with winged vanity washbasin with cupboards below, paper towel and soap dispensers, Plein Air wall mounted heater, twin cubicles with low flush WCs.

Gents’ toilets comprising – lobby with radiator, Plein Air wall-mounted heater, winged vanity washbasin with cupboards below, twin urinals, separate WC, wall-mounted paper towel and soap dispensers.

Main Bar/Restaurant Area - 10.81 x 4.53 (35'5" x 14'10") - With feature fireplace with copper-style canopy and raised hearth, twin Dimplex electric radiators, feature bow windows to the front and side elevation. Fitted bar area with marbled counter, fitted shelving and optics bar to the rear, space for 3 fridges, security alarm panel, beamed features to ceiling.

“Henry’S Bar” (Snug) - 4.60 x 4.01 (15'1" x 13'1") - Wainscot features to walls, beamed ceiling, access door to stairs to living accommodation.

Inner lobby with understairs shelved area.

Kitchen - 4.56 x 3.61 (14'11" x 11'10") - Stainless stell single drainer sink unit with extendable mixer tap, tile features to walls, extractor, wall-mounted paper and soap dispensers.

Prep Room - 3.12 x 2.84 (10'2" x 9'3") - Tiled walls, sealed catering floor.

Rear service area – with double doors opening out into bin storage area and car parking.
Boiler room – 1.75m(5’ 6’’) x 1.35m (4’ 5’’) - housing the Worcester oil-fired central heating boiler.

Store - 2.59 x 2.34 (8'5" x 7'8") - With fitted shelving. Rear service passageway.

Cellar - 2.24 x 3.98 (7'4" x 13'0") - With room cooler fan, Vison V21 beer cooler servicing 12 beer lines.

Cooler Room - 2.29 x 3.73 (7'6" x 12'2") -

Rear Store Room - 7.06 x 3.30 (23'1" x 10'9") - providing ample storage areas and office space.

Side door/security gate.

Stairs from side entrance lobby lead to first floor landing and living accommodation – comprising -

Bedroom 1 - 3.64 x 3.35 (11'11" x 10'11") - with radiator, UPVC double glazed window, built-in airing cupboard with factory-lagged cylinder and immersion heater. Access to roof space.

Inner hall with UPVC double glazed window, radiator, double-fronted walk-in linen cupboard with radiator.

Bathroom - with panelled bath with shower and mixer attachment, vanity washbasin with cupboards below, low flush WC, tiled splash-back, radiator.

Bedroom 2 - 3.98 x 2.38 (13'0" x 7'9") - Radiator, UPVC double glazed window.

Breakfast Kitchen - 4.57 x 2.79 (14'11" x 9'1") - with one and a half bowl stainless sink unit set into worktop with cupboards, drawers and appliance recess below with plumbing for dishwasher, 4-ring electric hob with cooker-hood over and electric oven below, matching wall cupboards, tiled splash-back, UPVC double glazed window, access to roof void.

Lounge - 4.54 x 3.76 (14'10" x 12'4") - with twin aspect UPVC double glazed windows, radiator.

Ouside - The property has access to the side with front forecourt, marked out allocated car parking area, enclosed screened bin storage area, plastic oil tank.

General Remarks -

Tenure - The property is understood to be freehold, and the Public House free of tie.

Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. Oil fired central heating system is installed via a boiler located to the rear boiler room. Services have not been checked or tested.

Method Of Sale - The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty as a whole.

Plans & Areas - These have been prepared as carefully as possible. They are for identification purposes only and although are believed to be correct their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Rights Of Way, Easements & Wayleaves - The land is offered for sale subject to all existing rights and with the benefit of existing rights of way whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, and electricity supplies and other rights, easements and wayleaves whether referred to or not in these particulars.

Epc - tbc

Grant Funding - It is understood that government grants are available for investing in community pubs, these will be subject to terms and conditions and any interested parties should make their own enquiries.

Outgoings - Business rates
The current Rateable value is £4000. The property maybe suitable for Rural Rates relief. Interested parties should make their own enquiries

Vat - It is understood the property is elected for VAT.

Council Tax - Flat Band A.

Viewing - Viewing is strictly by appointment via the Joint Selling Agent.

Joint Agent - Silcock & Partners
Gamston Wood Farm, Upton, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 0RB
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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
A
Date Posted
2026-08-08

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    80
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Rampton Primary School1.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    74
    Type
    Community school
  • East Markham Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    200
    Type
    Community school
  • Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    64
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Tuxford Primary Academy3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Tuxford Academy3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,462
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Retford Oaks Academy6.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,080
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Elizabethan Academy6.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,230
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Dukeries Academy7.9 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    709
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,139
    Type
    Community school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Tuxford- Ashvale Rd, Tuxford3.5 miles
Little Waitrose Shell Markham Moor, Markham Moor3.8 miles
Spar - Ollerton Road, Retford5.3 miles

GP surgery

Tuxford Medical Centre3.4 miles

Pharmacy

Tuxford Pharmacy3.6 miles

Hospital

Rampton Hospital1.5 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Retford Low Level Rail Station5.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

North Green40 metres

Typical drive times

Retford15 min · 9.7 miles
Worksop22 min · 15 miles
North Hykeham23 min · 14 miles
Lincoln (city)25 min · 15 miles
Newark-on-Trent25 min · 17 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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