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From£120,000

Confidential Pub Assignment, Bures, Essex, CO8

Land size
0.83 acres

Key Features

  • Large character detached pub/restaurant
  • Immaculate decorative order throughout
  • Picturesque rural village location
  • 0.83 Acre grounds, overlooking open farmland
  • Large restaurant area (80)
  • Bar & private dining room (46)
  • Car park (50 spaces) & extensive trade gardens
  • 2-bedroom owners' accommodation
  • Net takings in excess of £455K p.a (65% GP)
  • Private "free of tie" lease

Description

Description

£120,000 for the leasehold.

An exceptional opportunity to acquire a substantial, detached character pub and restaurant. Presented in immaculate decorative order throughout, this highly attractive destination venue is located on the outskirts of a historic civil parish nestled along the picturesque River Stour valley.

Location

Set on a generous 0.83-acre plot offering panoramic views, ample customer parking, and expansive outdoor seating potential. These extensive, versatile gardens also offer incredible scope for large-scale events, summer festivals, garden parties, car rallies, or enthusiast club meets located near Bures, Essex.

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Leasehold
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Date Posted
2026-08-18

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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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

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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

  • Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Inadequate
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    84
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    97
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    88
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Thomas Gainsborough School5.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,603
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Ramsey Academy, Halstead5.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    702
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Stanway School5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,396
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Honywood School6.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    849
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Helena School6.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    986
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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 Earls Colne Foodstore, Earls Colne3.5 miles
Spar - Halstead Road, Fordham Heath4 miles
Co-op West Bergholt Foodstore, West Bergholt4.4 miles

GP surgery

The Pump House Surgery3.7 miles

Pharmacy

Boots3.5 miles

Hospital

Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (Lexden Hospital)5.5 miles

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

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bures Rail Station1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Thatchers Arms123 metres

Typical drive times

Sudbury15 min · 8.3 miles
Halstead13 min · 8.1 miles
Coggeshall13 min · 8.3 miles
Colchester (city)18 min · 9.7 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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