Ship Inn Bull Ring, Horncastle, LN9
- Land size
- 0.49 acres
Key Features
- Popular Lincolnshire Market Town
- Prominent Busy-Junction Location
- Substantial Pub with 2 Separate Trading Areas
- Extensive 7 Room Domestic Accommodation
- Large Car Park, Commercial Kitchen
- Beer Garden & Kids Play Area
- Total Site Area – 0.486 acres
- Ground Floor GEA - c. 4,725 ft²
Description
The Ship Inn is a substantial, three and single storey, Grade II Listed end terrace property, of brick elevations beneath pitched tiled roofs. The accommodation briefly comprises an entrance porch leading from the Bull Ring into the front bar, with seating for c. 30, timber bar servery, feature fireplace, fixed perimeter seating and darts throw. An internal corridor provides access to the Ladies, Gents and Disabled W.C.s and leads to the lounge bar at the rear. The lounge bar area has a timber bar servery, part wooden flooring, fixed perimeter and freestanding seating providing approximately 50 covers, part wood panelled walls and a raised pool area.
The Ship also benefits from a commercial kitchen space (not currently in use) and a ground floor beer cellar, located in a brick built outbuilding to the rear.
The domestic accommodation is situated over the upper floors and briefly comprises : First Floor - 3 good sized rooms, family bathroom, refitted domestic kitchen and office. Second Floor - 5 further bedrooms.
To the exterior, the Ship has a rear yard, with paved patio area, covered outdoor drinking area, wooden pagoda and picnic bench seating for up to 60; an enclosed childrens' play area and various single storey, brick-built outbuildings used for storage. A good sized tarmac car park is situated adjacent to the pub, on the south bank of the River Waring, measuring c. 0.26 acres.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-27
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- 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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
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
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Horncastle Primary School459 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 417
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School4.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 118
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 78
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Bucknall Primary School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 38
- Type
- Community school
- The Edward Richardson Primary School, Tetford5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 98
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle519 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 788
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Banovallum School713 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 621
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Barnes Wallis Academy7.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 483
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- King Edward VI Academy8.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 357
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- William Lovell Church of England Academy9.5 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 347
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 20 metres away.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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