Pub/bar for sale in Warminster Road, Salisbury SP2

Close to major tourist attraction
Five quality en suite letting rooms
Character bar
Mature gardens & car park
Three bedroomed owners flat

The Bell occupies a central village position in South Newton beside the A36, approximately 4 miles north-west of the cathedral city of Salisbury. The A36 is a busy trunk road connecting the city of Bath to the south-coast city of Southampton. South Newton has a population of over 800 people and the village is home to some small businesses and a large neuropsychological rehabilitation nursing home which is now partly used and partly intended to change to residential development. South Newton is an ideal location for tourists being so close to Salisbury and within easy reach of Stonehenge which is in the top 10 of UK tourist attractions.

The Bell is an historic inn which is believed to date back to 1737 and has developed from a character village free house to incorporate a popular guest house. There is the possibility of change of use to expand as a guest house or even convert to residential, subject to the necessary permissions.

Ground floor

Corner inner entrance porch off which are high quality, recently refurbished ladies’ and gentlemen’s toilets. The main bar is open plan and on split level with character features including timber dado panelling and rustic beams. A brick fireplace accommodates a log burner effect radiator. Furnished to a high standard with upholstered settles, stools, dark wood tables and fitted carpet with a seating capacity for approximately 60. Rustic, brick faced, polished top bar servery counter with shelved back bar display. A refrigerated beer cellar leads directly off the servery.

Catering kitchen with a comprehensive range of stainless steel equipment. Preparation area and a laundry room. Side entrance besides which is a spacious disabled WC.

Letting accommodation

Two are at ground floor level: Twin sized with modern furnishings and tiled limestone wet rooms suitable for disabled access. Three rooms are accessed from an independent external staircase and are at first floor level, all decorated to an individual and ‘high specification’. All rooms are double sized and have ‘king sized’ shower en-suite facilities.

Owners accommodation

The owner’s home has an integral staircase and includes three bedrooms, two double sized (one of which is the master bedroom with fitted furniture) and one of single size. A further room is in the roof apex and used as an office, but with the possibility of becoming a fourth bedroom. Luxury bathroom with separate shower. Kitchen/lounge diner with modern fitted units.

External

Forecourt parking with space for up to 3 vehicles. Smoking solution shelter. Inner courtyard, attractively presented, off which is a workshop and boiler room. The elevated gardens at the rear have a stone boundary wall and bark based children’s play amenity. Vegetable garden and lawn set out with table and bench sets.

Across the A36 is a car park for approximately 20 vehicles. Beyond the car park is a lawned garden which borders the River Wylye.

The car park and riverside lawn is subject to a covenant giving the nearby Wilton Estate a facility to buy this ground back if The Bell Inn ceases to continue as a public house.