Country house for sale in Ross Road, Longhope GL17

Gourmet Coaching Inn, Forest of Dean

The Farmers Boy Inn, Gloucestershire

Offers Over £825,000

• Opportunity

‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ is a very successful well-established country coaching inn, close to ‘The Forest of Dean’ in Gloucestershire

Winner of over 45 awards for their pies, the reputation of this business is formidable, which in turn offers multiple avenues for expansion and scaling up

As a coaching inn, The Farmer Boy has been awarded by TripAdvisor ‘Top 10% of Hotels and Restaurants in the World’ status

The business and property are completely managed by the team

• Location

‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ close to the village of Boxbush, on the main road from Gloucester to Ross-on-Wye

Sitting on the edge of ‘The Forest of Dean’ and flanked by two aonb ‘The Malvern Hill’ and ‘Wye Valley’ the area benefits from tourism throughout the year.

Cheltenham Racecourse is 20 minutes away.

• Expansion Opportunities

Included with the sale of the coaching inn is the ‘Mad About Pies’ company, which has won over 40 awards in the UK

This very well-established branding could be used for

• usp for a pub group

• Scaling up manufacture

• B2B or B2C supply chain

• Development

Substantial parts of the property are single storey, there is the possibility of developing a second floor across the site and significantly increasing the size of the property.

With sufficient parking and access, without compromising privacy, the existing property could be converted into multiple dwellings, an additional property could be built in the garden, all subject to a successful planning application.

There is potential for a further development in the garden.

• Internal Details

Original parts of ‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ date back to the 17th Century in the main part of the pub, which has low ceilings and is full of character and charm.

Tere are four dining areas offering over 120 covers, with further seating outside.

Currently there are eight ensuite letting rooms, with a further three bedrooms and a bathroom in the flat above the pub.

Please see the floorplans for further information

• External Details

Sitting on 0.5-acre plot, there is a large carpark with electric charging points – parking for 24 cars.

Fantastic large enclosed, family, event & pet friendly beer garden – seating for up to 150

Please see the aerial photographs

• Fixtures & Fittings

All fixtures and fittings not personal to the vendors are included in the sale

• Financials

Weekly sales are circa £15,000 generating very healthy profits in excess of £150,000 per annum

Full accounts are available.

Property in the area is worth on average £3,500 sq/m

• Tenure

Nationwide Business Sales are delighted to offer this rare opportunity to the market at ‘Offers Over £825,000’

• Further Information & Useful Links

The Farmers Boy Inn has a dedicated website, please visit

Mad About Pies is the branding and website for sales and distribution of pies

Voted by guests ‘The Farmer Boy Inn’ has been rated as in the ‘Top 10% of Hotels in the World’ by TripAdvisor

The Facebook page has over 20,000 followers

Instagram has over 2,000 followers