A thatched village pub in Wiltshire is being auctioned in November.

The Grove Arms at Ludwell, west of Salisbury and near Shaftesbury, is among 170 lots listed across southern England, Yorkshire and Scotland by Clive Emson Auctioneers.

It has a guide price of £450,000-plus.

The Grove Arms, LudwellThe Grove Arms, Ludwell (Image: Deep South Media) Mike Marchant, a senior auction appraiser in Wiltshire for the firm, said: “The commercial property, available freehold with vacant possession, benefits from extensive accommodation with six letting rooms, all with en-suite shower rooms and a separately accessed two-bedroom manager’s flat.

“The pub, steeped in history, has a substantial main bar and restaurant with around 50 covers and a commercial kitchen to the rear along with ancillary storage space, gardens to the front and rear and a substantial car park.

“On the ground floor is the main lounge bar, restaurant seating, pool table and snug, customer toilets, commercial kitchen, storeroom and cellar, with the letting rooms and flat above.”

“Apparently there has been a licensed premises here since the 17th Century – The Grove Arms has proved a welcome spot over the ages to rest and replenish.”

The auction, the seventh of eight this year by Clive Emson Auctioneers, starts on October 30 and concludes on November 1.