HAVE you ever fancied yourself as a pub landlord? Now might be your chance. Here are the pubs that are listed for sale on Rightmove in the Salisbury area.
The pubs are within five miles of the cathedral city and range in price from £250,000 to £500,000.
The Kings Arms, Amesbury: £498,000
The Kings Arms is located within a mid-18th-century, Grade II listed property with painted bricks and a pitched tile roof. It occupies a roadside position on Church Street.
The Rightmove listing for the property says: “It is surrounded by many local shops, restaurants and pay and display car parks for anyone requiring access to the centre of the town.
“There is a large military presence in the area with the Ministry of Defence's Boscombe Down located east of the town, the garrison town of Larkhill just north of Stonehenge, Bulford Camp on Salisbury Plain, and the Plain itself utilised by the Ministry of Defence.”
There is also a games room, an L-shaped function room and a patio area with bench seating for 40 more customers.
The owners’ accommodation comprises two double-bedrooms, one single bedroom, a family bathroom, a kitchen, a sitting room and dining area, an office and a reception area.
The Wyndham, Dinton: £340,000
The Wyndham is described as a “community village free house in a pretty village” with plenty of space for customers, plus a self-contained owners’ apartment.
The listing says: “The Wyndham Arms occupies a prominent position in the centre of the attractive village of Dinton.
“Dinton lies on the B3089, approximately eight miles west of Salisbury and a shorter distance from Wilton, and is situated in the Nadder Valley in Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.”
The first-floor owners’ accommodation comprises two double bedrooms, a kitchen, a sitting room, one bathroom and an airing cupboard.
Malet Arms, Newton Tony: £495,000
This is a Grade II listed freehouse located opposite the village playing fields in Newton Tony on the edge of the Salisbury plain.
The business is currently run by a husband-and-wife duo, who believe the building would “suit an operator wishing to continue the business as a traditional community freehouse”.
The property dates back to the 18th century and occupies a plot size of 1.025 acres.
The ‘characterful’ main bar features standing and ceiling timbers, an inglenook fireplace with a log-burning stove and a polished top bar servery.
It has furnishings to seat 22 customers and there is an adjoining snug with seating another 12. A patio is accessible through French doors with has bench seating for another 40 punters, plus forecourt seating for eight more.
The restaurant area seats 30 and has ceiling timbers and exposed flint walls. There is accommodation upstairs for the owners, which is set over two floors.
The Black Dog, Salisbury Road, Chilmark: £495,000
The Black Dog – which was the only pub left in the village of Chilmark – closed in October 2023 after owner Robert Jones withdrew plans to build two houses in the beer garden.
Community group Save the Black Dog Inn’s first bid to buy the pub was rejected in February, buts its treasurer said negotiations were “ongoing”.
The group was initially “fairly optimistic” that it would be able to raise the £500,000 needed to save the community hub.
The listing says: “The pub features a snug area, a bar area, a dining room and a restaurant.
“The first floor offers owner accommodation with three bedrooms. Outside, the pub has extensive car parking and trade areas, along with a stone outhouse. This well-equipped establishment provides a versatile opportunity for potential owners.”
Princess House (formerly George Inn), Shrewton, £250,000
This former pub, located on London Road, closed in 2016 and in need of renovation, and there is no accounting information available.
But it is a historic building, which was first recorded as an inn in 1607, and could be repurposed for another community or commercial use.
Hospitality specialist Sidney Phillips says: “Princess House (formerly George Inn) is positioned on the northern side of the village of Shrewton, situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire.
“The building is separated into two sections with three entrances.
“Entrance one, from the north side, leads into an interconnecting hallway with three en-suite bathrooms and one self-contained apartment with a small kitchen.
“Entrance two on the ground floor leads into a large double bedroom with en-suite shower room.
“Entrance three on the southern-most side of the building leads into one double bedroom with en suite shower room and a single bed/storeroom.
“At first floor level, via entrance one, there are five bedrooms sharing one shower room via an interconnecting hallway. At first floor level, via entrance three, there are three bedrooms sharing one shower room.”
Outside, there is a car park for six-to-eight vehicles next to the gardens.
Strongs, Rockbourne: £500,000
This16th-century pub, which was recently re-thatched, features an attractive beer garden, plenty of customer parking and even planning permission for two shepherds’ huts.
The pub, which is being marketed with Spencers, also has a stone fireplace, a restaurant with wooden tables and owners’ accommodation that consists of a lounge, a bedroom and a bathroom.
Outside, there are “attractive beer gardens with lawns, hedging, well stocked flower beds and wooden benches for 50 covers as well as a seasonal gazebo”, plus a car park with room for up to 24 vehicles.
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