Your chance to run an island pub in a great location, with full refurbishment planned
Your chance to run a pub with letting rooms on England’s ‘Sunshine Island’.
The Isle of Wight has been a tourist hotspot for centuries, drawing generations of families and even Queen Victoria to its shores. Dinosaurs once walked the land –their footprints still remain –making the Isle of Wight the Dinosaur capital of the UK. That’s just one of the many reasons millions flock here every year.
Now, Star Pubs is offering an amazing career opportunity for an entrepreneur or experienced hospitality professional looking to run the show – complete with the promise of amazing investment.
The Ryde Arms (previously known as the Kasbah pub) has been closed for many years, but Star Pubs is ready to see it rise again and has committed an investment of over £340,000 to see it re-open under a new name, The Ryde Arms, and they need the right person to take it over.
Situated just off the main pier in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and on a busy High Street, this has the potential to see significant footfall from residents, visitors and day trippers.
And with 150 ferries a day in peak season, this is an island opportunity with customers on tap. Tourism accounts for 38 per cent of the island’s economy, with two million visitors a year, mainly from the UK mainland, and 8,000 jobs supported directly or indirectly by the industry.
A spokesperson for Star Pubs said: “The pub location speaks for itself, and it also has nine letting rooms, so there is real potential here.
“We have plans to completely renovate the pub once we find the right pub partner, so this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced entrepreneur or hospitality professional to capitalise on a tourist hotspot.”
Anyone interested can apply here
About Star Pubs: Star Pubs is part of HEINEKEN UK. The vast majority of our 2,350 pubs are leased out to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Around 220 pubs operate on our Just Add Talent model (a managed operator agreement). Our ambition is to bring out the best in the great British pub – by attracting and retaining the best operators, investing to create great pubs at the heart of their communities and providing licensees with market-leading insight and support.