Hook & Hatchet Inn, Church Road, Hucking, Maidstone, ME17 1QT

The Hook & Hatchet Inn is a two-storey property with white weather boarded elevations under a Kent peg pitched tiled roof. There are five letting rooms, a generous customer car park, large trade garden, two unisex showers and toilets that sit separately from the property (available 24 hours a day), 12 electric hook up positions, eight tourer pitches and spacious tent pitches.

Hucking is a small hamlet near Maidstone in Kent. It is located four miles north-east of Maidstone, five miles south-west of Sittingbourne and approximately 25 minutes from the Channel Tunnel. The village is easily accessible from Junction 7 of the M20 and Junction 5 of the M2.

The Hook & Hatchet is located next door to the Hucking Estate which is owned by the Woodland Trust. There are numerous walks and it is close to the Pilgrims Way - an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The main pub is served by a bar servery and has many traditional features. There is a variety of tables and chairs, circa 77 cover restaurant area, Ladies & Gents WCs, a commercial kitchen with full extraction, pot wash and prep area, freezer room area, cold store, staff room and beer cellar.

All trade fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale and our clients will provide a trade inventory.

Five well appointed rooms.

Fully equipped outside bar, outside seating with a large trade garden (seating circa 120, with capacity for 400), outside heating under a canopy for alfresco dining, office, customer car park for 50 cars. Storage barn with potential for four holiday lets, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

Hillside campsite is an exclusive camping and touring park which runs alongside the Hook & Hatchet Inn, offering two unisex showers, toilets and disabled WC that sit separately from the property, available 24 hours a day with 12 electric hook up positions, eight tourer pitches and spacious tent pitches.

A one bedroom flat above the storage barn.

Our clients have owned the Hook & Hatchet Inn for nine years and put in substantial investment to grow the business. They are now looking to sell in order to focus their other business interests.

This offers an excellent opportunity for a new operator to take full advantage of this great site in a beautiful location. We thoroughly recommend a viewing to fully appreciate this opportunity.

The business is predominantly owner-run with a team of full and part-time casual staff.

Trading information will be supplied following a formal viewing.

The business operates seven days a week.

Monday to Thursday: 12pm - 10pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 10am - 11.30pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

Current rateable value (1 April 2023 to present) is £11,500.

This is the rateable value for the property. It is not what you pay in business rates or rent. Your local council uses the rateable value to calculate the business rates bill.

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