Pub near Lewes looks for new landlord: 13th century establishment in East Sussex village could be available immediately ‘for the right applicants’

The Juggs, a classic country pub in The Street, Kingston, has been listed at uk.businessesforsale.com.

The website said Shepherd Neame is looking for new tenants to run The Juggs, which ‘has the potential to be available immediately for the right applicants’.

The listing at businessesforsale.com said: “The Juggs is the only pub in Kingston village and the nearest local amenities are located in Lewes. The route from the downs into the village takes you along Juggs road, apparently so-called because the women of the village used to carry baskets or ‘juggs’ of fish from the coast to Lewes.”

It said The Juggs currently trades seven days a week and offers a menu of pub favourites and chef’s special dishes between 12pm and 9pm from Monday to Saturday, and from 12pm until 8pm on Sundays.

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The listing continued: “Boasting original oak beams and roaring log fires, The Juggs houses a central feature bar servery, multiple trade drinking and dining areas for approx.70 covers in total and an open fronted trade kitchen. The layout of the trade space lends itself well to hosting private dining, parties and events in the separate dining rooms. Outside, The Juggs has recently benefited from the introduction of a fixed stretch tent in the garden area, so teamed up with bench table seating for approx.100 covers, it makes for excellent additional dining space and allows you to capitalise on the alfresco drinking and dining trade.”

The asking price is £21,000 with inventory and stock included. The pub’s turnover and net profit is available on request. The tenancy rent is £52,000 per annum and the pub is offered in a fixed term contract outside of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 Part II, until March 23, 2036.

The tenants’ private accommodation includes three bedrooms, a kitchen, lounge, shower and toilet. There is a separate bedsit with a lounge/kitchenette and bathroom, as well as private gardens to the front and back of the property. The listing added that The Juggs is a 13th century pub and restaurant at the base of the South Downs, two miles south of Lewes and five miles from Brighton.