More about The Canal Tavern

The new Business Partners will ideally be operators with extensive catering skills with the ability to grow and deliver a great food offer. They must also be engaged and have passion to keep and dispense our quality cask ales to the highest standards.

Bradford on Avon is a well-connected town, an appealing setting for its residents and visitors. Its weekly market and opportunities for leisure, cultural and tourist activities makes it an attractive area for a successful business. The Canal Tavern also benefits from passers-by and the canal barge trade. The pub has 62 internal covers separated into 4 areas, all tastefully decorated, creating a quaint country pub feel. The canal side external seating invites people from the tow path in for a bite to eat or a drink on their travels. Overall, this pub has great potential and opportunity for business development.  

  • Deposit £8,000
  • Fixtures & Fittings TBC
  • Stock (estimated to be) £5,000
  • Working capital (minimum) £8,000
  • Total (circa) without fixtures and fittings  £21,000

The Canal Tavern can be accessed from the main road at the front of the pub or from the rear of the pub from the canal towpath. The pub consists of 4 internal areas, one with a coal fire and another with a log burner. The L shaped bar which provides service for all 4 sections of the pub. The kitchen is of good size and is fully equipped. Outside is a separate chiller and food storage space. All toilets are on the ground level.

The external seating sits on a large patio with bench seating, providing 80 covers, 16 of which are positioned underneath a converted covered area. 

The pub does not have a car park, although there is plenty of public parking close by.

The accommodation is located upstairs through the bar servery. Off the main hallway there is 2 double bedrooms and a spacious living room, with a door leading to a flat roof space. From the living room there is a lobby leading to a utility, bathroom, and 3rd bedroom.