Rose & Crown
The Rose & Crown, Peterborough
Overview: The Rose & Crown is a traditional Grade II listed pub prominently located in Oundle's Market Place, at the heart of this historic Northamptonshire town. Known for its character, welcoming atmosphere and strong local reputation, it attracts residents, professionals, families, couples and visitors throughout the year. Trading at approximately £5,000 per week, this is an excellent pub partnership opportunity for an experienced food-led operator to build on established foundations and grow a well-positioned community business.
The Business: The Rose & Crown offers a traditional bar area alongside a separate dining space, creating distinct opportunities for both drinkers and diners. An external beer garden with approximately 50 covers provides additional trading capacity and appeal during the warmer months. The business currently operates as a predominantly wet-led pub, but benefits from strong potential to develop and enhance its own food operation through a quality local menu.
Its central town centre location provides easy access to Oundle's shops, businesses and local amenities, supporting trade from residents, passing footfall and visitors alike. Oundle's affluent demographic, combined with trade generated by Oundle School's parents, staff and visiting families, creates a diverse customer base with strong demand for both food and drink.
The Opportunity: This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious operator to further establish The Rose & Crown as one of Oundle's preferred destinations for quality food and drinks. The strongest growth opportunities lie in expanding the food offer, increasing dining occasions throughout the week and maximising the appeal of the beer garden and town centre location.
With a strong local customer base already in place, the next operator can build a reputation for excellent hospitality, locally inspired menus and memorable guest experiences while driving both wet and food sales growth.
Who we're looking for: We're looking for a food-focused operator, couple or management team with experience in developing a successful community pub environment. You'll have a passion for delivering great food, high service standards and warm hospitality, alongside the commercial awareness to maximise opportunities across both food and drink sales.
Strong community engagement, attention to detail and the ability to build lasting relationships with local residents, businesses and visitors will be key to success.
What's in it for you? This is an opportunity to run a characterful Grade II listed pub in one of Northamptonshire's most attractive market towns. The Rose & Crown offers established trade, strong local support and the potential to further develop a successful food-led business. Full agreement details, support package and financial information are available on enquiry.
Ready to take the next step?
Run The Rose & Crown and become part of the fabric of Oundle's thriving town centre community. If you're ready to build a successful food-led pub business, grow an established local reputation and make the most of this fantastic market town location, enquire today.
What’s in it for you?
- 20% share of weekly wet sales, excluding VAT.
- Keep 100% of the food sales.
- Low ingoing costs, starting with just a £5,000 deposit and £360 legal cost. (*deposits can vary dependant on business – ask us for more details*)
- Accommodation included with most bills covered, except the council tax & TV License.
As part of our application process, we use Lily, an AI-powered interviewing assistant to support the early stages of screening. Lily helps us move quickly, keep things flexible for you, and create a more consistent candidate experience, but one thing you should know – all hiring decisions are still made by our people.
