Your Local Partner Opportunity
Overview: The Gilesgate Moor Hotel is a well-established community pub and hotel located on the edge of Durham. Benefiting from a prominent roadside position next to a busy shopping centre, the business attracts a loyal local customer base alongside visitors travelling for business, Durham University events, and Durham CCC matches and concerts. With current weekly sales of around £6,000, this is an exciting opportunity to take on a respected business with multiple income streams and significant potential for growth.
The business: The Gilesgate Moor Hotel offers a straightforward and manageable operation, combining a welcoming pub environment with overnight accommodation. Inside, the business features a cosy front bar, a separate darts and dining room, a fully equipped commercial kitchen and five letting rooms, creating income opportunities across wet sales, food and accommodation. The pub has earned a strong local reputation for its friendly atmosphere and quality accommodation, providing excellent foundations for a new operator.
The opportunity: Currently generating around 85% wet sales and 15% accommodation income, there is substantial opportunity to grow all areas of the business. The fully equipped kitchen provides the perfect platform to introduce a high-quality food offer with your own menu, alongside breakfast service for hotel guests. With a projected sales uplift of approximately £2,000 per week, there is clear scope to drive additional trade through food, functions, community engagement and visitor spend. The combination of accommodation, food and drink sales creates a diverse and exciting business for an operator who can maximise each opportunity.
Who we're looking for: We're looking for an operator with strong food experience, imagination and community engagement skills who can build on the pub's excellent reputation. The ideal pub partner will be passionate about hospitality, confident developing a food offer and able to create a welcoming environment for both local customers and visitors. Whether your strengths lie in food, accommodation or customer experience, this is a fantastic opportunity to take an established business to the next level.
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 depending on the business. Ask us for more details.)
- Accommodation included with most bills covered, excluding Council Tax and TV Licence.
Ready to take the next step? Run The Gilesgate Moor Hotel and build on an established business with multiple revenue streams already in place. With five letting rooms, a fully equipped kitchen, strong existing trade and significant growth potential across food, drink and accommodation, this is a fantastic opportunity to create a thriving destination pub and hotel. Bring your ideas, passion and hospitality expertise, and we'd love to hear from you.
