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A Sports and Entertainment Pub at the Heart of Bowthorpe

Planned Investment

Subject to full approval, the Norkie will benefit from investment focused on enhancing both the internal and external customer experience.

Plans include upgrading the customer toilets to a high standard and transforming the beer garden to create a more attractive all-year-round trading space. Proposed improvements include covered external areas designed to support outdoor drinking, dining and social occasions throughout the year.

The Pub

The Norkie is a community pub located within the Bowthorpe shopping precinct, on the western side of Norwich.

The pub has built a strong reputation for sport, entertainment and community activity, attracting regular customers throughout the day and providing a lively atmosphere at weekends. Live music, karaoke, pool, darts and sport all play an important role in the offer, creating a varied social calendar and giving customers plenty of reasons to return.

Inside, the pub benefits from an open-plan trading area with dedicated pool and darts spaces, helping to support pub teams, competitions and sporting occasions. Five TVs and Sky Sports provide a strong platform for an operator looking to continue developing the pub’s sports offer.

Outside, the pub benefits from a beer garden, providing valuable additional trading space and creating opportunities for customers to enjoy the pub throughout the warmer months. Customers also benefit from convenient free parking within the shopping precinct.

The pub is also dog-friendly and wheelchair accessible.

Location

The Norkie occupies a prominent position within the Bowthorpe shopping precinct, serving a large residential community on the outskirts of Norwich.

The surrounding area provides a strong local customer base, while the shopping precinct helps generate regular daily footfall. Its position creates an excellent opportunity for a publican looking to build on an established business centred around sport, entertainment and community activity.

Ideal Publican

This opportunity will suit an experienced operator with personality, energy and a genuine passion for pubs at the heart of their community.

Someone who can continue to build on the pub’s strong sports and entertainment offer while engaging with local customers will do well here. Experience in developing sport, pub games and community events would be beneficial, alongside the ability to use social media and local marketing to promote activity and drive footfall.

A visible, hands-on operator with strong people skills and a passion for hospitality will be well placed to maximise the opportunity.

Accommodation

The pub includes private accommodation comprising of two bedrooms, a kitchen and a lounge.

About the Agreement

Subject to approval in principle, we are excited to present this well-located pub, likely available on a flexible tenancy. This pub presents an exciting opportunity for a talented operator to take over a business with lots of potential.

Please be aware that all investment and financial information, including any required capital expenditure and projected figures, will be provided once a detailed assessment of the property is complete. This thorough review will ensure that you have all the necessary details to make an informed decision about taking the pub on.

Why Choose Punch?

When you partner with us, you’ll have an entire support system behind you, including:

• A forward thinking pub company, recognised nationally with multiple industry awards including winners of the Publican Awards 2022 & 2024!
• Potential investment to unlock your pub’s full potential
• Industry leading training through our award winning Academy, complete with state of the art kitchens, bars and our immersive Progress with Punch training programme.
• Access to our powerful online platform, the Punch Buying Club, where you can order stock and find resources to help you run your pub successfully.
• Ongoing coaching from expert Operations Managers and specialist support teams.
• Innovative digital learning through THIRST, our gamified online training app, offering compliance training through to driving sales training.
• A commitment to “Doing Well, By Doing Good” by championing communities, wellbeing and sustainability at every step.

For further information or to express interest, please get in touch with us.