Could you run this pub in Dartmouth?
The Seale Arms is a beautiful seaside pub with letting rooms set in the heart of the coastal town of Dartmouth. The pub is well loved by locals and also benefits from tourist trade in the summer months.
The pub be relaunching under our Unity Social brand and will undergo a full refurbishment to include external upgrade and new signage, full internal redecoration and fantastic AV to help with providing the very best sports coverage and music-led events.
The pub will have a great drinks range that will be priced below our local competitors and run a daily program of pub-activity including live music, karaoke, quiz and bingo.
The trading area is a large open plan space with a central bar that hosts a pool table, and darts area. This area wraps around a hidden staircase that leads up to the accommodation. There are five en-suite Bed & Breakfast letting rooms, including a large family room, three king-sized rooms and a small double room.
About the local area
Dartmouth is an extremely desirable location. Set on the River Dart in Devon, it benefits from strong connections with the Royal Naval College and plays host to a major annual music festival in May and the ever-popular Dartmouth Royal Regatta at the end of August. The town is a tourist destination in its own right, offering fabulous architecture, a castle, boat trips and enjoyable strolling around the many craft shops. The pub should be able to attract visitors to stay as well as pulling people in who are enjoying day trips from the surrounding areas. Exeter and Plymouth are both commutable in about an hour.
Accommodation
This fantastic pub opportunity comes with domestic accommodation that features two bedrooms, a private kitchen and lounge.
The Opportunity
As our Management Partner, you’ll have the chance to run the business as if it were your own. We’re looking for someone who can bring energy, creativity, and strong leadership to unlock the pub’s full potential.
Ideal Operator
This opportunity is perfect for an experienced operator who thrives in a community-focused environment. You’ll be passionate about creating a welcoming space for locals, delivering a high-quality sports experience, and maintaining the pub’s much-loved offer of live entertainment and traditional games. Building strong relationships with regulars, charities, local businesses and sports teams is essential. You’ll also be confident using social media and digital platforms to promote pub activities, events, and offer helping to drive footfall and build engagement with the wider community online.
Our Unity Social Area Managers will support you in building on the current daytime trade and boosting evening volumes through a strong line-up of pub activities and investment into live music and sports events. The Seale Arms will benefit from a competitive drinks pricing strategy and a focus on being the beating heart of the community.
Private accommodation
This business opportunity provides three bedrooms, a kitchen, and a lounge.
About the Agreement – The Punch Unity Social Managed Partnership
Ready to run your own business, manage your own team, and define your own wage structure? Love working closely with the Unity Social Operations Manager to build an incredible pub legacy with uncompromising standards and standout guest experiences? Then the Unity Social Managed Partnership is the perfect option for you. The MP model covers all costs (pub and accommodation), and you directly employ and pay your team.
Alongside day-to-day support and a brilliant framework to grow your business, you get an uncapped cut of top-line turnover to pay yourself and your team it’s your structure to own. Unity Social Partnerships are for pub-obsessed entrepreneurs who want to create lasting legacies and become the hub of their community. Your Area Manager will work closely with you to amplify the unique identity of the Red Pig as it’s a true partnership.
Why choose a Unity Social Partnerships Agreement?
It’s a fantastic way to kick-start your business, providing you with all the tools to succeed and an Operations Manager always available in the passenger seat as you drive your business to success. All you need to bring is your flair, personality, care, passion, and local knowledge.
We look after our Partners with:
- A five-year agreement, rent-free.
- Newly invested pub
- Partner earnings of 20% of net sales to pay yourself and your team.
- Performance bonus.
- Paid for living accommodation, including bills and maintenance.
- Drinks range and marketing materials included.
- Best-in-class Business Support Advisors and Operations Managers to support you.
- An award-winning and free induction course with ongoing training and marketing support.
- A £500 deposit.
- Cost of business rates covered.
- Cost of Sky and TNT sport included.
- New infinite system in every pub.
- Entertainment allowance.
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