A Landmark Pub with Rooms in the Heart of Penrith
The Pub
The Station Hotel is a prominent stone-built pub located in Penrith, offering a rare opportunity to operate a business that combines food, drink and accommodation in a highly accessible town centre location.
Arranged across two main trading areas, the pub caters for a variety of occasions throughout the day, from casual dining and social drinking to live sport and community gatherings. The layout provides flexibility for an incoming operator to develop different customer occasions and maximise trade throughout the week.
A large catering kitchen provides a strong platform for a food offer, while the pub’s position close to the railway station creates an opportunity to attract both local customers and visitors travelling through the area.
A key feature of the business is the nine letting bedrooms, supported by a dedicated breakfast room, providing an additional dimension to the operation and creating opportunities to welcome guests throughout the year.
To the rear of the property is a beer garden overlooking the historic ruins of Penrith Castle, offering an attractive outdoor space that adds to the pub’s appeal.
Location
The Station Hotel occupies a prominent position adjacent to Penrith Railway Station, making it one of the first hospitality venues visitors encounter when arriving in the town.
Penrith serves as a gateway to the Lake District National Park and attracts visitors throughout the year. Its location between the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines creates a strong tourism market, while the town itself provides a loyal local customer base and a thriving hospitality scene.
The combination of local trade, accommodation demand and year-round tourism creates a strong platform for a well-run hospitality business.
Ideal Publican
This opportunity will suit an experienced hospitality operator or partnership looking to maximise the potential of a multi-income-stream business.
Someone who can balance a quality food and drinks offer alongside a successful accommodation operation will do well here. Experience managing hotel rooms, developing food sales and maintaining high standards across the business would be beneficial.
A hands-on operator with strong commercial awareness, excellent customer service and the ability to attract both local customers and visitors will be well placed to build on the Station Hotel’s potential.
Accommodation
The pub includes private on-site accommodation comprising of three bedrooms, a kitchen and a lounge.
About the Agreement
At Punch, we support talented, ambitious entrepreneurs who want to run brilliant pubs at the heart of their communities. That’s why our agreements are designed to be flexible, supportive and built around your vision.
Our Flexible Tenancy gives you the freedom to run your own pub with confidence. A tied agreement of up to five years, where you’ll benefit from the drink products available to Punch which also offers flexible notice periods. We offer flexible deposits, tie‑release options, and pricing structures to help you shape your business in a way that works for you.
Why Choose Punch?
When you partner with Punch, 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.
Curious about how this agreement could work for you? You will find our Partnering with Punch guide in the ‘Relevant Downloads’ section below.
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