The Ship Inn, Shorehead, Stonehaven, a public house with 11 letting bedrooms, dating back to 1771, has come to the market through chartered surveyors DM Hall.
The lounge bar in The Ship Inn
A successful and profitable business with 25 local staff, full- and part-time – and up to 40 in summer – The Ship Inn has three distinct, interlinked sections. There is the original building , accommodating:
- a lounge bar and six en-suite letting bedrooms;
- a modern extension, which contains the Captain’s Table, a 38-cover restaurant which specialises in seafood, as well as a further five en-suite letting bedrooms;
- and an extension to the rear of the original building. containing customer toilets, a utility room, and a staff locker room.
The lounge bar, with seating for 50 guests, fitted and finished in a traditional style with a nod to the nautical heritage of the building, offers a range of refreshments. There is an open fire in winter, and a sun terrace overlooking the harbour, where seating is provided for 32 around several fixed tables.
Home to famous Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven enjoys a large number of visitors thought the year who visit the town to enjoy its beautiful coastal setting and picturesque town harbour. The town hosts a series of annual local events focused on the harbour, including a beer festival, folk music festival, and the annual high point, which is the Fireball celebration at Hogmanay.
“Owning the Ship Inn has been a great experience and very rewarding, but at 66 I think it’s time for my partner Irene and I to spend a bit more time together and to go travelling,” said current owner Simon Cruickshank.
“I also have a brother in New Zealand who I’d like to visit. Whoever is fortunate enough to acquire The Ship Inn will find it hard work, but also a truly enjoyable experience, and I wish them great success.”
Current owner of The Ship Inn, Simon Cruickshank
Stuart Johnston, a partner in the Aberdeen office of DM Hall, said: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire what is widely regarded as a local institution as well as an excellent business in a prosperous, vibrant location, owned and traded very successfully by the same person, Simon, for the past 20 years.
“Scotland’s licensed trade certainly has its challenges, but what Simon has done at The Ship Inn by investing heavily and consistently in refurbishment and high standards of maintenance and decoration is to create a fine property in walk-in condition, with a first-class offering which is valued and appreciated by both the people of Stonehaven and its many visitors.
“Price is available on application. Trading information and accounts will be made available to the professional advisors of seriously interested parties following the completion of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which can be provided on request.
Interested parties should contact Stuart on 07913 046226 or e-mail business.sales@dmhall.co.uk.
