Award-winning Cotswolds pub The Fox at Lower Oddington has been sold in an off-market deal by Colliers.
The 16th century Gloucestershire inn with rooms has been sold to a private purchaser for an undisclosed price. Colliers was acting on behalf of owner Ian MacKenzie.
Peter Brunt, director in the hotels agency team at Colliers, said: “The Fox is a superb traditional restaurant and inn, benefiting from and ideal location in the so-called ‘Cotswolds golden triangle’ between Stow on the Wold and Chipping Norton.
“It was discreetly marketed in a highly confidential campaign which generated a high number of offers and keen competitive bidding, culminating in a sale which underlines the continuing strength of the market for pubs and hotels in the Cotswolds, despite the impact of the pandemic upon the hospitality sector.
“It is clear that buyers are looking beyond the current crisis to the long-term, and are prepared to act decisively when a property which represents a unique investment opportunity, becomes available.”
Ian MacKenzie moved to the Cotswolds after graduating from university in 1968, and had been a local at The Fox before he bought it in 2002 in a deal also brokered by Colliers. He went on to steer The Fox to acclaim in a succession of awards, including winning Michelin pub of the year in 2004.
