Smugglers

Located on the outskirts of Canterbury in Kent and just a stone’s throw from the seaside town of Herne Bay, the Smugglers Inn is a community and sports led pub, set at the heart of the village of Herne.

Herne is a quaint village and civil parish on the North Kent coast, its great location provides easy access and just a ten-minute drive to nearby Canterbury city and to the ever-popular, traditional seaside town of Herne Bay that boasts a bustling town centre, an historic pier and a busy seafront promenade that hosts year-round events. Overlooking beautiful St Martins Church, the Smugglers sits neatly at the centre of Herne village, directly opposite the village shop and post office and close to the local community centre and main village car park.

Day to day, the Smugglers operates with the community locals and pub sports at the very centre of everything that it does. Its hugely popular games room, which also doubles up as a private event room, is home to two weekly pool and a darts team and the resident bat & trap team meet and play on a monthly basis. Live music and seasonal events prove popular with the locals and owing to its great central location, the Smugglers also hosts a high volume of private events, parties and after funeral gatherings. The Smugglers has recently launched a simple but quality food offer, with a menu focused on freshly cooked, classic pub dishes and a traditional Sunday lunch, the food offer is growing in popularity and sales and it continues to receive great reviews and attendance from both locals and customers from the surrounding area.

When you step inside the Smugglers, the deceiving frontage presents you with two very spacious trade areas which are in great condition throughout. The main bar area houses a feature servery, relaxed drinking and dining space and a cosy seating area with an open fire place, for approx.60 covers in total. Across the grand entrance hall, you will find a vast, light and spacious games room with its own servery, both built-in and table seating, a pool table, a designated darts area, amusement machines, big TV screens and a juke box. There is also a fully equipped and functioning trade kitchen on site, which is now supporting the growing food offer.

To the back of the property, you will find a trade garden which is a hit with the locals during the fairer weather, it includes a decked patio area and large grassed garden with picnic bench seating, together with a built-in wooden pergola, the bat & trap pitch and external shed storage.

The family-friendly, tenants private accommodation is also in great condition, located on the first floor of the property it houses five bedrooms, a large lounge overlooking the church, a modern kitchen and bathroom.

The Smugglers is available in late July 26, on the traditional style tenancy model. It is looking for a hands-on operator to immerse themselves in to village life in Herne, that will continue to nurture the existing locals, sports teams and business, whilst further developing the wet trade and expanding on the ever-growing food offer.

To see the full trading information and letting details for this site, please click on the following link: https://snea.me/SmugglersHerneHerneBayKent

For more information or to arrange a formal viewing of this site, please contact the tenancy recruitment team on 01795 542132 or email us at tenancyrecruitment@shepherdneame.co.uk