Bobs Smithy Inn, Chorley Old Road, Lancashire

Pub & Restaurant, West Pennine Moors
Bob’s Smithy Inn, near Bolton
Offers Over £1.1m


• Opportunity

Bobs Smithy Inn is a very special business, already a very successful highly profitable pub & restaurant, the opportunity to increase the turnover is very straightforward

Rated in the Top 10 restaurants in Bolton, which has 275 restaurants



• Internal Details

Bobs Smithy Inn – 225sq/m

Restaurant with 60 covers

Bar area with 40 covers

Very well equipped large commercial kitchen


Two-bedroom owners apartment – 100sq/m

Spacious apartment with stunning panoramic views

Accessed through the pub


One-bedroom staff apartment – 40sq/m

Separate entrance through the car park at the rear of the property



1454 Chorley Road – sq/m – Available by Separate Negotiation

Two-bedroom cottage with roof terrace

Planning permission granted to incorporate into the pub and increase the seating capacity



Please see the floor plans for further information



• External Details

Outside seating for up to 90 persons

Car parking for up to 40 cars

Please see the aerial photographs



• Development Opportunity

Planning permission has already been granted to extend the seating capacity of Bobs Smithy into the adjacent property

Further planning permissions has also been granted to extend the first floor to the rear of the property offering further accommodation

The pub and restaurant could be extended much further across the entire ground floor if all properties on the terrace row were purchased, this could then also see the addition of letting rooms to the business model

Four-bedroom properties in the area often achieve circa £1m, thanks to the unparalleled views across the Pennines to Manchester



• Location

Bob’s Smithy Inn, 1448 Chorley Road, is at Bottom o’th Moor in the West Pennines near Bolton

Sought after area, with stunning panoramic views across Lancashire

Close to the Woodland Trust at Walker Fold, the area attracts significant numbers of walkers throughout the year, exploring the wonderful Moors surrounding the area

The affluent area is known for quality food destinations


• Fixtures & Fittings

All fixtures and fittings not personal to the vendors are included in the sale


• Financials

Accounts for the year ending 30th November 2022 show a turnover of £794,592 delivering an incredible adjusted net profit of £226,752

Full accounts are available


• Tenure

Nationwide Business Sales are thrilled to offer this very profitable opportunity to the market at Offers Over £1.1m



• Further Information & Useful Links

Bob’s Smithy Inn has a dedicated website, please visit https://bobssmithyinn.godaddysites.com/

Voted by guests Bob’s Smithy is in the Top 10 Restaurants in Bolton, out of a total 275 local competitors by customers on TripAdvisor https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187053-d3427262-Reviews-Bob_s_Smithy_Inn_Country_Pub_and_Dining-Bolton_Greater_Manchester_England.html

The Facebook page has over 5,800 followers https://www.facebook.com/Bobssmithyinnbolton/?locale=en_GB

Instagram has over 1,100 followers https://www.instagram.com/bobssmithyinn/