Historic Bristol suburb pub with ‘long history of incidents’ goes up for sale for £395,000
A historic pub on the outskirts of Bristol, which was temporarily closed after a serious incident earlier this year, has been put on the market.
The Portcullis, on Staple Hill High Street, has been put up for sale for £395,000.
The two-storey pub, part of Admiral Taverns' Proper Pubs estate, has seating for around 42 and includes a courtyard and skittle alley.
On the first floor, there is an unused function room and a two-bedroom owners’ accommodation.
According to the listing by Sidney Phillips, the pub will be sold with vacant possession, with the current tenant to be served their notice.
In June this year, reduced opening hours and stricter conditions were proposed at the Portcullis as part of a council licence review.
This came after there was a serious incident outside the premises a month earlier in which two people were taken to hospital, both with suspected head injuries.
The then-landlady took the decision to leave the pub following the incident, saying it had a “long history of incidents”.
It eventually reopened under new management at the start of July and has been operating since.