Barley Mow, Bedford

Property Description

The Barley Mow is located just outside of the Bedford town centre, on Bromham Road, and is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ bars in the country! Bedford has strong transport links to London, with a nearby train station that takes you to London St Pancras International. Nearby is a college, supermarket, and lots of other essential amenities. Like any town centre pub, the demographic for this site has a diverse range of people, ranging from young to old, and people of all ethnicities. Pub Layout Walking through the main entrance to the pub from the main road, you will find an open plan large trading space consisting of a spacious dance floor with adjoining DJ booth and housing some upright tables and tall stools for seating. The bar is a wrap around servery, being centrally located inside the pub, and on the same level as the trade space, there are access to the washrooms and also a good sized outside courtyard area, ideal for al fresco social drinking. There is also a commercial kitchen at the site which is in good order, however, due to the pub currently trading as a wet led, late night venue, the kitchen is not being utilised.

Trading Style

The Barley Mow is a wet-led, late night venue. The pub has a strong history with the LGBTQ+ community, meaning the current trading style brings in a lot of custom from younger people within this community. The pub has an impressive cocktail menu, and, as any late-night venue, the lion share of the trade is Wines, Spirits & Soft Drinks.  This pub is also big on entertainment, bringing in lots of revenue from drag acts, live music and open mic nights etc.  There is a small commercial kitchen that could lend itself to offer a light food offer. There has previously been a pool table at te venue with a pool team operating from the site, however, this has been removed in recent times.

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