Woolcomber, Hinckley

Property Description

The 'Woolly' is situated approximately 2 miles from Hinckley town centre, in the suburb of Burbage. The pub is a traditional 1960s built community pub, occupying a huge prominent corner plot with a large car park in the centre of a housing estate which is a combination of mainly privately owned and some local authority. The area within a mile of the pub is very densely populated with over 26,000 people living there, the largest social group being made up of people from the comfortable communities band. Pub Layout The Woolcomber is a very large building and has 2 main trading rooms. From the front main access you enter into a lobby which houses the ladies and gents toilets and also doors to both trade spaces. To the right you have the more traditional trade zone, which has a long wooden bar to the back and which is currently used for sports and live tv and hosts a pool table and 2 dart boards. Lots of fixed bench seating and high tables suit the style of this room as an active space with a high footfall. Situated across the entire back of the pub is the second trade zone which is more family orientated and has a more pub lounge feel to it. It is home to a generous long wooden bar, a stage to one corner and has lots of low level seating available for drinking and dining. This area also gives access to a small conservatory and the rear grassed garden. Both trading rooms are served by the central bars which back onto each other, ideal for keeping staffing levels low as both bars can be served simultaneously. Off the bar you will find an office, a large store room with it's own external access and also the trade kitchen. Moving through, you will also find access to the rear enclosed yard and cellar that is below ground and also the entrance to the private quarters. The pub has a wrap around car park for over 40 cars and at present is partially covered outside the front of the pub with a small Astro turf area accommodating 15 picnic benches. To the rear is a more traditional safe enclosed pub garden with a pergola producing both shade and cover for drinkers.

Trading Style

The pub at present trades to the local community with most customers walking to the pub. Opening hours are currently dictated by our current licensees from 4pm onwards in the week and all day at Weekends. The draught drinks offer is small and targeted to its current customers. Sports teams such as darts and pool are popular as is the weekly karaoke held on a Friday night. The early doors trade is often bolstered by local trades people calling on the way home from work. An external food offering is available at the pub currently which seems to be proving popular with the locals.

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