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The Street
Bossingham
01227 709866
www.hoppocket.uk
https://whatpub.com/hop-pocket
Above photo, 2006, kindly sent by Geoffrey Hall. |
Above photo, 2006, kindly sent by Geoffrey Hall. |
Above photo 2007 by Nick Smith
Creative Commons Licence. |
Above photo, 2014, kindly sent by Geoffrey Hall. |
Above photo 2018. |
 
Above signs, June 1995.
With thanks from Brian Curtis
www.innsignsociety.com. |
Above sign, 2006, kindly sent by Geoffrey Hall. |
I am informed in March 2018 that the pub is closed for business. The
owners are "considering their options" but at least the lease is on the
market for someone else to take it on as a pub at present.
After a short time closed I am glad to see it open again in June 2018.
I am informed that of August 2018 the pub was under sale for an asking
price of £57,000. It closed its doors for a short time but opened them again
in December 2018.
Latest news in April 2019 shows the pub up for sale again, but the
freeholder wants to sell the pub as a going concern.
Above photo, May 2019, kindly sent by Rory Kehoe. |
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From the
https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Joe Wright, 23 April 2019.
The Hop Pocket in Bossingham near Canterbury, goes up for sale.
A village pub is up on the market for more than £400,000.
Potential buyers interested in snapping up The Hop Pocket, in Bossingham,
are being encouraged to take advantage of its "desirable location".
Situated in The Street - between Stelling Minnis and Petham in the rural
outskirts of Canterbury - the spacious pub boasts living space for the
owner.
The agents managing the sale say there is potential to develop the plot
of land which lies next to the large car park.
With exposed wooden beams and open fireplaces, the two-storey pub has a
traditional country feel.
James Hughes, senior business agent at Christie & Co, said: “The Hop
Pocket presents a fantastic opportunity to acquire a well established
and desirable business with a strong following.
“The pub is already well decorated, creating an easy transition for an
incoming buyer to open the doors straight away. Rural freehouses are
very much in demand at the moment, especially in the south east, which
is a desirable location for lifestyle buyers, and also due to Kent being
a popular UK tourist destination.”
The asking price is £415,000.
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From the
https://www.kentonline.co.uk, By Chris Britcher, 29 October 2019.
Hop Pocket pub in Bossingham, near Canterbury, sells for £390,000.
A highly regarded village pub has been snapped up for £25,000 below the
guide price.
The Hop Pocket in Bossingham, between Stelling Minnis and Petham, near
Canterbury was put on the market in April with a guide price of
£415,000.
And the freehold has now been sold for an agreed fee of £390,000 by new
owner Thorsons Farms Limited.
The new owner hopes on reopening to provide additional community amenity
and benefits following discussion with the local stakeholders.
James Hughes, senior business agent at Christie & Co, who handled the
sale, said: “The Hop Pocket garnered plenty of interest and we did
receive a number of offers. The market in Kent is always buoyant so we
were always confident of being able to find a buyer for the Hop Pocket.”
The pub is rated with a score of four out of five in the Good Pub Guide.
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From the Kentish Gazette, 29 October 2019.
Investor snapshot village pub.
The village pub is set to be given a new lease of life after being
snapped up by a newcomer to the trade.
The hot pocket at Bossingham has
been brought by investor Jeremy Cowley who plans to refurbish the
property and reopen the business.
He has bought the freehold for
£390,000 after the property was marketed through Christie & Co.
The pub
in The Street between Stelling Minnis and Petham is the only one in the
village.
Rated with a score of 4 out of 5 in the good pub guide, it has
many traditional features including exposed beamed ceilings and
open fireplaces.
Christie & Co agent James Hughes, who handled the sale said:- "The Hop
Pocket generated plenty of interest and we did receive a
number of offers. The market in Kent is always buoyant so we were always
confident of being able to find a buyer.
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According to What Pub the premises is currently closed during
refurbishment and probably also due to the Covid shutdown (2020).
Latest news from Rory Kehoe says the following:- The pub looks set to
re-open sometime in June. Now owned by local company, Thorsons Farms Ltd,
the pub will feature a smaller bar area and incorporate a family room for
the service of teas and light meals. Other plans include building a small
number of Bed and Breakfast rooms at the rear of the pub, as well as some
improvements to the garden.
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