PickoftheWeek

Blue Bell

Belmesthorpe

Lincolnshire

Price: £525,000

Tenure: Freehold

Wet:dry: 100% wet

Agent: Christie+Co

0115 9483100

The Blue Bell is three miles from Stamford and used to be three cottages, one of which belonged to a coffin maker. The pub still has a coffin hatch and the bar is made of coffin wood.

The pub has a main bar, pool room and two dining areas for 100 covers. There is also four-bed owners' accommodation, beer garden and car park. The pub was previously a destination eatery.

The Wheel Inn

Branston

Nottinghamshire

Price: £39,500

Tenure: leasehold, 13 years remaining

Next rent review: 2009

Landlord: Duke of Rutland

Turnover: £140,000 inc VAT

Tie: free of tie

wet:dry: 45:55

Agent: GA-Select 01530 414140

The Wheel is three miles from Belvoir castle and features a lounge, snug, skittle alley, garden, paddock and outbuildings. The property also comprises three-bedroom owners' accommodation and stone outbuildings.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn

Castleton

Derbyshire

Price: £795,000

Tenure: freehold

Turnover: £300,000 pa

Wet/dry/accommodation: 45/45/10

Agent: Davey & Co

0115 9799189

The 300-year-old inn has a lounge bar and separate 60-cover restaurant. Both have beamed ceilings. The inn has 10 en-suite bedrooms, with a four diamond English Tourist Board rating. Popular with walkers and tourists.

To be named

Dalwhinnie

Inverness-shire Scotland

Price: £175,000

Tenure: freehold

Agent: Creevy LLH

0141 2489400

This property is new-build

and is yet to be named. Designed as a food pub, it has an open-plan bar and 50-cover restaurant. Dalwhinnie is roughly 28 miles from the popular ski resort of Aviemore and the outlet was constructed to complement a residential

development to the rear of the pub. The offer includes

fixtures, fittings, furniture and equipment.

Poachers

Ide, nr Exeter, Devon

Price: £130,000

Tenure: leasehold. 15 years, 11 remaining

Rent: £29,500 pa

Next rent review: 2008

Landlord: private

Turnover: average £5,500 a week

Tie: free of tie

Agent: Stonesmith 01392 201262

Over four years, the vendors have built up the food and cask ale offering. The property has a 50-cover main lounge bar, three en-suite letting rooms, self-contained two-bed owners' apartment, car park, garage, trade patio and gardens.