If you ever fancied owning your own pub but never thought you’d be in with a chance, you may be closer than you think.

There are a number of public houses up for rent across Reading.

If you feel like a challenge and think that you could provide a warm shelter from the storm this winter, there are a range of different style boozers to choose from.

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All of the following pubs are available to rent and more details can be found on FindMyPub.com.

Bird In Hand

Peppard Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9NP

This quaint country pub near the Chiltern Hills has a great customer base.

The inside is divided into a bar and restaurant and embraces a traditional style containing a low-ceiling bar and beamed ceilings.

The snug bar contains a working fireplace with access to the restaurant and can accommodate approximately 50 people.

The minimum ingoing cost is 22,000 and the annual rent is £36,000.

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The New Inn

Kidmore End, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9AU

This traditional inn is located in the small village of Kidmore End just north of Sonning Common, Caversham and Reading.

In the past, this has traded as a stylish weekend getaway and as a business stopover.

Rooms are elegant yet characterful and traditional bar has been retained.

The pub hosts 6 ensuite rooms and an external garden. Internally the bar has 22/30 covers, the restaurant 48 covers, a trade kitchen, and WC’s incl disabled.

The minimum ingoing cost is £50,000 and the annual rent is £48,000

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Duke of Wellington

High Street, Twyford, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9AG

Internally this Twyford pub has two bars, covering 70 people, five screens for sports in different areas of the bar.

The outside has a terrace to the rear which accommodates 60 people, a large beer garden and a children’s play area.

The village of Twyford has approximately 6,500 residents and businesses.

The minimum ingoing cost is £13,000 and the annual rent is £33,000

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The Bull Inn

Arborfield Cross, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9QD

The Bull is a beautiful food-driven pub in the village of Arborfield located four and a half miles from Reading.

This establishment has a great reputation amoung the community offering an bopen-plan trading area with a central bar and plenty of seating.

Like all traditional countryside pubs, exposed brick and wooden beams given it a warm and comfortable feel.

The exterior includes a beer garden, oartially patioed and partly grass. It can also be used to host private functions, events and markets for additional revenue.

The car park has room for 25 vehicles.

The minimum ingoing cost is £33,500 and the annual rent is £50,000.

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The Green Man

Hinton Road, Hurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 )BP

The Green Man bar is within a village on the road between Twyford and Wokingham.

There is an internal split bar in an old converted beer cellar which holds 20-22 people and a restaurant with will cater for 50-60 at full capacity.

Externally it has a large car park and extensive gardens.

The minimum ingoing cost is £19,000 and the annual rent is £50,000

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The Red Lion

Aldworth Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NG

This gorgeous rural pub, situated in Upper Basildon has a cosy traditional styled internal trading area.

It comes with an already established and excellent customer base and a great reputation.

The internal area is clearly divided into a bar and restaurant area and embraces a traditional style. Originally a 17th-century coaching inn, it contains a pleasant low-ceiling bar with beamed ceilings, a superb brick-built Inglenook working fireplace, fixed upholstered seating and loose tables and chairs.

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The pub also has a large outdoor lawn area which could seat over 100 people together with wooden furniture. The car park caters for approximately 20 cars.

The minimum ingoing cost is £18,250 and the annual rent is £33,000