There's nothing quite like a glass of wine or a pint of your favourite ale after a long day at work or looking after your kids – and if you owned your own pub you certainly wouldn't have far to go to enjoy it. From traditional Welsh boozers to the more contemporary gastro-pubs there's a wide range of pubs on the market in Wales right now – and many come with free accommodation for the owners.
We've scoured BusinessesForSale.com, one of the UK's most popular sites for advertising pubs and businesses on the market, and found dozens up for sale right now. Here's the latest list of pubs for sale in Wales and the information you need to know.
All information correct at time of writing. Contact the pub's estate agency or current owners for full details.
Blaenau Gwent
Corn Exchange
A cottage-style pub full of character in Abergavenny is up for sale for £395,000. Corn Exchange has a good-sized indoor pub area with two-section restaurant as well as two outside seating areas that fit 60 people. There's also a large car park and private accommodation. You can see photos about it on its listing online here.
The King's Arms
A popular suburban freehouse in Ebbw Vale with two outside seating areas is up for sale for £340,000. The King's Arms is arranged across three rooms with seating areas to the front and rear of the pub and an opportunity for further outside development. The pub also comes with two-bedroom owners' accommodation and four en suite bedrooms to let. More about this pub here.
King William IV
This freehold pub near the market town of Brynmawr offers a main pub area with capacity for 60 people, a separate "snug" games area, a good-sized pub garden with capacity for 40 people, and three-bedroom owners' accommodation. Turnover at King William IV pub is £123,792 p.a. net of VAT predominantly from wet sales. The pub is on the market for £195,000. More information here.
New Inn
This country pub has been described as the "focal point of close-knit community life" and is currently operating six days a week. New Inn boasts a wealth of features and a well-fitted bar and games area in a stunning rural setting near a national park, its listing states. The pub comes with a three-bed private apartment and there's "huge scope" to extend the pub's opening hours. The asking price is £480,000. You can contact the current owners here.
Scarrets
A well-presented pub with bi-folding doors which open to a lovely pub garden with seating for approximately 80 people is up for sale in Ebbw Vale. Scarrets pub also has a large lounge bar and a function room on its first floor. Its asking price is £275,000 and you can see more photos of it here.
The Six Bells Hotel
This good-sized pub in the village of Six Bells, located just to the south of Abertillery, features two bar areas, a function room/restaurant, four-bedroom owners' accommodation, and pretty gardens. Its annual turnover is around £150,000, purely from wet sales, and it's on the market for £245,000. More information here.
Ton Glwyd Fawr
A stylish modern pub in the heart of the Aberdare is on the market for £265,000. Ton Glwyd Fawr has a two-section bar and games room and a well-maintained dining room and catering kitchen. There's also a small patio area which seats 18 as well as three-bedroom private accommodation. You can inquire about this pub online here.
The Top Home
This pub-restaurant was renovated in 2020 and features an open-plan bar gallery with a capacity for 60 people, a lower-ground-floor dining area, and owners' accommodation. Its annual turnover is around £330,000 p.a. including VAT and its asking price is £295,000. More here.
Cardiff
The New Fleurs
This pub and social club in the capital has a huge three-section main bar area with the capacity for more than 100 people as well as a function room with capacity for more than 150 people. The New Fleurs is well-respected locally and has been run by the same owners for the last 18 years but is looking for a new owner to take it on. Its annual turnover is around £262,086 and it's on the market for £495,000. More here.
Carmarthenshire
King's Arms
A traditional cottage-style pub with an "olde worlde" interconnecting pub area is on the market for £325,000. The King's Arms in Kidwelly has a traditional stone-brick interior and currently makes around £5,000 per week and has a car park, pub garden, and first-floor owners' accommodation which could be let out if the new owners desire. More information here.
Torbay Inn
A character cottage-style pub in Llandeilo is on the market for £275,000. The Torbay Inn was refurbished just two years ago and has a capacity for 64 people. The Torbay Inn also has a good-sized pub garden at the rear and a seating area at the front as well as a car park and three-bedroom owners' accommodation. On average the pub makes around £5,000 per week. You can see more photos of the pub on its online listing here.
The Mansel Arms
One of Carmarthenshire's top pubs is up for sale. The Mansel Arms, a 200-year-old boozer situated between the villages of Drefach and Porthyrhyd about nine miles east of Carmarthen, is a traditional pub complete with stone walls, roaring fire, and real ale. It won the Camra Pub of the Year (Wales) award in 2019 and was named Pub of the Year for Carmarthenshire this year. We spoke to regulars there a couple of years ago, which you can read here.
According to its listing the pub features a lounge, pub area, and dining room as well as an "excellent" owners' flat, car park, and private gardens. There's also a separate barn available with planning permission for a five-bedroom self-contained private residence. You can read more about this pub and view more photos of it here.
Pen Y Bont Inn
A gorgeous pub with two bar-restaurants and a 150-capacity function room is now available to buy. Pen Y Bont Inn in Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, is full of character and has seven en suite letting bedrooms and spacious four-bedroom owners' accommodation. It's on the market for £295,000 and there are more details here.
Pit Wheel
A substantial pub which is currently closed is looking for a new owner to take it on and relaunch it. The current owners of the Pit Wheel in upper Brynamman describe it as "a small quirky Welsh pub in the heart of the Brynamman village" and its listing states it has been recently refurbished to a high standard and has two "easy to operate trade unions". There's also a good-size outdoor area and parking as well as spacious owners' accommodation. More here.
Spring Well
A pub in a busy holiday location with glorious views of the beach is now up for sale. Spring Well, in Pendine, is in an "enviable position at the centre of a village" with "commanding outstanding views across the beach" just 20m away, its listing says. The pub and restaurant also has a decked area and three en suite letting bedrooms. It's on the market for £695,000 to include furniture and fixtures and information on its turnover and net profit is available upon request. More here.
Charming pub
This traditional Welsh boozer near Pencader in Carmarthenshire is currently closed so is looking for a new owner to take it on and reopen it. The pub is a freehouse and comprises lounge bar, restaurant, conservatory restaurant, and outside trading areas to the front and rear of the premises. There's also owners' accommodation on the first floor with a lounge, three bedrooms, and a bathroom. The pub is on the market for £219,000 and you can read more about it here.
Ceredigion
The Penrhiwgaled Arms
A traditional pub located just two miles from the picturesque seaside resort of New Quay is on the market for £345,000. The Penrhiwgaled Arms is "surrounded by holiday parks" and offers an interconnecting bar and restaurant area, spacious owners' accommodation, gardens, and a car park. Currently it's operating on limited hours so there's "huge scope" to develop the business, its listing says. More here.
Freehouse in New Quay
This bright pub in New Quay is on the market for £285,000. The freehouse predominantly serves local people and had good year-round trade. It has been substantially refurbished and comprises a lounge bar, bar diner, and restaurant for 80-plus covers in total with additional outside trading areas and three-bedroom owners' accommodation. It's on the market for £285,000 and has significant potential for growth. More information here.
Conwy
The Village Inn
A good-sized three storey property housing a pub, restaurant area, owners' accommodation, and seven guest rooms is on the market for £495,000 including furniture and fixtures. The Village Inn in Llanfairfechan has a traditional Welsh pub area and slightly more modern restaurant area. More here.
Denbighshire
Restaurant Rhyll Clwyd
A popular restaurant-bar in Rhyl town centre is on the market. The business offers food throughout the day as well as sports on TV, the hire of a function room, and a "nightclub" area by night. It's on the market with Intelligent Business Partners for £89,950 here.
Flintshire
Red Lion
An 18th-century pub in Holywell is listed for "quick sale". Red Lion, in Holywell, is located in a bustling high street in the coastal town and offers a lounge/games room, courtyard area, and owners' accommodation. The pub is a Grade II-listed building and reputedly dates back to 1750. It offers all its original features and an open-plan trade area. More here.
Gwynedd
The Union Inn
A cosy and inviting pub-restaurant near the popular tourist destination of Porthmadog is on the market with Sidney Phillips Ltd. The Union Inn, which has a traditional carpeted pub-section and a classic and modern restaurant area with small outside space, currently has net sales of circa £330,000 p.a. and is up for sale for £425,000. You can see more photos about the pub on its listing online here.
Traditional inn
A traditional pub well-located on a coastal road between Maentwrog and Harlech in Gwynedd is on the market for the recently-reduced price of £325,000. The pub has capacity for 36 in its main bar area and capacity for an additional 50 guests in its restaurant area. There's also a terrace area boasting stunning views and a four-bed owners' accommodation and self-contained flat. More photos here.
Monmouthshire
Black and white pub in Monmouth
A "black and white" pub in historic Monmouth town centre is looking for a new owner. The character property has six en suite letting bedrooms, a lounge bar with games room, restaurant area, and breakfast room and comes with three-bedroom owners' accommodation. The pub has grown its business in recent years thanks to its accommodation and live music offerings. Its listing states there's scope to "increase catering business". The pub is up for sale for £450,000 or for lease for £20,000. More information on the pub's listing here.
Large modern pub
A modern pub in Llandenny with bar and dining facilities and a conservatory is on the market for £460,000. The pub, which stands proudly in the Monmouthshire countryside just three miles from Raglan and Usk, comes with a five-bedroom three-bathroom owners' accommodation, pub gardens, and car parking. Its turnover is listed as circa £6,000 per week from limited trading hours. More on this pub here.
The Cripple Creek Inn
A hugely-successful pub that's been in the same hands for more than 26 years is looking for a new owner. The Cripple Creek Inn in Abergavenny Road in Usk has five interconnecting bar and dining rooms with a total capacity of 140 people and also features extensive gardens, car parking, and two separate residential flats. The property is "immaculately presented," its listing states, and its turnover exceeds £1m a year (net of VAT). The pub is on the market with Sidney Phillips estate agency, with an asking price of £950,000. More on this pub here.
The Farmer's Inn
A quaint and cosy pub in a busy high street in Presteigne is on the market for £250,000. The Farmer's Inn has an annual turnover of £118,000, net of VAT and offers a bar, lounge, and restaurant area as well as three-bedroom owners' accommodation and a separate staff "bedsit". More here.
Historic country inn
A 16th century pub-inn in Presteigne on the Powys-Herefordshire border is on the market for £595,000. The pub is full of character and features two interconnecting restaurant areas. There's also pub gardens, car parking, five en suite letting bedrooms, and three-bedroom owners' cottage and staff accommodation. The pub boasts fantastic views and has an annual turnover of around £309,027 p.a. More here.
Renovated village pub
An open-plan pub full of character is on the market for £525,000. The pub is in the Abergavenny area and serves a wide range of food and drink. It also has three en-suite letting rooms, well-kept owners' accommodation, and an enclosed pub garden. More here.
Neath Port Talbot
Smiths Arms Pub, Neath
This suburban pub on the M4 corridor has two good-sized bars, a function room/restaurant, pub garden, and three-to-four-bedroom private accommodation. The pub is available for freehold or leasehold and has a cosy and traditional interior. Its freehold price has been set at £250,000 or you can lease the pub for £10,000. To see more photos of the pub and to raise an inquiry contact Sidney Phillips Ltd online here.
The Brit
A charming pub in Cwmafan full of quaint traditional features and a great outdoor area is now up for sale. The Brit pub sits 50 people in its main pub area and 32 in its restaurant area. There are also four bedrooms/bunk rooms to let, sleeping 14 in total, as well "outstanding" pub gardens and an outbuilding. According to its listing the pub's turnover is around £400,000 annually excluding VAT. The pub is on the market for £420,000 to include furniture and fixtures. You can read The Brit's listing in full here.
Rock and Fountain Inn
A lively pub located adjacent to the canal in Aberdulais is up for sale after 22 years run by the same owners. Rock and Fountain Inn features a bar, lounge, and restaurant area for 80-plus customers as well as five-bedroom owners' accommodation, which can be used as two flats.
The pub comes with car parking and large pub gardens and has an annual turnover of £189,000 excluding VAT. It's on the market for £365,000 to include furniture and fixtures. You can read its full listing here.
The Old White Horse Inn
This family-friendly pub in Pontneddfechan, Neath, is well-located near to a renowned Welsh beauty spot. The Old White Horse Inn is a freehouse a short drive from gorgeous waterfalls and is an attractive property in its own right.
The pub has a two-section lounge bar with capacity for 40 people with capacity for a further 60 people in the restaurant area. There's also a function room, which would suit conversion into letting bedrooms, plus gardens, car parking, and a spacious owners' suite. The pub is on the market for £280,000 and you can see more photos of it here.
Pembrokeshire
The Glendower Hotel
This warm and inviting pub is well located in the centre of the town of Goodwick and offers a good-sized restaurant area with carvery, an interconnecting lounge bar and games room, and nine en suite letting bedrooms. The Glendower Hotel also offers seating to the front of the building, overlooking the village square, and has been under the same ownership since 1986. The pub-hotel has been put on the market, with an asking price of £450,000 including furniture and fixtures, as its owners are due to retire. More information here.
The Masons
A pub-restaurant located on a busy road which leads to Haverfordwest is on the market for £395,000 including furniture and fixtures. The Masons, which is currently closed, is a pub split into three areas and comes with a pub garden and car parking. You can see more photos of it here.
The Ship Aground
This stunning traditional pub with classy restaurant area is on the market as its current owners are looking to retire. The Ship Aground in DInas Cross has been trading in the village for more than 100 years and its current owners took it on in 2017. The business offers a basic food menu and "welcoming family environment" for locals and visitors to this popular area of Newport, estate agency Blacks Business Brokers says. The pub is a popular tourist destination and has capacity for 70 people inside and 72 outside. Currently it's being run exclusively by its owners, with no staff, and there is scope to extend its opening hours. More here.
Powys
Gorgeous old-stone pub and restaurant
A stunning country pub and restaurant in the Brecon Beacons which has bar and dining facilities for more than 100 people is up for sale for £600,000. The interior of the pub is traditional and inviting while outside there are extensive gardens and car parking. Annual turnover is around £360,000 p.a. (net of VAT) and the pub also comes with owners' accommodation with five bedrooms. This pub is on the market with Sidney Phillips Ltd. You can contact them about this property here.
The Red Lion country inn
A 16th-century stone-built country pub on a busy A-road is currently on the market with an asking price of £425,000. The Red Lion country inn is a "character, cottage-style property with heavily beamed bars" and an "olde worlde" lounge with conservatory, dining room, residents' lounge, and five en suite letting bedrooms. There's also private accommodation with roof balcony, a large car park, and trade garden. The pub is currently run as a "way of life" business on limited hours. More here.
Gwestyr Llew Coch/Y Llew Coch - The Red Lion
This traditional pub in Machynlleth boasts three good-size trading areas, a beer garden, and car park. There's also five letting bedrooms, four of which are en suite, and three-bedroom owners' accommodation. Gwestyr Llew Coch/Y Llew Coch's net sales are around £342,644 per annum and the pub is on the market for £500,000 freehold or £18,500 leasehold. More here.
Busy pub in Llanidloes
A cosy pub in Llanidloes with lounge area and four en suite bedrooms to let, in a separate building, is on the market for £275,000. The pub is currently operating on limited hours so has potential to extend the hours and increase trade. More here.
Refurbished 16th-century village inn
A recently-refurbished 16th-century village pub in Caersws is on the market for £430,000. The pub has a pub area and games room, four-section lounge bar, and dining room as well as six well-maintained en suite letting rooms. There's also three-bedroom owners' accommodation maintained to a good standard, large pub gardens, and parking. Average sales are around £350,000 p.a. during a restricted trading period. More here.
Free house on main road
A quaint freehouse on a main road in Llandrindod Wells is up for sale as the owners have decided to retire after 28 years running the business. The pub, which has an open-plan main bar area, separate games room, and enclosed pub garden, comes with five-to-six-bedroom accommodation and has an annual turnover of £133,000 p.a. net of VAT. It's on the market for £170,000. More information here.
Pub near the Brecon Beacons
A gorgeous traditional pub in the village of Velindre on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, four miles from Hay-on-Wye, is on the market for £245,000. The pub is "centuries old" and boasts an attractive beamed bar with capacity for 30 people, a separate restaurant with capacity for 26 people, a games room, pub garden, and three-bedroom owners' accommodation. Its annual turnover is £180,000 p.a. net of VAT. More information here.
Penrhos Arms Hotel
This gorgeous 16th-century pub on a main road in Machynlleth is on the market for £495,000. The pub benefits from two bars, a two-section restaurant, additional dining room, and five en suite letting bedrooms. There's also a separate two bedroom owners' cottage, a stone outbuilding with planning permission for further en suite bedrooms, a large garden, and a car park. Its annual turnover is around £535,000 p.a. net of VAT. More information here.
Excellent freehold pub in Llandyssil, Montgomery
A pretty pub in the beautiful village of Llandyssil, Montgomery, is now available to buy. The pub has an annual turnover of £68,000 with "huge scope for future growth", its listing says. It's currently on the market for £250,000 but its owners are open to offers. More information here.
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The Queen's Hotel
A quirky pub in Pontypridd with "outstanding panoramic views" is on the market. The Queen's Hotel offers an open-plan trading area, a large pub garden, and well-maintained owners' accommodation. The pub is currently operating on limited trading hours so there's "huge scope" to increase sales, its estate agent says. The pub is up for sale for £390,000 with information on its annual turnover and net profit available upon request. More here.
Pencelli Hotel
A cosy pub in Treorchy which looks like it's come right out of a storybook is up for sale by public auction. Pencelli Hotel has two trading areas, a pub garden with outside bar, and owners' accommodation and before its recent closure was well-known locally for offering regular live music performances. The pub has an asking price of £250,000 but its final price may differ due to being sold by auction. Alternatively the pub may not go to auction if it's sold beforehand via private treaty. The pub is listed by Sidney Phillips Ltd and you can see more photos of the pub online here.
The Rickards Arms
An extremely popular pub in Pontypridd which makes around £500,000 a year is on the market for £495,000. The Rickards Arms has been run by the same owners for the last 24 years but is now up for sale. The pub has a well-maintained open-plan main bar area with a capacity of 72 plus a 40-capacity restaurant, a games room, and an "excellent" trade garden with space for 150 guests. More here.
Victoria Inn
A popular pub in Pontypridd is looking for a new owner. Victoria Inn serves wet sales only and has an open-plan lounge bar area and a function venue on the first floor. It's well-located just off the town centre and close to the train station and is on the market for £225,000. More here.
Swansea
The Mill House
A good-sized community pub in Morriston is up for sale for £240,000. The Mill House is currently closed but has good potential with a three-section open-plan ground-floor pub area and extensive accommodation on the first floor. Prior to closure the pub made around £3,000 per week from wet sales only. The pub is on the market with Sidney Phillips Ltd and comes with a self-contained two bedroom cottage. You can express interest online here.
Joiners Arms
A popular community pub in Fforestfach is on the market for £175,000 with furniture and fixtures included. The Joiners Arms, in Ystrad Road, is well-known locally and boasts two interconnecting open-plan bar areas, with a capacity for 70 people, as well as a seated area to the front of the property and a large garden to the rear. It also has owners' accommodation with three bedrooms. Pre-Covid it predominantly served people living locally. During the pandemic the pub was open intermittently but is now closed. The Joiners Arms is on the market with Sidney Philips Ltd. You can read more about it and express your interest online here.
The New Tredegar Arms
A quirky pub that's been running for 100 years in the village of Cwm-twrch Uchaf, Swansea, is up for sale. The business has been run by the same person for the past 31 years but they're no longer able to run it due to other business commitments so it's now on the market. The New Tredegar Arms has been refurbished to a "very high standard," its listing states, and the sale of the pub includes all equipment, fixtures, and fittings. Currently the pub is run by its owner with the help of three full-time, one part-time, and five casual members of staff.
Typically the pub has a weekly turnover of between £6,000 and £8,000 with the split between wet and dry sales being 30:70. The pub primarily serves local people and offers a wide range of food and drink. Its Sunday roasts are particularly popular with 200 to 250 served each week.
Annual turnover for the pub is listed at £364,000 and its asking price is £590,000. You can read more about the pub and view more photos online here.
The New Lodge
This popular pub stands on an elevated position in Pontardawe with fantastic views over Swansea Valley and towards Swansea Bay. The New Lodge is "immaculately presented" and offers bar and dining facilities as well as seven en suite letting bedrooms, owners' accommodation, and the potential to expand to the second-floor loft area. The pub has a "healthy, well-established" level of trade and requires little to no investment from its future owner. The New Lodge has an annual turnover of between £200,000 and £500,000 and is on the market for £400,000. More photos here.
Vale of Glamorgan
The Lamb and Flag
This award-winning pub in the small, friendly village of Wick near Cowbridge is up for sale for £49,950. The pub, a winner in the Good Food Awards 2022 and ranked in the top 10 restaurants in Welsh Coastal Life Magazine, has been "lovingly cared for" and serves both food and drink. The pub is open to all but most commonly welcomes families and couples looking for good food and "millennials searching for that all-important authentic country pub experience," its listing says.
Currently, the pub is open from midday each day and brings a "solid" turnover – exact figures are available upon request – but there is plenty of scope for development should the new owners desire this. You can read more about it and view more photos online here.
The Red Lion
A stone-built freehouse pub and restaurant in Pendoylan, Cowbridge, which has been "revamped in a smart modern style" is up for sale. The Red Lion has a two-section lounge-bar area which caters for 45 people as well as a restaurant area that caters for 38 and a second restaurant/function room called The Lion Suite which has space for 40 guests inside and 24 outside.
The pub, which also comes with two-bedroom owners' accommodation, pub gardens, and car parking, currently serves an extensive lunch and dinner menu and welcomes a range of events in its function room. The pub is on the market for £595,000. You can read more about it online here.
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