Arkell’s has bought The Old Stocks Inn, Stow-on-the-Wold, a 17th century coaching inn, right next door to the Stag at Stow, a pub it has owned for nearly 30 years.
An Arkell’s delivery dray outside The Old Stocks, Stow-on-the-Wold
The Old Stocks Inn, which had a guide sale price of £3 million, has 16 individually-designed bedrooms. When combined with its next-door neighbour, there will be almost 40 rooms. It’s this which made the purchase so attractive to the brewery.
“We are a family brewery and are in the fortunate position to be able to seize investment opportunities which pub chains may not be able to do in the current climate,” said Arkell’s managing director George Arkell.
“This is a vote of confidence in Stow-on-the-Wold and in the enduring attraction of the Cotswolds to visitors from across the world.”
The new pub will be run by Mark Vance and Zac Weinberg, who have successfully run The Stag at Stow for the past 12 years.
