Property consultancy brings pub and microbrewery to market with £475k price tag

A prominent free house with its own microbrewery is being brought to market by West Midlands’ leading commercial property agents Siddall Jones.

The Windsor Castle, in Lye, Stourbridge, also includes a private gin bar and four bedrooms that were operated as bed and breakfast lets.

Ed Siddall-Jones, managing director of Siddall Jones, said: “The Windsor Castle is a well-known local landmark, being a former free house, brewery and gin distillery and tap room.

“The property was adapted over the years to also provide lettings rooms and office space available for rental, and is now available to purchase with vacant possession.

“We are looking for offers in excess of £475,000.”

The Windsor Castle holds an extremely prominent position at the very busy crossroads junction for the A4036 Pedmore Road and the A458 Stourbridge Road, with easy access to Stourbridge and Halesowen town centres, Merry Hill Shopping Centre and The Waterfront.

The property, which shut its doors a year ago, is a short walk from Lye railway station.

Mr Siddall-Jones said: “The main pub building is a two-story premises of traditional brick construction.

“The deceptively large ground floor trading space is configured in five distinct parts, albeit all inter-linked and flowing seamlessly.

“The main bar area is at the heart and has a flagstone floor, timber bar servery and is fully fitted. The different rooms have boarded or tiled floors, pew bench seating and a Victorian style fireplace.

“All areas are full of character and charm and together seat around 90 whilst still leaving plenty of standing room. Also on the ground floor is a well-fitted trade kitchen and adjacent preparation/freezer room.

“The first floor can be accessed through the bar or separately off the Stourbridge Road and provides a ‘gin tasting room’ for private parties and four separate offices along with kitchen and welfare facilities.

“The letting rooms are again at first floor level and accessed via a separate entrance off the car park. They comprise four double rooms, two with en-suites and two having their own private shower room.

“The car park is accessed off the Pedmore Road, close to the junction with Stourbridge Road, and provides car parking for approximately 10 vehicles.

“In addition, a small, decked drinking area to the side provides an enclosed beer garden.”

The Printworks Brewery lies to the rear of the beer stores. Originally part of Sadlers Brewery's production plant, it was re-branded as Printworks Brewery in 2019.

It includes a brewery, fermenting and cold rooms with the capacity to produce around 60 brewer’s barrels per week.

The building is of steel portal frame construction and concrete flooring and houses a tap room and further storage.

Mr Siddall-Jones added: “The brewery equipment would be subject to a separate negotiation,

“The Windsor Castle provides a rare business opportunity, and we are expecting considerable interest.”

In 2023, Siddall Jones was named the top commercial agent in the West Midlands in the EG Radius On-Demand Rankings.

The firm brokered 174 deals including sales and lettings in 2023, up from 156 in the previous year when it also topped the West Midlands rankings.