Now with reduced rent, The Highcliffe is a well-established community pub located within a large suburban housing estate, just a short distance from the popular market town of Guisborough. Positioned in a mid-market demographic area with a mix of privately owned and rented housing, the pub benefits from a broad and reliable local customer base, supporting strong weekday and weekend trade.

The pub is a popular destination for relaxed dining and social drinking, appealing to local residents looking for an informal, welcoming venue close to home. Internally, the layout is designed to suit a variety of occasions, with two raised sections that help define different trading styles. One area is dedicated to traditional pub games and live sport, featuring a pool table, darts board, and TV screens that attract regular footfall from sports fans and social groups. The second raised section is primarily used for dining, though the overall table layout throughout the pub remains flexible, allowing customers to comfortably enjoy both food and drinks in a relaxed, community-focused setting.

The Highcliffe is supported by a large, well-equipped commercial kitchen, capable of delivering a strong traditional pub food offer. This creates a clear opportunity to grow food-led trade alongside the established drinks business, appealing to families, couples, and groups throughout the week.

Externally, the pub benefits from a rear patio area with picnic benches and a dedicated children’s play area, making it particularly attractive to families during warmer months. This outdoor space overlooks a large community field that is regularly used for local leisure activities, including grassroots football matches, helping to generate additional daytime and weekend footfall.

Overall, The Highcliffe offers a strong opportunity to run a successful community-led pub near Guisborough, combining a solid residential catchment, flexible trading spaces, family-friendly facilities, and the potential to grow both wet and food-led sales in a well-supported local setting.

We intend to support the successful applicant by improving the pub’s kerb appeal. Examples of some of the projects we undertake in our pub estate can be found in our Investing in Your Pub Brochure here. A more detailed specification of the intended works for this specific pub will be provided to interested parties during the application process. Our aim is to undertake the works at our expense as soon as practicably possible once the tenancy has commenced.