The Ship Inn is a traditional, wet-led community pub located on London Road in Grays. Well established within the local area, the pub is known as a friendly and welcoming venue for drinks, live sport and social occasions, and is often referred to simply as “The Ship” by its regulars.

The internal layout centres around a single bar serving an open-plan trading area, designed to support both everyday trade and busier matchday atmospheres. The space is well set up for sport and social activity, featuring:

• Multiple televisions positioned throughout for live sports viewing

• A pool table and darts area, popular with local teams and casual players

• Flexible seating and standing space to accommodate groups and events

Externally, the pub benefits from an enclosed rear beer garden, providing valuable additional capacity during the warmer months and offering scope for outdoor events and social gatherings.

The Ship Inn is presented in good, sound trading condition and offers a solid base business, with clear potential for an operator to build on its established reputation and grow trade through increased engagement and activity.

We intend to support the successful applicant by improving some of the outdoor trading areas.

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.