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Thriving Restaurant & Bar with Beer Garden in Prime Kemptown Location

Highly Rated Dog Grooming Parlour & Doggy Day Care in East Preston – Established Business with Loyal Client Base

United Kingdom , Littlehampton

EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RUN ITALIAN RESTAURANT 88 COVERS, HORSHAM, MID SUSSEX – VERSATILE OPPORTUNITY

United Kingdom , Horsham

WELL-PRESENTED BUSY TAKE-AWAY BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX

United Kingdom , Brighton

New refurbished Fish & Chip Shop with accommodation – Busy main road, Worthing

United Kingdom , Worthing

Bar and Restaurant with late Licence In affluent Mid Sussex Town

United Kingdom , Haywards Heath

The location also benefits from proximity to several large office blocks and government buildings. At present, the fully fitted kitchen is sublet to a popular chicken shop, providing an additional revenue stream alongside the bar’s highly regarded cocktails, music events, and the venue’s incredible beer garden. The restaurant and bar regularly host private events, further enhancing its income potential. The business has earned excellent reviews, with a 4.3* rating across Facebook and Google, reflecting its strong reputation and loyal customer base. The venue is now coming to the market solely due to the vendor’s wish to focus on other business opportunities, making this a rare chance to acquire a thriving, turnkey operation in one of Brighton’s most sought-after locations.

Perfectly positioned between Worthing and Littlehampton, East Preston is known for its beautiful surroundings and supportive local community, making it an ideal location for this thriving business. The parlour enjoys a prime spot in a predominantly residential area. While it is exceptionally well supported by the local community, the business also attracts a loyal client base from surrounding towns, thanks to its outstanding reputation for quality and care. Established four years ago, the business boasts excellent reviews, including a 4.8* rating on Google and a 5* rating on Yell.com. Offering a comprehensive range of services—from full grooming packages to teeth cleaning—the business caters to pet owners seeking high-quality, professional care for their dogs. Its consistently high standards, warm customer service and focus on animal wellbeing have created a strong, reliable client base and a solid platform for continued growth. The business is now offered for sale due to the vendor’s personal circumstances, presenting a rare chance to acquire a turnkey operation with excellent revenue streams, an established reputation, and significant potential for further expansion.

Restaurants + 2

. Horsham, a vibrant market town, is strategically located just 20 minutes from Gatwick Airport and Crawley to the north, and a short 35-minute drive from Worthing to the south. The restaurant enjoys a prime location, only a 5-minute walk from Horsham’s mainline train station, and is surrounded by local attractions, including two cinemas and a theatre. Positioned directly outside the Piries Place multi-storey car park and in close proximity to other bars, restaurants, and the newly opened Premier Inn, the premises benefit from excellent visibility and consistent foot traffic. Over the past 18 years, the current owners have built this establishment into a go-to dining destination, attracting loyal locals as well as visitors from across the region eager to enjoy its authentic Italian cuisine. The restaurant boasts strong online acclaim, including Google Reviews (4.4), The Fork (9/10), and TripAdvisor (4.6)**, reflecting its reputation for quality and service. The restaurant was also voted one of the TOP TEN RESTAURANTS in Horsham by the local County Times newspaper in 2025.

This commitment to quality is reflected in the business’s outstanding reviews across TripAdvisor, Facebook, and Google. The café is ideally situated on an extremely busy main road, benefiting from high visibility and a strong volume of passing trade from motorists, local shoppers, and nearby office and industrial workers. The business also enjoys regular custom from employees of the many large office blocks in the immediate area, providing a reliable and growing customer base. Importantly, the café is located just minutes from the New England Development, which has delivered 209 new homes and 3,270 sq ft of commercial space, bringing an influx of new residents and professionals — and significant additional footfall — to the area. The business has been owned and operated by the same vendor for 10 years, and now comes to market only due to family commitments. While the café has occasionally provided outside catering, there remains substantial potential for expansion, particularly through partnering with delivery platforms such as Deliveroo and Just Eat, as the current operation is collection only.

A fish and chip shop has successfully traded from this site for over 40 years, demonstrating its proven location and loyal customer base. The takeaway currently offers fish & chips, burgers, and pies, with clear potential to expand the menu or adapt the concept to a variety of fast-food offerings. The premises has been substantially refurbished in 2025, fitted to a high standard throughout, and is only being offered for sale due to family commitments. The business enjoys excellent Google reviews (4.3★) and is positioned on a busy parade, making it an ideal opportunity for both first-time buyers and experienced operators seeking a turnkey operation. Further enhancing the appeal is a spacious two-bedroom flat, perfect for owner occupation or providing additional income through subletting, subject to the landlord’s consent. An excellent opportunity to acquire a well-established, highly visible takeaway with immediate trading potential in a prime coastal location.

The premises represent a versatile trading opportunity, well suited for use as a bar, restaurant, or combined operation, and benefit from a late alcohol licence. The venue provides seating for approximately 100 covers and has been owned and operated by the vendors since 2007, during which time it has developed a strong reputation and a loyal customer base. The kitchen is currently operated by a Thai chef providing evening food service; however, there is scope to enhance turnover by introducing brunch and lunchtime trading. The venue hosts a regular programme of entertainment, including quiz nights, karaoke, live bands, and resident DJs on Friday and Saturday evenings, contributing to its position as an established and popular destination in the town.

The business offers a thoughtfully curated selection of responsibly sourced clothing and accessories, plants, seasonal blooms, and locally illustrated greeting cards, with the added convenience of a post-box positioned directly outside. the premises. The owner ensures that stock is appropriately tailored for key seasonal occasions including. Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Father’s Day. The store also showcases a collection of in-house designed jewellery created by the founder, complemented by an attractive range of affordable art prints, children’s pocket-money gifts, and popular items for teenagers such as skate socks and vegan confectionery. In addition to its retail offering, the business hosts a programme of creative workshops and monthly guest-led sessions designed to foster community engagement and support local initiatives. It also serves as a meeting point for local groups, including sea swimmers, and is actively exploring further collaborations with neighbouring businesses to deliver wellness-focused and community-based events. Having traded for two years, the business has established a strong reputation and built a loyal, repeat customer base, as evidenced by its excellent Google Reviews.

Hair & Beauty Salon + 1

This well-established business has been in the same vendor’s hands since 2012 and during this time has created a very successful and popular hair and beauty salon. The majority of appointments are from regular repeat clients or through recommendation via the hotel. The salon regularly caters for wedding parties and guests attending events at the hotel. This concern offers a comprehensive range of beauty & hair treatments, which is delivered by their team of highly trained hair stylists, colour technicians and beauty therapists. The salon now only comes to the market due to the vendors wish to relocate abroad.

. Surrounded by offices, banks, a language school, and just minutes from Hove Town Hall, the restaurant enjoys a steady stream of customers, from lunchtime office workers to evening diners and late-night trade. Specializing in popular fast-food offerings such as kebabs, burgers, pizzas, and fried chicken, the business has a proven and successful menu that attracts a broad customer base. In addition to walk-in customers, Istanbul Grill House generates significant revenue through online orders placed via its own website as well as major delivery platforms like Just Eat, ensuring a consistent stream of sales and a strong presence in the local food delivery market. Now on the market due to the owner’s decision to retire, this is the perfect chance for an ambitious operator to step into a profitable, well-run business in a thriving location. With its prime positioning, excellent reputation, multiple revenue streams, and strong trading history, Istanbul Grill House is a fantastic investment opportunity not to be missed.

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