Some 23 pubs across England have been placed on the market by Stonegate Group, the country’s largest pub operator.
Estate agents Savills are handling the sale of properties spread across multiple counties, with well-known venues in Bromley, Plymouth, Canterbury, Hove and Walthamstow among those available.
The portfolio can be bought as single assets or grouped into smaller packages.
All establishments continue trading as normal, so customers will not see any immediate changes.
Stonegate, which controls more than 4,000 venues nationwide, says the move is part of its routine portfolio review.
The group operates major hospitality brands including Slug & Lettuce and Be at One, cementing its role as one of Britain’s most powerful pub operators.
The company was founded in 2010 when private equity firm TDR Capital bought 333 pubs from Mitchells & Butlers in a £373million deal.
Since then, Stonegate has grown dramatically to become the country’s largest pub group, with thousands of managed, leased and tenanted sites.
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23 Stonegate pubs are on the market.
| PA/PEXELSFull list of pubs going on sale:
- Admiral Macbride, Plymouth
- Coventry Arms, Corfe Mullen
- Crown & Anchor, Bromley
- Crown & Stirrup, Lyndhurst
- Dartmouth Arms, Forest Hill
- Dog & Duck, Walthamstow
- Fagins, Brookthorpe
- Feathers, Chalfont St Giles
- Frankland Arms, Washington
- Garden Bar, Hove
- Golden Ball, York
- Harbour Moon, West Looe
An average of 8 pubs shut each week in the UK as of August 2025.
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- Malthouse, Timsbury
- Milehouse, Cross Heath
- Moorings, Loughborough
- Pax Inn, Thorp Arch
- Romantica, Sutton Coldfield
- Salthouse Hotel, Clevedon
- Seven Stars, Canterbury
- Star, Hampton Hill
- Wickham Arms, Brockley
- Windmill, Peterborough
Stuart Stares, Director in Savills licensed leisure, said: "Pubs are proving to be a resilient and increasingly attractive asset class, driven by the sector’s strong fundamentals – long leases, index-linked rent reviews and resilient trading performance."
He added: "Investor confidence is being buoyed by improving trading performance, significant reinvestment by operators and a more favourable economic outlook – including falling interest rates and steady consumer demand. As a result, we’re seeing renewed appetite for well-let pub assets, particularly those with long-term growth potential."
A Stonegate spokesperson described the transaction as routine.
They said: "As the UK’s largest pub company, we regularly review our portfolio for divestment opportunities. This package being marketed by Savills is a business-as-usual transaction."
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| GETTYThe pubs being sold are all let on long leases with rent increases linked to the Retail Price Index.
This provides potential buyers with reliable income streams whilst also offering protection against inflation.
The disposal highlights Stonegate’s balancing act as it continues to reshape its operations.
Despite the sale, the company’s size and scale mean it remains the undisputed leader of Britain’s pub industry, with thousands of sites still trading across the country.