Popular riverside pub and brewery in Newcastle sold through Christie & Co
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of The Keelman and Big Lamp Brewery in Newburn.
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The Keelman pub and restaurant is situated in the Tyne Riverside Country Park, on the banks of the River Tyne at Newburn and approximately six miles from Newcastle city centre. The adjoining Big Lamp Brewery is the oldest micro-brewery in the North East, established in 1982, and supplies fine ales to pubs across the UK as well as within The Keelman’s own bar. The pub and restaurant has seating for 100 covers as well as a mezzanine level where private functions and events are hosted. The pub and brewery also contains letting accommodation, with Keelman's Lodge and Salmon Cottage providing 14 en-suite bedrooms across two buildings.
The former owners of The Keelman and Big Lamp Brewery sold due to retirement, and the businesses have been acquired by Valiant Pub Company, a growing hospitality company launched in 2021 by Hawthorn Leisure co-founders Gerry Carroll and Mark McGinty. The Keelman is their third pub acquisition in the North East, following The Heart of Northumberland and The Railway.
David Cash, Regional Director of Pubs and Restaurants at Christie & Co, said: “The Keelman and Big Lamp Brewery is an institution on Tyneside and there aren’t many people who are unfamiliar with the site and their products. It is incredibly rare that a business is owned and operated by the same landlords and tenant partnership since inception, and I am proud to have helped facilitate their hard-earned retirement. We are also delighted to have helped Valiant Pub Company strengthen their presence in the North East. They have bought The Heart of Northumberland, Hexham and The Railway, Blyth through Christie & Co and have other acquisitions in the pipeline due to complete in the coming weeks.”
The Keelman was sold at an undisclosed price.
For further information on this press release, contact:
Jasmine Davis, Corporate Communications Manager
P: 07561 115179
E: jasmine.davis@christie.com
Contact the agent:
David Cash, Regional Director – Pubs & Restaurants (North)
P: +44 7736 621 023
E: david.cash@christie.com
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