Arkell’s, the Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired a pair of pubs from Enterprise Inns.
The company, which oversee over 100 pubs across the South of England, has purchased the Fox and Hounds at Haydon Wick, Swindon, and the King’s Arms Hotel in Malmesbury,
The brewery said it paid “market price” for the pubs.
Chairman James Arkell, said: “These new purchases fit our strategy of continual investment in pubs and small town hotels which have a thriving community around them.”
The Fox and Hounds is a country pub that first opened around 1840. The King's Arms is Arkell's first acquisition in the historic town of Malmesbury. It features twelve letting rooms, two bars, a restaurant and a function room for up to 120 people.
Arkell said: “The licensed industry changes all the time, and breweries and pub companies must too. We've always known this and adapt our estate of pubs accordingly, that's why we've been in business for over 160 years, just like the majority of fellow family brewers across the country who understand the licensed trade better than anyone.
"People want more from pubs than just a great pint of beer and someone to chat to – those are essential. Good food is important for every licensed premises and a small country town hotel should be friendly and cosy with room for a good party.”
