The premises comprise of two adjoining buildings; The Hertford House Hotel 1 Fore Street, and The Quiet Man Public House 2-4 Parliament Square.
The Hertford House Hotel at 1 Fore Street is a converted Georgian townhouse of brick construction to the two upper floors. A third floor is housed beneath the mansard tiled roof. The ground floor is operated as Hertford House Bar & Restaurant with a lounge bar/nightclub in the basement.
The Quiet Man Public House at 2-4 Parliament Square is another converted town house of brick construction consisting of a ground floor and two upper floors.
The premises have been connected internally on all levels, with the hotel rooms at the upper floors of both buildings.
Hertford House Hotel is formed within the three upper floors of Hertford House and the two upper floors above the Quiet Man Public House.
There is an external seating area to the front of the properties facing Parliament Square.
To the rear of the property is an additional outdoor trading area. The front section nearest to the Quiet Man is included in the demise. The further section with the bar servery and additional seating is understood to be outside of the title.
Location
Hertford is a popular commuter market town located approximately 30 miles north of London, 15 miles west of Bishop’s Stortford and 15 miles east of St. Albans.
The town centre is served by Hertford East and Hertford North Railway Stations, which provide regular rail links into central London, with a fastest journey time of approximately 50 minutes.
The premises are located in the historic market town centre on Fore Street and fronting Parliament Square which is partially pedestrianised in the central leisure destination, comprising numerous restaurants and pubs.
Nearby retail includes Marks & Spencer, Cafe Nero, Lloyds Bank and WHSmith. In addition, there is also a comprehensive array of bars and restaurants such as Shahenshah (Indian), Oishii (Japanese), Proove Pizza, Dinnio (Mediterranean) and Pizza Express.
There are a number of local attractions and amenities including Hertford Castle & Gardens, Hertford Museum, Hertford Heritage Trail and McMullen’s Brewery.
Trade
No trade is warranted or sold.
The property is being offered for sale on behalf of the appointed as administrators of FRP Advisory. Limited accounts from date of the Administrators (7th April 2025) appointment can be provided upon request on a non-reliance basis.
Accomodation
The Hertford House Hotel
At ground floor is the reception and lift to hotel rooms. There is also a restaurant, for 60 covers, and is fitted out in an attractive contemporary style, and has a large marble bar servery to the back of the unit on the left-hand side. It leads through to another dining area used for private functions which is in front of an open theatre kitchen, with walk in fridges, office and staff area. There are customer toilets, including a disabled WC.
The Hertford House Bar & Restaurant Lounge Bar is accessed internally from the reception area. It has a bar servery extending the full length of the left-hand side wall, fixed booth and movable seating, a DJ stage, dance floor, storage space and an additional set of customer toilets.
The Quiet Man Public House
This is a single open plan trading space with large window frontages and bar servery to the left-hand side with a mixture of fixed, moveable and bar seating with approximately 40 covers. There are doors out to the rear external trade space. All areas are linked between the two buildings to access the basement cellarage and staircase to rooms above. The customer toilets for the public house are located to the first floor area.
The 28 en-suite hotel rooms are located on the upper floors of both buildings and has been refurbished to a high standard. They have lift and staircase access and are arranged as follows:
First Floor: 9 double rooms and 2 single rooms
Second Floor: 10 double rooms and 1 single room
Third Floor: 6 double rooms
Total: 28 rooms
