Blackpool

Take a look inside Frenchmans Cove, Blackpool’s town center pub on the bargain market

By Judy J. Beasley
The exterior of Frenchmans Cove on King Street, Blackpool which is on sale at a bargain price. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

We peeked inside the pub, located on South King Street in the shadow of Blackpool Tower, to see what the property has to offer.

Frenchmans Cove was formerly known as Duckworths Tobacco and served as a warehouse for the North Wales-based gift shop. It was turned into a pub almost 23 years ago.
Frenchmans Cove owner Billy Johnson, who bought and renovated the building in the late 1990s, said his decision to put the pub up for sale was due to his retirement at the age of 72. He said: “I bought building 23 years ago and converted it. Old boys like me might remember it as a tobacco warehouse.

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An avid Liverpool FC supporter, Billy has welcomed countless Liverpool fans to the pub over the years, showing all of the team’s games on Saturdays.
The open-plan bar has been refurbished and extended to include an interior single-storey area to the rear during the 2021 Covid-19 lockdown, making the property ‘well positioned to move forward again and improve on historic commercial levels’ .
Billy said: “The building has a lot of potential. There are two apartments upstairs which can be used as Airbnbs. I’ve run it for a few years as a hobby as I’m a big Liverpool fan, but it must the stafe where I get a little old for that.”
The pub is currently run by Dave Robertson, also due to retire, who once managed the Litten Tree on Queen Street and the Yates Wine Lodge in Talbot Square, which burnt down on Valentine’s Day 2009 causing resulted in a value of £20million. damage.
Billy said: “It’s going to be very hard to leave. It’s been a really nice 23 years. We’ve had a really, really good time, we’ve made some really good friends and it’s been great to go. for every Liverpool. game.”
Frenchmans Cove is on the market for £275,000 under Fleurets, the UK’s leading leisure property specialist. A company spokesperson said: ‘It is believed that this site would most likely be suitable for commercial development for an alternative use buyer, subject to consent and necessary planning permissions.’
The property is not a listed building but is located within the Blackpool Town Center Conservation Area meaning that work which can generally be carried out without planning permission may need to be approved by council. If you are interested in buying Frenchmans Cove call Fleurets on 0161 468 3867
Judy J. Beasley
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