The Tadcaster-based brewery has listed several establishments across Yorkshire for sale, with properties in Knaresborough, Wakefield and other locations now being marketed through specialist pub property agents.
The Wellington Inn on Briggate in Knaresborough is being sold through Fleurets for £325,000, with the listing explicitly stating the property is for non-pub use only.
The venue comprises a bar area, lounge, commercial kitchen, three-bedroom living quarters, outdoor garden space and parking provisions for approximately six to eight vehicles.
The site has been shuttered since 2022 and represented the sole remaining Sam Smith’s establishment in that town.
Additional dormant properties in Knaresborough also form part of the disposal programme.
These include the Marquis of Granby on York Place and the Commercial Hotel, previously trading under the name Borough Bailiff, situated on High Street.
In Wakefield, the Bulls Head on Dewsbury Road has been listed for sale.
The building spans two storeys of rendered brick construction beneath a pitched stone roof, with single-storey flat-roof extensions at the front elevation.
Parking facilities accommodate around six vehicles to the side, while a tarmacadam area at the front could serve as external seating or provide space for an additional four parking spots.
Tom Taverner, a Malton resident who tracks Sam Smith’s estate nationally, has identified nine pubs currently on the market.
The catalogue includes the Wellington Inn alongside establishments in Barnsley, Wakefield, Rochdale and further afield, with several marketed through Fleurets and BTG Eddisons.
Two former Sam Smith’s sites recently changed hands at auction, with properties in Doncaster and Bradford fetching £230,000 and £262,000 respectively.
Online commentary has raised questions about whether the company’s strategy has shifted from attempting to reopen closed pubs to divesting the properties entirely.
Observers noted that Humphrey Smith, the former chairman who passed away several months ago, had historically resisted selling the estate.
Meanwhile, Sam Smith’s has signalled intentions to contribute to Tadcaster’s regeneration.
At a recent North Yorkshire Council meeting, councillor Kirsty Poskitt presented correspondence outlining proposals to construct 101 residential units on Station Road, with revenue earmarked for enhancing town centre buildings.
The application awaits North Yorkshire Council determination but has received endorsement from Tadcaster Town Council.
Cllr Poskitt indicated the brewery had committed to returning its buildings to active use.
Christian Horton, a director at the brewery, declined to address speculation regarding individual property transactions, stating only that efforts to recruit new operators for closed pubs remain ongoing.