A popular Isle of Wight pub is to be put up for sale, but its owners say they have “no expectation” of closing and plan to continue trading.
Owners Daniel and Jasmine Ashley-Walker have confirmed they are placing The Bugle Inn in Brading on the open market, with the lease to be marketed through agents Scotcher and Co.
In a message to customers on social media, they said they wanted the information to come “straight from the horse’s mouth” amid likely speculation about the High Street pub’s future.
The couple, who have run the Bugle for five years, said the decision follows a change in their family circumstances, with their children now grown up.
They wrote that they are “ready to look towards our future and a new chapter” and have “absolutely loved our time at the Bugle and all the staff and customers that we have met over the past five years.”
They added they would be “very sad to say goodbye” when a sale eventually goes through.
Despite the decision to sell, the Ashley‑Walkers stressed there are no plans to shut the pub at this stage.
“We have no expectation at this time of closing,” they said, adding that “even after a buyer is found, these things take time, so you will all see Jasmine and the team for a good few months more.”
They invited anyone with questions to speak to them directly at the pub and said they “look forward to spending the next few months seeing and serving you.”
Alongside running the Bugle, Daniel and Jasmine Ashley‑Walker expanded into Sandown in 2023 when they bought the Caulkheads pub, a long‑established family dining venue near the seafront, from the Character Inns group.
They went on to sell Caulkheads in 2025, allowing them to refocus on their Brading business before now deciding to put the Bugle’s lease up for sale.
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