The Churchill Hotel, which closed suddenly in January, has been put on the market.

Specialist licensed property agent, Fleurets, are offering a new lease for the hotel, which overlooks Dover Harbour, and are seeking rental offers and a premium of £175,000.

Those interested are being told that the turnover for the last three years had gone down from £1.7 million in 2007 to just under £1.4 million last year.

The hotel has 81 en-suite rooms along with a bar, lounge, conference facilities, health club, four-bedroom staff accommodation and a passenger lift.

Will Thomas, who is handling the sale at Fleurets, said: “We have been instructed to market the hotel by the Dover Harbour Board, who, like us, expect strong interest in this most prominent of sites.

"Given the fact that Dover is Europe’s busiest and most successful ferry port, handling around £80billion worth of trade each year, I’m sure prospective operators of the Churchill will recognise it as having huge potential.

“This really is an exceptional opportunity to take control of a landmark hotel in a busy, world famous, port.”

Anyone interested, or wants to arrange a viewing, should contact Will Thomas at the Fleurets London office on 020 7280 4700 or email will.thomas@fleurets.com