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FREEHOLD TOURIST TOWN CENTRE LICENSED COFFEE SHOP WITH B&B ACCOMMODATION IN CUMBRIA
Longtown, Carlisle
Ref: 115929
Freehold £360,000 plus SAV
Status
For Sale
Key Features
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fantastic opportunity to acquire TripAdvisor highly rated eatery offering fresh & varied menu range from charming & superbly fitted 32-cover corner-sited character premises with excellent year-round regular & passing trade on main road through picturesque riverside tourist town. Comes with 2 beautiful AA 4-star en-suite double & family guest rooms & lots of further potential in wonderful lifestyle setting. Sensibly priced for genuine retirement sale after many successful years trading in same hands with extensive inventory of quality fixtures & fittings included & viewing highly recommended REF 2252
Location
Ideally situated to exploit all the increased volume of patronage generated by the town’s proximity to the popular, year-round Hadrian’s Wall visitor attraction, the subject property occupies an outstanding and highly visible corner trading position at the junction of Bridge Street and Bank Street in the small, picturesque tourist town of Longtown, which lies at the junction of the A6071 to Gretna Green and the main A7 to the historic city of Carlisle and the national motorway network (M6 junction 44) in a delightful rural area of North Cumbria close to the Anglo-Scottish border.
Business Description
We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity to acquire the valuable freehold rights to a thriving commercial proposition of exceptional quality and uncommon further potential, which we are confident you will agree represents genuine value.
This very well established and “TripAdvisor” highly rated eatery currently primarily offers a full and varied, daytime-only menu of classic coffee shop favourites for the whole family.
The menu includes hearty full English breakfasts and breakfast rolls, hot and cold snacks, sandwiches, light and full lunches, regularly changing blackboard specials, indulgent pastries, afternoon teas, traditional roast Sunday lunches and an excellent choice of beverages, including speciality coffees and loose leaf teas.
All food is prepared freshly to order in its extensively equipped commercial catering kitchen employing the finest and freshest, locally sourced produce and served in the very pleasant surroundings of a charming, welcoming and attractively furnished in-house dining area which may accommodate in excess of thirty covers in style and comfort, with a popular takeaway option also available.
“The Sycamore Tree” also offers an exceptional standard of bed and breakfast guest accommodation in its two luxury AA 4-star rated guest rooms, both of which boast fully fitted private en-suite facilities and include a delightful 4-poster option.
The business additionally holds a valuable restaurant table licence for the sale of beers, wines and spirits and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with truly vast scope for continued growth, not least with regard to the possible provision of local delivery services and to the possible re-introduction of licensed evening dining services in order to exploit year-round local demand.
The business would also benefit by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing facilities and services, both through its own informative dedicated website and to further development of its social media presence, in order to improve upon the already high levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form in 2003 by the current proprietor, with the aid of just three part-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would unreservedly recommend a viewing.
This very well established and “TripAdvisor” highly rated eatery currently primarily offers a full and varied, daytime-only menu of classic coffee shop favourites for the whole family.
The menu includes hearty full English breakfasts and breakfast rolls, hot and cold snacks, sandwiches, light and full lunches, regularly changing blackboard specials, indulgent pastries, afternoon teas, traditional roast Sunday lunches and an excellent choice of beverages, including speciality coffees and loose leaf teas.
All food is prepared freshly to order in its extensively equipped commercial catering kitchen employing the finest and freshest, locally sourced produce and served in the very pleasant surroundings of a charming, welcoming and attractively furnished in-house dining area which may accommodate in excess of thirty covers in style and comfort, with a popular takeaway option also available.
“The Sycamore Tree” also offers an exceptional standard of bed and breakfast guest accommodation in its two luxury AA 4-star rated guest rooms, both of which boast fully fitted private en-suite facilities and include a delightful 4-poster option.
The business additionally holds a valuable restaurant table licence for the sale of beers, wines and spirits and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with truly vast scope for continued growth, not least with regard to the possible provision of local delivery services and to the possible re-introduction of licensed evening dining services in order to exploit year-round local demand.
The business would also benefit by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing facilities and services, both through its own informative dedicated website and to further development of its social media presence, in order to improve upon the already high levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form in 2003 by the current proprietor, with the aid of just three part-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would unreservedly recommend a viewing.
Property Description
These charming, substantial and extremely well fitted TWO STOREY freehold end-of-terrace premises provide truly outstanding and “TripAdvisor” Certificate of Excellence award-winning internal business accommodation to the GROUND FLOOR, which briefly comprises separate, part-glazed front and side entrances directly off Bridge Street and Bank Street into the main, charming, welcoming and attractively appointed in-house and takeaway customer service area with feature suspended lighting system, a large, glass-fronted and refrigerated wine and beer display unit, a separate, glazed and refrigerated patisserie display unit, prominent wall-mounted menu/specials boards and stylish loose furnishings for in excess of 30 covers.
The main customer service area also features a small waiter service station with electronic till/food ordering point, modern coffee machine with coffee grinder and easy access through to the main, fully fitted and extensively equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system, industrial non-slip flooring and stainless-steel-clad walls for easy cleaning.
The kitchen houses ample stainless-steel work surfaces, storage units, a fully equipped preparation/washing-up kitchen area and a full range of well maintained, industry standard stainless-steel catering appliances including 2 x 4-burner hobs with ovens, griddle, eye-level grill and various refrigerator/freezer storage units etc., all of which we understand is to be included in the sale price and further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.
Further ancillary accommodation to the ground floor consists of all the usual washroom/WC facilities for customers.
Accessed by means of its own separate self-contained entrance and staircase from ground-floor level, to the FIRST FLOOR the property provides an exceptional standard of AA 4-star rated bed and breakfast guest accommodation, which comprises:-
THE BORDER QUEEN ROOM
A double room with impressive king-size 4-poster bed and fully fitted private en-suite bath/shower room
THE BORDER KING ROOM
A twin/double room fully fitted private en-suite bath/shower room
Both guest rooms additionally boast colour TV, hairdryer, iron, ironing board, luxury bathroom linen and usual complimentary hospitality facilities.
Further ancillary accommodation to the first floor consists of a small, fully furnished and equipped private and general administration office with full complement of telephone lines, internet links and industry-specific business management systems.
The property also enjoys the benefit of gas central heating and double glazing throughout, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of full fire and intruder alarm systems.
Externally:
Occupying an outstanding trading position with excellent access to major transport links and numerous popular year-round local tourist attractions in the picture postcard riverside town of Longtown in North Cumbria, to the exterior the premises are prominently signed and attractively presented and afford extensive and inviting display window space onto a busy town centre through road, with unrestricted customer parking available locally.
The main customer service area also features a small waiter service station with electronic till/food ordering point, modern coffee machine with coffee grinder and easy access through to the main, fully fitted and extensively equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system, industrial non-slip flooring and stainless-steel-clad walls for easy cleaning.
The kitchen houses ample stainless-steel work surfaces, storage units, a fully equipped preparation/washing-up kitchen area and a full range of well maintained, industry standard stainless-steel catering appliances including 2 x 4-burner hobs with ovens, griddle, eye-level grill and various refrigerator/freezer storage units etc., all of which we understand is to be included in the sale price and further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.
Further ancillary accommodation to the ground floor consists of all the usual washroom/WC facilities for customers.
Accessed by means of its own separate self-contained entrance and staircase from ground-floor level, to the FIRST FLOOR the property provides an exceptional standard of AA 4-star rated bed and breakfast guest accommodation, which comprises:-
THE BORDER QUEEN ROOM
A double room with impressive king-size 4-poster bed and fully fitted private en-suite bath/shower room
THE BORDER KING ROOM
A twin/double room fully fitted private en-suite bath/shower room
Both guest rooms additionally boast colour TV, hairdryer, iron, ironing board, luxury bathroom linen and usual complimentary hospitality facilities.
Further ancillary accommodation to the first floor consists of a small, fully furnished and equipped private and general administration office with full complement of telephone lines, internet links and industry-specific business management systems.
The property also enjoys the benefit of gas central heating and double glazing throughout, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of full fire and intruder alarm systems.
Externally:
Occupying an outstanding trading position with excellent access to major transport links and numerous popular year-round local tourist attractions in the picture postcard riverside town of Longtown in North Cumbria, to the exterior the premises are prominently signed and attractively presented and afford extensive and inviting display window space onto a busy town centre through road, with unrestricted customer parking available locally.
Additional Information
For further information, why not visit the business’ excellent dedicated website at:-
www.thesycamoretreelongtown.co.uk
www.thesycamoretreelongtown.co.uk
Fixtures & Fittings
The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price
Enquire about this business
Kevin Mulhern
HeadOffice
Ref: 115929
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