FREEHOLD HOLIDAY APARTMENTS/ RESTAURANT & LEISURE COMPLEX IN RURAL CUMBRIA

Fantastic opportunity to acquire beautiful & TripAdvisor highly rated 2 ACRE estate offering SIX spacious B&B/half-board or self-catering letting apartments/ extremely well fitted communal licensed restaurant & bar facilities & fully equipped working equestrian centre with stables/tack room & menage etc in magnificent rural setting. Comes with stylish private apartment with 3 en-suite beds & separate staff accommodation & HUGE scope to develop for 'hands on' operator or outstanding freehold acquisition for expanding high-end lettings solutions provider. Priced for very quick genuine retirement sale after many successful years trading in same hands with VAST inventory of high quality fixtures & fittings included & early viewing absolutely essential REF 2749

The subject property occupies a fantastic trading position affording spectacular views over unspoilt surrounding countryside near the village of Newcastleton, which lies on the B6357 tourist route on the fringes of Kielder Forest (the largest manmade woodland in England) and with excellent access to nearby centres of Langholm (approximately 10 miles) Hawick (approximately 17 miles) and the city of Carlisle (approximately 24 miles) in the delightful and dramatic Liddlesdale Valley area on the English and Scottish border.

We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity to acquire the valuable freehold rights to a thriving income producing home of uncommon size, quality and outstanding future possibilities, which we are confident you will agree represents exceptional value.

This long established and “TripAdvisor” highly rated business currently primarily offers comfortable and affordable bed and breakfast, half-board or self-catering accommodation in its six, charming and spacious self-contained letting apartments, all of which boast fully fitted private kitchen and bathroom or shower facilities.

“Bailey Mill” also provides a full and varied menu of classic café and restaurant favourites for the whole family, including hearty traditional full Scottish breakfasts, evening meals, regularly changing “blackboard specials” and indulgent homemade desserts.

All food is prepared freshly to order in its fully equipped catering kitchen employing the finest and freshest, locally sourced produce and served in the very pleasant surroundings of an attractively furnished dedicated restaurant area which also affords access to well fitted, adjoining free-of-tie licensed bar and games room facilities.

This extensive freehold proposition also features a fully operational on-site equestrian centre with well maintained ménage, stabling and tack room facilities and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with huge scope for continued growth, not least with regard to considerable further development of its licensed dining and hospitality services and to exploring all the ongoing development potential of the property’s generous surrounding grounds for a possible extension to its existing facilities subject, of course, to the obtaining of any necessary consents.

The business would also benefit by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing facilities and services, particularly with reference to further development of its web and social medial presence, in order to improve upon the already high levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form in 1980 by the current proprietor, with the aid only of a small team of two experienced and motivated staff who would be an asset to any purchaser.

Alternatively, this versatile proposition would most certainly appeal to some major regional operator looking to very significantly increase its existing share of the high-end lettings and licensed hospitality solutions services market by the acquisition of a substantial and extremely well located additional freehold operator with a priceless name in the industry, a superb range of market-leading facilities and services and a long established year-round guest base, and we would unreservedly recommend a viewing.

THE APARTMENTS AND LEISURE COMPLEX

This delightful former 18th century grain mill has been sympathetically converted, modernised and extended over the year whilst retaining many attractive original features and now offers excellent and “TripAdvisor” highly rated holiday letting and licensed dining and hospitality facilities housed in two main buildings, the accommodation of which is arranged as follows:-

BUILDING ONE

Building One provides a high standard of attractively furnished and presented bed and breakfast, half-board or self-catering letting accommodation in four purpose-designed-and-built apartments which comprise:-

“The Granary” (Sleeps 2)

A first-floor apartment consisting of a double bedroom and a fully fitted and furnished, split-level kitchen/dining room, together with a separate, fully fitted shower room/WC.

“The Mill” (Sleeps 5)

A ground-floor apartment consisting of a delightful lounge area with oak-panelled walls and solid timber parquet flooring and a separate, fully fitted domestic kitchen, together with one double bedroom, a further bunkbed room and a fully fitted family bathroom/WC with shower and bidet.

“The Loft” (Sleeps 5)

A first-floor apartment accessed by means of an external stone staircase, with accommodation consisting of a charming, timber-panelled lounge with fully fitted integral domestic kitchen and one double bedroom, together with a fully fitted bathroom/WC and open staircase access to a large, gallery-style family-sized bedroom at mezzanine level.

“The Store” (Sleeps 6)

Consisting of a charming lounge and a fully fitted domestic kitchen/breakfast room, together with one twin-bedded room, two further double rooms and a fully fitted shower room/WC.

Accessed by means of its own separate self-contained entrance, this wonderful lifestyle opportunity also provides an equally high standard of attractively presented and appointed private owners’ accommodation in Building One, which consists of a good-sized lounge and a fully fitted domestic kitchen/breakfast room housing ample work surfaces, quality wall and base storage units, fitted sink unit and a full range of appliances, together with three bedrooms and a fully fitted bathroom/WC.

Building One also affords descending staircase access down to a large, dry cellar area.


BUILDING TWO

Building Two provides further “TripAdvisor” highly rated internal accommodation in two additional apartments, which comprise:-

“The Folly” (Sleeps 8)

Consisting of a spacious, open-plan lounge and fully fitted domestic kitchen/breakfast room, together with two family-sized bedrooms, a fully fitted modern bathroom/WC and further separate shower room.

“The Millstream” (Sleeps 4)

A ground-floor apartment consisting of double, bunk and quad bedrooms, in addition to fully fitted kitchen and bathroom facilities.

Building Two also offers comfortable and convenient staff accommodation with private facilities.

Accessed by means of its own separate public entrance, Building Two also offers extremely well fitted leisure facilities consisting of a welcoming reception bar area with well maintained bar furnishings and a fully fitted free-of-tie licensed servery together with a small, fully equipped games room with pool table and dartboard and an attractively furnished on-site restaurant served by a fully fitted and equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system.

The main kitchen houses ample work surfaces, storage units, a fully equipped preparation/washing-up kitchen area and a full range of well maintained, industry standard appliances, all of which we understand are 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 Building Two consists of all the usual washroom/WC facilities for customers, together with a fully fitted and equipped communal laundry room.

Both buildings also enjoy the benefit of double glazing and mains gas, electricity and power supplies, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of full fire and intruder alarm systems.


THE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE

This extensive freehold proposition also currently features a fully operational on-site equestrian centre with a large and well maintained external ménage and well fitted ancillary facilities consisting of a fully equipped tack room and a separate feed room, together with six boxes and four stalls and a large, two-storey workshop, which includes a large open and unused first-floor level with development potential.

Externally:

Occupying an idyllic setting affording magnificent views over unspoilt surrounding countryside, to the exterior the premises are well signed and attractively presented and are situated in approximately TWO ACRES of grounds with ongoing development potential subject, of course, to the obtaining of any necessary consents.

The grounds currently feature extensive, well maintained and furnished patio and garden areas providing additional external covers in good weather, together with a children’s play area and a substantial private car park which may comfortably accommodate up to twenty vehicles.

For further information, why not visit the business’ excellent dedicated website at:-

www.bailey-mill.co.uk

The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price