Excellent Detached Guest House In Cumbria For Sale

Business description

Excellent Detached Guest House - Cumbria

Advised turnover £20,000pa with huge growth potential
Beautiful historic features throughout the property
Exceptional guest and owner accommodation
Situated in the beautiful town of Aspatria
Early interest is highly recommended
Ideal lifestyle change opportunity
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Business History

Meridian Business Sales are delighted to offer for sale this truly beautiful guest house/hotel which has a proud history dating back many years. Our clients have owned the business since 2006 and are only now placing it onto the market due to their growing commitments with other businesses. We are advised that the business which is run and managed by our clients achieves an annual turnover of £20,000 derived from offering good quality guest accommodation to a wide range of customers throughout the year. The property is truly exceptional with many original features throughout. There are original floors, magnificent stone fireplaces and wooden ceiling beams which are rich in character. The property offers 8 guest rooms each with its own toilet facilities and sizable owner accommodation via a large self contained open plan living space or by the 2nd storey self contained apartment. The business has huge scope for future growth as there is a very wide variety of advertising streams still to be explored. There is a mass of local and surrounding businesses which attract a large number of visitors to the area throughout the year so a high growth potential is there if so desired. We feel that this opportunity offers a new owner an excellent base to build upon and we urge early viewing of this charming lifestyle change opportunity.

Property information

Living accommodation:

Well presented 3 storey detached property offering 8 guest bedrooms, dining room, library, TV lounge, commercial kitchen, open plan owner living space, beautiful original features throughout, self contained 2nd storey flat with external flat roof lounging space, large external private parking facilities, gated entrance, gardens and garage. Briefly comprising: GROUND FLOOR - Main front door entrance with porch, reception welcoming area, original flooring, feature fireplace, stairs access, corridor access, guest booking/payment area, dining room open plan with original stone fireplace and large front window. Private living accommodation, open plan with sleeping and dining space, windows overlooking the garden. Library, study with wall fixed book shelving, lounge/TV room, fitted commercial style kitchen with units, worktops and large wash basins, fully equipped for trade, cellar access, basement cellar (currently unused), large utility area with washers, dryers and sizable storage and a beautiful original staircase accessing first floor FIRST FLOOR - Landing accessing, 2x family bedrooms with en suite toilet, shower & wash basin, 1x double bedroom with en suite toilet, shower & wash basin, 2x single bedrooms with en suite toilet and wash basin, 2x twin bedrooms with en suite toilet and wash basin, 1x double bedroom with toilet and wash basin, shower room with fitted large shower, 2x large storage rooms & stairs access to 2nd floor SECOND FLOOR - Currently unused and in need of modernising with a large room/possible double bedroom, bathroom with toilet, bath and wash basin, large living room & stairs accessing external flat roof ADDITIONAL FLOOR - External flat roof area, seating lounging space EXTERNAL - Front perimeter wall surrounding grounds with gated entrance, private grounds with parking, gardens and garage, raised stone steps leading to main front entrance, parking for 6+ vehicles & private parking space

Location:

This truly beautiful and historic guest house is located in the popular tourist town of Aspatria, Nr Wigton, Cumbria. The property is ideally situated on the towns main through road which is used by travellers, visitors and commuters on a daily basis. There is a nice mix of neighbouring residential houses, commercial businesses and public houses which is a big advantage to the guest house as it is an ideal place to stay to experience the best of the town. Aspatria is a truly beautiful village style town which is located between Maryport and Wigton on the A596. Some of Aspatria's main benefits are that the sea is only 6 miles away and the Lake District National Park is only 20 minutes away which is a huge attraction to UK tourists and foreign visitors. The town is very popular amongst walkers and cyclists as it is surrounded in beautiful open countryside with many neighbouring villages, towns, lakes and historic attractions. Aspatria also benefits from being only 20 miles away from the M6 motorway which makes visiting and commuting very easy.