Glen Bar & Restaurant For Sale

Business description

Offers Over: £295,000 Freehold

Popular and easily run country style restaurant and bar. Beautiful location in the heart of tranquil Argyllshire village. Attractive facilities. Excellent first time purchase. Immaculate 3 bedroom family home. The Glen Bar & Restaurant is an important and integral part not only of the village of Carradale, but of Southern Kintyre. It has been providing refreshments to the local community and tourists since the early 1970’s but a total renovation four years ago has created a well respected restaurant with comfortable and welcoming public bar together with an immaculate family home. The property also boasts a number of outbuildings, yards and parking areas which offer further scope for development(subject to consents).Carradale is a picturesque fishing village on the east coast of Kintyre, opposite the Isle of Arran. The harbour is very much a working harbour with piles of nets, floats, ropes, lobster pots along the quayside and fishing boats jostling for position on their moorings. To the south, Carradale has a wide sweeping sandy beach stretching out towards Carradale point. The village also boasts its own golf course and a popular caravan park close by generates a good supply of customers to the Bar and Restaurant. The main town for the area is Campbeltown with an array of shops and services. From Tarbert the road to Kintyre reveals some of the most spectacular coastal scenery on the West of Scotland, where the wonderfully unspoilt peacefulness attracts regular visitors, especially walkers, golfers, artists etc. The new “Kintyre Way” which opened last year together with the new golf course planned for Machrahanish will bring increased numbers of tourists and visitors to this delightful part of Argyllshire. The present owners purchased The Glen Bar &Restaurant in 2003, prior to which it had been closed for some time. They immediately embarked upon a total renovation of the property including new insulation, wiring, plumbing etc. The result has been the creation of an easily managed restaurant and bar with a beautifully presented family home. Scope undoubtedly exists for further development to the rear of the property and could form self catering/letting accommodation (subject to consents). New owners will be able to immediately enjoy benefits of owning and operating this enviable lifestyle business.

THE PROPERTY
The oldest part of the property can be dated back to1830 and was originally a house/post office. Further extensions took place in 1930, and the modern wing incorporating the public bar and restaurant was added in the 1970’s. The property is principally of stone construction, set under a slate roof with theoutbuildings to the rear set under newly corrugated sheet roof. The dwelling house, restaurant and bar are all located on ground level with the buildings to the rear having extensive loft space.

PUBLIC AREAS
Steps to the front of the property lead up to the entrance to the Restaurant (40) with comfortable dining tables and chairs, wall mounted uplighters and spotlighting, ladies and gents cloakrooms. To the left of the restaurant is the Public Bar (40), stylish and well stocked corner bar servery, a selection of dining tables and chairs together with leather sofas. Large wall mounted screen with ceiling projector. To the left are ladies, gents and disabled cloakrooms and disabled access to the side parking area.

PRIVATE HOUSE
An immaculate and beautifully presented cottage adjoins the Glen Bar & Restaurant and forms part of the original building. The cottage has been decorated to a high standard and furnished with good quality fixtures and fittings. Access to the cottage is via front steps from the main road to an enclosed patio area with glazed door leading to hallway/lounge area. To the right is a bright and attractive sitting room/sun lounge. To the left of the hallway is a kitchen with office area. The kitchen is fitted with a good range of wall mounted and floor units, integral cooker with extraction hood, breakfast bar. Master Bedroom with en-suite shower room, 2 further double bedrooms. WC and separate bathroom. A secure door from the kitchen leads to a rear corridor with access to the restaurant and back yard area.

SERVICE AREAS
Good sized commercial kitchen with comprehensive range of catering equipment, preparation and serving areas. Beer cellar, spirit store, dry goods store, laundry, extensive storage space incorporating workshop.

OUTSIDE
Large private car parking area to the side (20).Enclosed private yard area with static caravan. Attractive private garden area to the side of the cottage with a selection of lawns, flower and shrub beds.

LICENCE
Public House Licence with Regular Extensions and Children’s Certificate. Premises Licence to be applied for – January 2009.

TRADE
From a standing start a successful and well regarded business has now been operating at the Glen Barand Restaurant for some four years, and is generating a good living and lifestyle to meet the present owners ambitions. The Glen Bar trades all year round and forms an important and integral part of the local community as well as a first class refreshment destination for tourists and visitors alike. New owners can either build on this successful formula, with new initiatives and ideas, or continue to enjoy the satisfying life that this smart ''home and income'' provides.

PRICE
Offers over £295,000 are invited for the freehold property complete with goodwill and trade contents(according to inventory), excluding personal items. Stock at valuation.

DIRECTIONS
Campbeltown 16 miles, Tarbert 25, Lochgilphead 40,Glasgow 125. The village of Carradale is located on the east coast of Kintyre off the B842.

OFFERS
All offers should be submitted to Colliers Robert Barry with whom purchasers should register interest if they wish to be informed of closing dates.

FINANCE
Colliers Robert Barry is able to assist prospective purchasers by introducing sources of finance if required. Whilst we do not charge the buyer for this service, we may receive an introductory commission from the lender or broker involved.

TO VIEW
All appointments to view MUST be made through the vendors' agents who are acting with sole selling rights.

Property information

Property:

Freehold