Business Summary:
Luxury Guest Accommodation in Georgian Farmhouse with Licensed Restaurant and Tearoom, Craft & Gift Shop
Confidentially offered for sale
Ref No: AC112
Location: Yorkshire
Asking price: £2,500,000
This is an exceptional opportunity to purchase an established and well run family business with huge potential for growth, set in amongst the grounds of a beautiful Georgian Country Farm.
The current owners bought the premises and land in 1995 and have invested heavily and sympathetically, creating a wonderful combination of busineses all within a compact “Village” style enviroment.
The idyllic setting provides luxury accomodation for up to 14 people, a restaurant/ tearoom which can cater for up to 80 people at any one time, and shops which sell arts, crafts, gifts and food, with a separate clock maker and workshop attached.
There is ample living accomodation for two families, adjoining the guest house block, and the Georgian Farmhouse. Alternatively this living accomodation could be utilised in other ways for expansion
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| Facilities / Terms of Lease:
On entering the complex from the easy access of the car park, you first of all go through an archway with houses a dovecote , which has 700 pigeon holes. Entering the courtyard, you have the restaurant, which has been beautifully created from an old barn area.. There are five differently styled rooms, which make up the restaurant with a 130 ft well featured in the main serving area . A new addition has been a conservatory which is used as a bar area for pre & after dinner drinks.
Another part of the courtyard houses the gift and craft shops .They are on two floors, with three rooms downstairs, selling cards, foods, arts, crafts and toys, with the furniture being on display upstairs.
The clock shop and workshop are found on the third side of the courtyard, with the empty barn on the fourth side, which is ready for refurbishment |
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| Potential
Growth/Expansion:
The current market for this type of business is growing at a rapid rate, and is forecast in the long term for significant growth. The business is well positioned to take maximum advantage of this growth as it occurs. |
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| Competition:
The business is part of the Yorkshire Tourist Board and advertises in their publications. There is a comprehensive website for the complex and leaflets and brochures for customers to take away.
Very little advertising has taken place to sell the accommodation side of the business .The bookings have been mainly taken from passing traffic or from word of mouth recommendation. There are a few bookings coming in now from the web site |
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| Owner
willing to train:
The current owners would be happy to help with a smooth handover of the business. |
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| Reason for selling:
After spending twelve years building this business up, two of the Directors are at retirement age. The other two Directors have small children and they wish to spend more time with them whilst pursuing other business interests. |
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Seller Reference Number: AC112
BusinessMart.com Listing Number: 31125 |
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