Picturesque Grade 2 Cafe For Sale On The Edge Of The Lake District

Halton is a highly sought-after village located to the east of Lancaster, providing convenient access to the M6 motorway. The village is in the midst of expansion with ongoing residential developments, enhancing its appeal even further.

The featured premises are positioned prominently at the entrance of the village on the left side along Church Brow. These substantial and deceptively spacious character premises hold a Grade 2 listing, having recently been refurbished by the current owners. The refurbishment includes a ground floor café and extensive private living space above. The property also features an adjoining barn, an enclosed courtyard garden, and a large car park.

There is potential for further development of the premises, subject to necessary planning permissions for a change of use if required, ideally transforming into a 5-bedroom Airbnb with an operational ground floor café.

The entrance to the ground floor begins with a vestibule leading into the main dining room. The dining room features a brick chimney breast with an inset 5kw Charnwood wood burner, decorative beamed ceilings, and a back-to-back OER 8kw multifuel stove opening to a second dining room with exposed stonework. Two level-access toilets equipped with wash basins, w.c.'s, tiled flooring, and radiators are also available.

The kitchen bar area is well-equipped with a large 4-oven AGA range cooker, exposed stonework, inset ceiling lighting, a sink unit, and a range of drawers and shelving. The kitchen preparation area includes a double-drainer stainless steel sink unit and stainless steel workbenches. Additional facilities include a dry store and pot wash with a double-drainer stainless steel sink unit.

The cellar, accessible from the ground floor, offers valuable storage space with ample head height. On the first floor, there's an airing/linen cupboard and a pressurized hot water cylinder. The living room features an inset 5kw Woodford stove, exposed beams, and radiators.

The dining kitchen comes with handcrafted units, a Belfast sink, onyx worktops, integrated Bosch dishwasher and fridge, Samsung fan oven, induction hob, kickerboard heaters, skylight, exposed truss and timbers, and LVT flooring. A French door leads to a private rear patio area.

The utility/shower room includes a step-in corner shower cubicle, plumbing for a washer, and space for a dryer. There is also a cloakroom with a wash basin, toilet, and radiator. Two bedrooms on this floor feature exposed beams and radiators.

The second-floor landing is characterised by exposed trusses and a curved wall, leading to three additional bedrooms, each with exposed beams and radiators. The spacious bathroom on this floor, which could be redesigned to create an ensuite, boasts a standalone bath with ball and claw feet, a shower mixer tap, Mira electric shower cubicle, wash basin, toilet, painted flooring, towel radiator, led inset ceiling lighting, and radiator.

Externally, the enclosed courtyard garden offers additional space for alfresco dining, adjoining Cote Beck, which adds a scenic backdrop. There are steps leading up to a private raised patio area accessible from the private first-floor dining kitchen. An attached barn with a first-floor mezzanine area provides further scope for use but currently serves as excellent storage with an Okofen Biomass heating boiler.

The premises include substantial off-road car parking for up to 12 cars. Currently, the ground floor hosts a fully licensed café, with private living accommodations on the two floors above. The ground floor café has a rateable value of £4,300, providing small business rate relief, therefore, no rates are due and payable. The living accommodation is categorized as band A for council tax purposes.

The café business operates successfully four days a week, with potential for further expansion. Accounts are available for discussion. It holds an alcohol premises license operating seven days a week from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. The local authority food hygiene rating is 5*, and its online presence includes Facebook, Instagram, and a website, with a Google rating of 4.7/5. The energy performance certificate (EPC) holds a rating of A, with the certificate number 6691-3915-5392-5266-7715.

The café is advantageously positioned just 5 minutes from M6 Junction 34. This turnkey fully fitted café for sale includes all fixtures and fittings, presenting a seamless opportunity for new ownership. It is being sold due to retirement, with the freehold price set at £539,000. Picturesque and located on the edge of the Lake District, this established café in the village of Halton, Lancashire, is now available for purchase.