FOR SALE – Leasehold Business, Barbon Village Stores & Cafe, New Road, Barbon, Nr Kirkby Lonsdale.

Location
An idyllic location in Barbon, 8 minutes drive from the beautiful market town of Kirkby Lonsdale.

Barbon is a thriving rural village with Barbon Stores and Cafe at its heart. The village is 20 minutes drive from Oxenholme train station, on the West Coast Glasgow to London Line and 20 minutes drive from junction 36 of the M6 motorway. Barbon is set within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, helping you with plenty of marketing opportunities.

Description
Barbon Village Stores and Cafe is set within a substantial detached residence on the edge of the village adjoining a field. A long established award winning business (Family Business of the Year Award for Hospitality in the UK; named as one of the best Cafes in the North West by The Sunday Times and so on) which has to be open for the benefit of the village as part of the lease. For this reason the existing rent payable is extremely low for the size of the premises available.

Within the building there is very spacious living accommodation as well, ideal for a family.

Catering scope to seat 21 people inside the cafe and a further 55 outside with the outside purpose built ‘Funky Little Shack Bar’.

Extensive car parking facilities, garaging and storage plus good sized garden area. Superfast B4RN internet throughout the building.

Accommodation

The Village Shop
10.575 x 4.651 (34’8″ x 15’3″)
Overall measurement including staircase leading off, Ground Floor Business Premises with seating for some 21, illuminated display counter, fitted shelving, double bowl stainless steel sink unit, dishwasher, coffee roaster and coffee machine.

Store Room Above
10.636 x 4.988 (34’10” x 16’4″)
Maximum overall measurement including stairwell, useful spacious First Floor storage.

Living Accommodation

Inner Hall
With spindled staircase leading off, radiator, access to the external seating area and internal access to the shop.

Lounge
4.171 x 3.924 (13’8″ x 12’10”)
Plus deep front bay window, tiled fireplace, radiators.

Dining Room
4.469 x 3.870 (14’7″ x 12’8″)
Tiled fireplace, view over meadow.

Kitchen
3.127 x 2.960 (10’3″ x 9’8″)
Belfast sink unit, range of fitted wall and floor units, wooden worktops, tiled splashback, range cooker, extractor hood, plumbing for washer, underfloor heating, tiled flooring, inset ceiling lighting.

Pantry
Traditional pantry with flagged flooring and shelving.

Back Hall
With external accesses and store area off.

Toilet

Bedroom 4
3.235 x 2.273 (10’7″ x 7’5″)
Electric wall heater, view over Barbon Fell.

First Floor

Galleried Landing
With spindled staircase leading off, landing window with view, radiator.

Bedroom 1
4.436 x 3.944 (14’6″ x 12’11”)
Bedroom fireplace focal point, window with view.

Bedroom 2
4.148 x 3.955 (13’7″ x 12’11”)
Windows with view over meadow, radiator.

Second Floor

Landing

Bedroom 3
3.805 x 2.698 (12’5″ x 8’10”)
Plus deep open eaves area, bedroom fireplace focal point, window with view, radiator.

Bathroom/w.c.
3.977 x 3.177 (13’0″ x 10’5″)
Overall measurement including airing cupboard with gas boiler, bath with electric shower unit over, wash basin, toilet, radiator, large under eaves storage area.

Exterior
South facing Courtyard seating areas, one with a living roof and one with a Pergola, customer parking, garaging and good sized garden area.

Extensive Customer Parking
Parking for up to 15 cars.

Garaging
6.117 x 3.000 (20’0″ x 9’10”)
Plus partitioned Office Area 3.192m x 2.992m (about 10’5″ x 9’9″) and Store Area 5.999m x 1.837m (about 19’8″ x 6′) maximum overall measurement with staircase leading off. Additional first floor storage area.

Customer Toilet
Wash basin and toilet.

Rear Garden
Good sized rear garden area laid to lawn with shrubs enjoying a sunny aspect. Adjoining field to the south. 3 large raised beds. Wendy House/Shed.

Courtyard Seating
In 2 sections providing seating for up to 55 people. Access to The Funky Little Shack Bar. Pizza area. South facing terraces. Most pleasant outlook adjoining a field with sunny aspect. Ideal for bistro nights, pizza nights, tapas nights.

Services
Mains services available.

Tenure
This is a Leasehold business sale with an extremely low passing rent of £417 per calendar month. We are advised a new lease is in the process of being drawn up for a term of 4 years.

Business Sale
Barbon Village Stores and Cafe. A rare opportunity to acquire a shop and residential premises in Barbon. The village shop must remain open as a condition of the lease which is reflected in the particularly low rent.

Included in the business sale will be all the necessary fixtures and fittings to run the business with stock at valuation. Also included in the sale will be the extensive car parking and living accommodation, garaging and storage as well as the good sized garden area and external seating.

Viewing Arrangements
Strictly by appointment with Fisher Wrathall Commercial, 82 Penny Street, Lancaster, LA1 1XN. Please call 01524 69922 to arrange or email: info@fwcommercial.co.uk