The Estuary
Main Street, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6DY
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Unit Types: Businesses for Sale, Cafe/Restaurant/Pub

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The subject property is situated on Main Road in a prime retailing position in central Grange-over-Sands, in South Lakeland, Cumbria.
Grange-over-Sands is a tourist town with an approximate population of 4,114 (2011 Census) and is situated on the north side of Morecambe Bay. Grange-over-Sands has a number of local services including banks, shops, hotels and leisure facilities. It is connected to the A590 main arterial route via the B5277 that provides access to Kendal and Junction 36 of the M6, circa 12 miles to the north and Barrow-in-Furness 24 miles to the south west.
There is a train station and line which runs from Barrow-in-Furness and the Coast to Lancaster and Manchester currently operated by Northern Rail. Oxenholme Train Station which is situated on the West Coast main railway line is located approximately 13 miles to the north providing direct services to London (approximate journey time 2 hours 50 minutes) and Glasgow (1 hour 45 minutes).
Main Road is the main thoroughfare running through Grange-over-Sands and forms part of the town centre with a wide range of retail and leisure services. Grange-over-Sands acts a key service centre, providing the needs for the wider Cartmel Peninsula.
The attached plan shows the location of the premises (for identification purposes only).
THE PREMISES
This superbly positioned mid-terrace property comprises ground and lower ground accommodation with front street car parking which has undergone a complete refurbishment programme in 2020 providing an attractive shop front, exceptional café/restaurant seating areas, bar, commercial kitchen and preparation facilities and associated stores, cellar and WC’s which is ready for immediate occupation including the fixtures and fittings.
THE CAFÉ/RESTAURANT
The ground floor café/restaurant incorporates high quality internal decoration and fit-out with café furniture and seating for 38 covers arranged over three areas, additional bar seating with four large windows providing natural light which have window seating in part.
At one end there is an attractive L-shaped bar with stainless steel top, a range of beer pumps, coffee machine, glass wash area, unique suspended lighting, fridge units, ice machines and sink facilities alongside stainless steel worktops and storage units.
At the opposite end is the customer WC facilities, with entrance lobby and door to male and female/disabled WC’s which are appointed to an exacting standard.
COMMERCIAL AREAS
A rear staircase provides access down to a commercial kitchen and wash area, store, office, WC and cellar facilities.
The commercial kitchen incorporates hard wearing vinyl flooring, wipe clean panel walls, stainless steel sink and drainer, Electrolux air-o-steam oven, pizza oven, Blizzard chill fridge, Foster Freezers, deep fat fryers, commercial grills, extractor unit and LED lighting. The equipment is to a very high standard.
The wash area has hard wearing vinyl flooring, wipe clean panel walls, full length wash and preparation area, stainless steel sink and drainer, hygiene sink, commercial glass wash and LED lighting.
The associated store and cellar has solid concrete flooring, exposed brick walls, freestanding fridges and freezers, beer cellar connected to the bar and freestanding desk with storage.
The staff WC is adjacent and leads to a secondary staircase to the bin store linking with an independent access to the front for bin collections and back through to the ground floor restaurant/café.
THE BUSINESS
An opportunity to purchase this highly popular and thriving café in a well thought of trading location within Grange-over-Sands, which has a variety of successful businesses / eateries and attracts high numbers of tourists and locals all year round.
Grange-over-Sands is a wonderful place in which to live and work and the café is perfectly positioned with the benefit of parking at the front of the premises.
The current owners operate usual business hours for a café, however there is scope to develop the turnover further by catering for breakfast / brunch.
TRADING FIGURES
Full trading profit and loss accounts will be made available to seriously interested parties only after viewing the property.
Size: 1156 sqft
Size Band: Under 2,500 sq ft / 250 sq m
Leasehold Price: £70,000
For more information please contact the agent:
Edwin Thompson & Co (Windermere),
97 Stricklandgate,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA9 4RA
Date Added: 31/10/2022