Cafe for sale

FOR SALE - BUSINESS & PREMISES

The Spotted Cow, 42-44 King Street, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 9EJ

• Fully fitted out established cafe pitch within Wigton town centre

• Price includes Fixtures and Fittings and Goodwill

• Accommodation extends to approximately 168 sq m (1,808 sq ft)

• Guide Price: £180,000

LOCATION

The property is situated on King Road in Wigton. King Street is the primary high street within the town, and is home to national occupiers such as Greggs, Lidl, B&M Bargains, William Hill, SPAR and Well Pharmacy. This is in addition many established local businesses such as Sandersons Hardware, Harrison Butchers and Bron-Ja’s. King Street also has several public houses and takeaways, and is in parts residential, making it very much a mixed use area.

Wigton, lies approximately 9 miles south west of Carlisle, and some 20 miles north west of Penrith. Wigton is a traditional Cumbrian market town with a central population of approximately 5,000 (2001 Census) which rises to 15,000 including the immediate surrounding hinterland.

Wigton is approached from Carlisle via both the A595 and A596 which continue on to connect to Workington, Whitehaven and West Cumbria approximately 22 miles away. The nearest motorway connections are Junctions 42 and 43 of the M6 at Carlisle. A District railway line stops at a station within the town and travels from Carlisle to West Cumbria and beyond to Kendal. From Carlisle there is a regular rail service to larger

DESCRIPTION

The subject property has been home to The Spotted Cow café for decades and is an established café pitch within Wigton. The family run business offers a café to the ground floor with a kitchen bar, serving area, and ample seating to the front and rear of the property. There is also a store and WC’s to the rear of the property. Fixtures and fittings are included in the sale of the property, an itinerary of which can be available to interested parties upon request.

The first floor is currently being used as a store, however has all of the fixtures and fittings to be used as an additional service area, with a kitchen, seating area and WC’s. The property is of brick construction and held under a pitched slate roof, and has a total area to be 169 sq m (1,822 sq ft).

SERVICES

It is understood that the property is connected to mains electricity, water, gas and drainage/sewage system.

ACCOMMODATION

The premises provide the following approximate net internal measurements:

Ground Floor 96 sq m (1,033 sq ft)

First Floor 72 sq m (775 sq ft)

Total Area 168 sq m (1,808 sq ft)

SALE TERMS

Guide Price £180,000.

VAT

All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable.

RATEABLE VALUE

It is understood from the VOA website that the premises have a Rateable Value of £10,000 and is described as Cafe & Premises.

EPC

A copy of the certificate is available to download from the Edwin Thompson website or upon application.

LEGAL COSTS

Each party is to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease documentation together with any VAT thereon.

VIEWING

The property is available to view by prior appointment with the Carlisle office of Edwin Thompson LLP. Contact:

Hugh Hodgson – [use Contact Agent Button]

Erika Norman – [use Contact Agent Button]

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:

1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.

2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.

3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.

5. These particulars were prepared in May 2024