FREEHOLD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

These substantial and well maintained TWO STOREY freehold former period coach house premises have been sympathetically converted and modernised over the years whilst retaining many attractive original features. Fitted to high industry specifications throughout, thanks to an ongoing programme of improvements and refurbishment undertaken at great expense by the current proprietor over recent years, the premises provide excellent and highly functional internal business accommodation which, to the GROUND FLOOR, briefly comprises an inviting public vestibule entrance into a charming and welcoming public bar with well maintained furnishings, large wall-mounted satellite TV screen for live televised sporting events, jukebox, gaming machine, feature wood-burning stove in original fireplace and a prominent and fully fitted free-of-tie licensed servery with full range of optics, draught pumps, chilled bottle display cabinets, bottle and glass display and storage shelving and electronic till point etc. The main bar area, in turn, affords access through to a bright, spacious and versatile, split-level dining area with well maintained furnishings for approximately 60 covers, dancefloor area, pool table and small guest reception desk area. Affording Wi-Fi internet access throughout, the main public areas, in turn, afford easy access through to a large, fully fitted and equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system housing ample work surfaces, storage units, a fully equipped preparation/washing-up kitchen area and a full range of well maintained, industry standard appliances, all of which we understand are to be included in the sale price and further details of which will be available upon request to any genuine interested parties. The ground-floor premises naturally also incorporate all the usual separate male and female washrooms/WC facilities for customers with further ancillary accommodation consisting of a large general dry goods store and a fully furnished and equipped private and general administration office, together with a fully fitted and equipped trade beer cellar/bottle store with refrigerated barrel storeroom and separate access for deliveries. Accessed by means of an internal staircase, or by means of an additional external steel staircase from ground-floor level, to the FIRST FLOOR the property provides a high standard of attractively furnished and presented hotel guest accommodation, which comprises :- 5 x double/twin-bedded rooms with fully fitted private en-suite facilities 2 x family-sized rooms with fully fitted private en-suite facilities All the guest rooms additionally boast colour TV, Wi-Fi internet access and the usual complimentary hospitality facilities. Further ancillary guest accommodation to the first floor consists of a spacious and attractively furnished communal residents’ sitting room/TV lounge. The property also enjoys the benefit of gas central heating and double glazing throughout, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of full fire and intruder alarm systems. Externally: Occupying a prominent and locally unopposed trading position with spectacular views over unspoilt surrounding countryside set back from the B740 to the nearby M74 motorway, to the exterior the premises are well signed and attractively presented and are situated in substantial surrounding grounds, which we are advised extends to approximately ONE ACRE in total and would naturally afford excellent potential for development subject, of course, to the obtaining of any necessary consents. The grounds currently feature two substantial private patrons’ car parking areas covered by CCTV monitoring with easy access for heavy goods vehicles, together with well maintained service yard and garden areas and outbuildings consisting of a private garage.

The subject property occupies a prominent and widely unopposed trading position set back from the B740 (formally the A74) to the nearby national motorway network (M74 junction 13) on the outskirts of the small village of Crawfordjohn, which lies close to the nearby centres of Abington (approximately 3 miles) and Leadhills (approximately 7 miles) in a delightful rural area of South Lanarkshire.