* Freehold
* Thriving Guest House, Restaurant & Public House
* High Turnover & Profit
* Cornerstone of the Community
* 7 Bed 7 Bath Guest House
* Restaurant with Over 120 Covers
* Incredibly Well Maintained
* Newly Renovated Bar
* Superb 2 Bed Owners Cottage
* Beautiful Village Location
* Close to Ullswater & Bordering the Lake District
An incredibly rare opportunity to purchase this fine establishment on the
fringe of the Lake District close to Ullswater. Dating back to the 18th
century the Brantwood has been the cornerstone of the community for countless
years and under the most recent ownership has been skilfully renovated,
carefully combining originality with a contemporary design. This thriving,
popular hotel has a high turnover and is much loved by tourists and locals
alike. Occupying large grounds with a fantastic restaurant and pub as well as
a 2 bed owners' cottage this is a rare and enviable live / work opportunity.
**The Business**
The property has an excellent reputation for quality within the Cumbria and
Penrith as can be seen by its impressive trading. The hotel offers an
outstanding opportunity to acquire a highly successful, high quality hotel
asset in an excellent tourist location; generating significant trade but with
the opportunity to add further growth. The hotel benefits from trade all year
around benefitting from a strong mix of income streams from leisure/tourist
trade, corporate trade and food and beverage income. To Year End 31st March
2022 the hotel generated an impressive circa £575, 000 turnover (net) with
future bookings looking extremely strong for 2023. The sale of the Brantwood
Country Hotel offers the opportunity to acquire a well - established and popular
hotel and restaurant business located in one of the most popular tourist areas
of the United Kingdom, Cumbria and the Lake District. 5 - year Accounts history
available for inspection.
**The Location**
Brantwood Country House Hotel is an extremely popular Cumbrian hotel right on
the edge of the Lake District National Park which gives visitors an
outstanding base to enjoy the Lakes whilst having a tranquil retreat to return
to. The hotel has outstanding forward bookings and is a stone’s throw from
Ullswater and Pooley Bridge; both extremely popular tourist destinations in
the Lake
District. In addition to the tourist and corporate trade the hotel enjoys; the
bar and restaurant also has a significant local reputation and is extremely
popular. Perfectly situated for a holiday in the Lake District, breaking a
journey along the M6 or simply visiting Penrith for business or pleasure, the
Brantwood Hotel is an early 18th Century former country residence with a
comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. Standing in secluded gardens in the
peaceful and attractive village of Stainton, Brantwood is only around 3 miles
from Ullswater, less than a mile from Junction 40 of the M6, half a mile from
the Rheged Centre and only a couple of minutes from the A66 which links the
beautiful Northern Lakes of Ullswater, Derwentwater, Buttermere, Crummock
Water, Bassenthwaite and others. The A66 and M6 are extremely busy tourist
routes; and the A592 is also accessible directly from the village which links
the area to Ambleside and Windermere (24 miles) via the well - known Kirkstone
Pass. Other easily accessible towns and cities in the area include Keswick
(circa 15 miles west), Carlisle (circa 19 miles north) and Kendal (circa 25
miles south). Being close to the highly popular town of Penrith means the
hotel has access to a wide range of local amenities and travel options
(including a west coast main line railway station) meaning it is an accessible
yet secluded hotel. The Lake District National Park is a unesco world heritage
site and is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations. The Lake
District boasts the only true mountain range in England with over 850 square
miles of rural beauty. Whilst the National Park aims to preserve the nature
beauty of the area it also welcomes the 15. 5 million tourists that visit
annually and importantly these visitors are attracted all year round.
**The Property**
The attractive 18th Century property consists of two buildings over a compact
site meaning the hotel is manageable and can be overseen easily. The main
building within the hotel grounds contains the main hotel including the
letting bedrooms and public areas, with the second building running alongside
the main hotel and currently being utilised as a substantial manager’s
residence. Both
buildings are connected by an attractive archway over the entrance drive to
the rear car park. The main property is thought to be around 160 years old
with sympathetic recent additions and historically has been a private
residence and a Quaker meeting house.
**Public Areas**
The hotel includes a number of extremely high quality public areas including
the recently refurbished front and back bar which gives both hotel guests and
non - residents a chance to relax and unwind (45). The popular restaurant (70)
is accessed via the front bar and is complete with a separate breakfast room /
private dining room / private meeting room to the rear (20). Also located off
the front bar is a cosy conservatory (12) with views over the gardens. The
public areas are accessed via the modern and open reception area from the rear
car park. Ladies and Gents’ W/Cs can be accessed from the main public areas.
**Letting Bedrooms**
Brantwood Country Hotels hosts a magnificent set of seven high quality letting
bedrooms. All seven en - suite bedrooms have been refurbished during the current
ownership to the highest standard with luxury bathroom fittings, super comfy
beds, top quality linen and sumptuous soft furnishings. The bedrooms have been
individually designed to maximise space and layout, and each has a very
different and unique feel. All rooms have free Wi - Fi, TV, telephone and tea
and coffee making facilities. The letting bedrooms can be categorised as
follows:
Family /Twin (one double and one single bed) – 2
Small Double – 1
King Size Double – 1
Standard Double - 3
Total – 7
All letting bedrooms are en suite, 3 of which having a bath and shower and 4
of which benefit from underfloor heating.
**Owners Accommodation**
Extremely rare to find a hotel with such spacious owners' accommodation.
Located to the side of the main hotel is this beautiful cottage which is
currently used as the owner’s/manager’s dwelling. With 2 double bedrooms,
large lounge / dining room, kitchen, guest W/C and family bathroom. It
benefits from its own private access separate to the hotel.
**External**
The hotel sits within around 0. 58 acres of landscaped grounds including a
large private car park at the rear of the hotel along with an attractive and
useful outside seating area laid to grass. Having a prominent roadside
position; the hotel also benefits from additional useful external seating to
the front of the hotel plus additional parking spaces.
**Service Areas**
The main building contains a good sized commercial kitchen that leads directly
out onto the dining area and bar/lounges. There is a useful office to the rear
of the main reception and a main office
adjacent to the bar area. In addition, located near the entrance to the
owner’s/manager’s accommodation is a laundry room.
**Licences**
The hotel has a premises license.
**Services**
We understand the hotel benefits from mains electricity, water and drainage.
Gas is provided from lpg bottles. The hotel benefits from oil fired central
heating. Free Wi - Fi is available throughout.

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