Leisure/hospitality for sale in Upper Corris, Machynlleth SY20, £295,000

295,000.00

Offer Nr.:
65813728
Type of ad:
for Sale
Property type:
Leisure/hospitality
Contact name:
Lloyd Herbert & Jones
Phone(s):
01970 629017

* Freehold
* Unique Eco Tourism Opportunity
* 2 acres site approx including:
* Riverside "Wild" Camping Site
* "Light" Industrial Building 60 x 22 (Staff Room/Kitchen 14' x 15 and Shower Room)
* A487 direct access
* Area of Stunning Natural Beauty
* Backdrop for cylists bikers and ramblers
* Property has multiple uses/revenue lines
Fantastic eco tourism/ leisure sector/craft business location! A light
industrial use building 60' x 22' sitting on a 2 acre riverside site having
direct access off the A487 Trunk Road. The building the former Corris Craft
works Centre, with all mains services, staff room/kitchen and Shower Room
providing an ideal opening for a crafts person or tradesman. Additionally, the
owners have just conducted two"Gaerwen Wild Camping" season successfully in
2021 and 2022
In an area of outstanding natural beauty, near Cadair Idris, a unique
opportunity to catapult a sustainable riverside wild camping site at Corris
further into the Holiday Park/ camping sector business with shepherd huts/
yurt/ lodges, subject to the necessary planning consent.
The area being noted as fantastic backdrop for ramblers, cyclists and bikers,
Tourism is prime in the area being the gateway to Snowdonia and North Wales.
Local attractions include the neighbouring King Arthur's Labyrinth within the
village, The Centre for Alternative Technology, and Dyfi Osprey Project with
the vibrant market town of Machynlleth with Railway Station, some 6 miles and
Dolgellau 11 miles distant.
The site provides multiple revenue lines from various tourist attraction/uses
with the opportunity to develop Eco Tourism, etc.
**Situation**
Corris is a popular location found 6 miles north of the historic town of
Machynlleth, the ancient capital of Wales, amd lies on the west bank of the
river Dulas, which here forms the county boundary between
Gwynedd/Merionethshire and Powys/Montgomeryshire, Powys being to the east of
the river.
The Afon Deri runs through the village before joining the Dulas. The modern
A487 trunk road was built by the quarry owners in the 1840s and bypasses the
village.
The area is known for its natural history and for its industrial heritage. The
nearby Corris Craft Centre showcases the work of local craftspeople. Several
former slate mines penetrate the hillsides, and parts of what was once
Braichgoch quarry can be visited on a tourist trip called "King Arthur's
Labyrinth". Two miles south of Corris is the Centre for Alternative
Technology.
**Directions**
From Machynlleth pass over the Dyfi Bridge and proceed on the A470 for 6
miles. At Corris on the main A487, continue past the War Memorial and Kings
Arthur Labrinyth. The access lane to the site is just after the "Food Shack"
lay by below the road.
**Opportunities**
The location affords tremendous opportunity to further develop into a holiday
park with the nearby Food shack provides catering facilities close at hand.
The Building could be utilised to run a business for the craftsperson owners
use/ let out or utilised as a base for the rest of the site.
**The Site**
This deep 2 Acre wooded site runs adjacent to the A487 with the Deri River
running below and grassed verge to the highway. There are 2 accesses off the
highway to the site which includes track formed from the former Quarry
tramline running within the site.
**Central Gravelled Area**
At northern end of site forming 7 camping pitches having direct access to the
river with wooden bridge feature, picnic table and bikes rack.
**Box Profile building - 60'0" (18. 29m) x 44'0" (13. 41m) : 2640 sqft (245. 27
sqm)**
With front double doors, concrete floor. Strip lighting. Wood burner with
flue.
**Staff Room - 15'0" (4. 57m) x 14'9" (4. 5m) : 221 sqft (20. 56 sqm)**
Insulated with patio door to rockery. Fitted kitchen with five base and 3 wall
units.
**Shower room - 4'5" (1. 35m) x 9'6" (2. 9m) : 42 sqft (3. 92 sqm)**
Insulated with raised shower cubicle with Triton Shower, wash basin and Toilet
**External**
Triangular shaped gravelled Yard/ Parking Area with
**Leanto Timber carport - 15'0" (4. 57m) x 25'2" (7. 67m) : 377 sqft (35. 05
sqm)**
With box profile roof and sides
**Polytunnel - 18'0" (5. 49m) x 12'0" (3. 66m) : 216 sqft (20. 09 sqm)**
**Other Polytunnel - 10'0" (3. 05m) x 6'0" (1. 83m) : 60 sqft (5. 58 sqm)**
**Wood Store**
**Services**
Mains Electric (Three Phase), Water, & Drainage with Welsh Water sewerage
treatment plant who pay wayleave to owner. Superfast Fibre Broadband is
available to the site.
**Agents Note**
With more tourists visiting Wales in 2021 than ever before, "Staycations" are
affordable, convenient and good for the enviroment. The owners ran a
successful wild camping site over the summer with Visitors paid £10 per head
per night and typically staying 1 or 2 evenings. Over heads being extremely
low. The site could be used for multiple uses including tourist/leisure and
craft attractions with building providing block facilities for the camping
site or used in conjunction with the owners craft or simply let out for such
purpose.
**Money Laundering**
The successful purchaser will be required to produce adequate identification
to prove their identity within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations.
Appropriate examples include: Passport/Photo Driving Licence and a recent
Utility Bill.
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**Notice**
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Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working
order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs
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