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THE OLD BAKEHOUSE (Tintern Antiques)
GUIDE PRICE £440K
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ENTREPENEURS SITUATED IN A TOURIST HOTSPOT IN AN IDYLLIC RIVERSIDE VILLAGE WITH VIEWS OF TINTERN ABBEY THIS WAY OF LIFE BUSINESS WITH GREAT TRADING SPACE AND EXCELLENT OWNER ACCOMMODATION ABOVE. CURRENTLY SELLING ANTIQUES AND A TEA ROOM.
This large stone building in the centre of the village of Tintern has been an established business for many years. It offers a wonderful opportunity for any new purchaser. With a centrally located entrance there are two distinct trading areas which work very well at present with a delightful tea room to the one side but still offering display space for selected items of the antiques on offer. Opposite the tea room is the main sales floor for the bulk of the antiques and collectables. Obviously this whole space could be used for this or perhaps alternative businesses. Perhaps a new restaurant or a larger tea room/coffee shop the alternatives are endless. Certainly in a village very geared to tourism particularly in a climate where staying in Britain is becoming so fashionable the foot traffic is likely to be very good. The riverside location and so close to the medieval Abbey will always pull people. Coach loads of tourists arriving daily and after visiting the Abbey passing time by walking into the village to get coffees and spend holiday money. However even the locals love to use this type of facility.
The first floor is accessed via an internal staircase or via a private exterior gate and steps to a particularly large first floor apartment. The apartment is brimming with character and lots of period detail. Virtually every room (other than the bathroom and box) has windows to the incredible views across the valley to the Abbey and the river below. The beautifully fitted country style kitchen is spacious and offers plenty of space to take a large farmhouse style table. The sitting room at the opposite end of the apartment is really quite a massive room with a stone fireplace with mantle beam and fitted with a woodburning stove. With a little work French windows could be fitted and a new section of floor added over the store room below to open directly from this sitting room to the terrace which would be a real bonus. Two bedrooms and a period bathroom all add up to generous accommodation and certainly make it possible for a way of life business. If you have always wanted to run your own business and live over the shop perhaps saving all that commuting time you really have it all here with plenty of living & trading space. It could even be possible to separate both and let the lower section pay for your accommodation upstairs. Giving the owner an income to supplement a pension or even making mortgage free living a real possibility. The terraced garden is quite a delight and surprisingly private with lawns and features which include a large pond and amazing elevated views, a great place to take the rays and enjoy a glass of wine each evening after a busy day below. The current owners have been here for many years and now feel it is time to move on. We believe this property has great potential and really for any entrepreneur this is a super opportunity and we recommend you to view as soon as possible. IN SUMMARY This is a real opportunity for an entrepreneur. This building is in a prime location in a busy tourist village with a major pull of Tintern Abbey. The stunning scenery of the Wye Valley itself attracts tourists and also has passing trade of persons travelling from the A40/ A49 to use the M4 at Chepstow. The trading areas are full of character, large, light spaces with views across to the Abbey and the river below. I could see this being a fabulous restaurant or tea rooms pulling in trade from Monmouth and Chepstow towns as well as the immediate vicinity. The tourists having looked around the Abbey always looking for ways to spend a little longer in the area. The owner’s accommodation is surprisingly big and again full of character and provides an excellent home. Such an opportunity just waiting to be taken up. Do go along and see the potential for yourself. In times like these why work for someone else when you can have your dream for no more than the average house price. ACCOMMODATION TRADING AREAS FRONT ENTRANCE 9FT4 X 9FT Large double old oak doors open to entrance foyer. Central lighting (fluorescent).Quarry tiled flooring. Glazed doors open to the right and left with an interior window display area opening off the café and trading area to the right. CAFÉ AND TRADING AREA (TO THE RIGHT OF FRONT ENTRANCE) 26FT X 18FT Beams. Three arched windows to the view of the river. Extensive fitted shelving. Fitted counter. Chiller cabinets for drinks, ice creams and cakes etc. Kenco coffee machine. Table and chairs for 18 covers inside (12 further outside). Brick sets flooring. Arch and step to washing up area with butler sink and overhead drainer and shelving. Doors to store area and WC NB there is already a licence to sell alcohol on the premises.    STORE AREA 8FT X 7FT3 Brick sets flooring and fluorescent lighting. WC Hot water heater. Wall hanging wash hand basin. Low level WC. ANTIQUE TRADING AREA (TO THE LEFT OF FRONT ENTRANCE) 29FT4 X 19FT Fluorescent lighting and spotlighting. Mixture of carpeted floor and brick set flooring . Windows to the front and the views and to the side. Large bay window to the side with sectioned space for window dressing. Hidden corridor with storage areas leading to staircase and on to upper floor living accommodation.   OUTSIDE CAFÉ TERRACE Tarmac area to the left side of building. Tables chairs and parasols providing covers for 12 at present but could be vastly increased. Car parking space for owners etc.  NB STOCK It would be assumed that any new owner would like to purchase their own stock of antiques and collectibles however the vendor would negotiate with anyone wanting to take the stock if required. Similarly the café furniture, stock and machinery could be available if required ie Chiller cabinets for drinks, ice creams and cakes etc. Kenco coffee machine. Tables chairs and parasols etc for 18 covers inside (12 further outside). FIRST FLOOR LIVING ACCOMMODATION Accessed via internal staircase or by gated steps to left of café terrace and car park. From garden level (first floor). Half glazed solid wood door with glazed side panel opens to Foyer. FOYER 10FT X 8FT Central lighting. Part stripped pine flooring, part carpet. Corridor leads to all rooms. SITTING ROOM 25FT 17FT4 Central lighting. Windows to the front and views. Beams. Feature fireplace fitted with wood burning stove and tiled hearth. Alcove fitted with wine racking. Glazed door to landing and staircase leading to trading floor below.   FARMHOUSE STYLE KITCHEN 19FT3 12FT7 Central lighting with integral fan. Windows to the front. Range of painted floor and wall standing cupboards. Integral washing machine and dishwashing machine. Large stainless steel double oven cooking range. Large stainless steel extractor fan. Worktop incorporating large stainless steel butler style sink with integral drainer. Painted pine splashback. Matching large dresser style unit . Space for large refrigerator. Natural wood floor boards. Space for dining table and chairs.    BEDROOM ONE 17FT X 9FT 8 Central lighting. Window to front. Beams. Part exposed stone walling. Fitted wardrobes with central dressing table area with mirror.   BEDROOM TWO 11FT2 X 10FT8 Central lighting with integral fan. Window to front. Part exposed stone walling. Pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashback and overhead mirror and shaving light. Fitted wardrobe with overhead locker. BOX ROOM 9FT3 4FT1 Central lighting. Window to rear. Shelving. Store cupboard. BATHROOM 10FT X 8FT Central lighting. Window to rear. Xpelair. Suite consisting of panelled bath with handspray taps (telephone style) and shower curtain. Pedestal wash hand basin. Bidet and low level WC. Wall mirror and overhead lighting. Shaving light and socket. Extensively tiled. Some exposed stone. Heated ladder rack and further heated towel rails.  OUTSIDE To the side of the property is a considerable terrace / car park currently used for dual purpose with neat tarmac. Gated steps to the side lead to the private gardens on the upper level which have outstanding views of the Abbey and the river valley below also giving access to the main entrance to the private accommodation. There is a paved area suitable for barbeques as well as terraced lawns and garden which include a large feature pond surrounded by picket fencing. Further land leads steeply up into the woodland above.  TOP GARDEN
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OUTSIDE TERRACE AND PRIVATE CAR PARK  VIEW FROM TOP GARDEN
 VIEW OF ABBEY AND BRIDGE
 VIEW OF VALLEY ROAD FROM CAR PARK
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DIRECTIONS On entering the village of Tintern from the Monmouth direction proceed along passing the Moon and Sixpence Inn –just a little further on the right is The Old Bakehouse (Tintern Antiques). FOR SAT NAV USERS THE POSTCODE IS NP16 6SE. TINTERN is a particularly scenic village curving around the beautiful River Wye with a backdrop of wooded hillsides. This village made even more spectacular by the historic riverside Abbey Ruins and the old Abbey buildings including the Abbey Mill. This Mill now converted into a gift shop and tea rooms. There are a small number of Hotels offering both accommodation and restaurant facilities.There is a doctors surgery and an antique shop as well as several Local Inns. With little fishing boats moared on the river banks it is a truly delightful place to be. CHEPSTOW is an historic, walled, border town on the site of an ancient port. Chepstow Castle below the town has a spectacular setting on the cliffs above the River Wye. The town has a thriving shopping centre with all amentites. On the outskirts of the town is the Racecourse which has Conference Centre facilities. The design of the river bridge spanning the Wye has been credited to Rennie but was in fact designed by Rastrick of Bridgenorth. MONMOUTH itself is a thriving town with excellent shopping facilities including three supermarkets in the centre including Waitrose, Somerfield, M& S Food Hall and now Lidl on the outskirts. There is a delightful period cinema which is undergoing a refurbishment programme. The excellent Leisure Centre with swimming pools, gymnasium etc. There is a wide range of eating and drinking venues from interesting coffee shops to French, cuisine. SCHOOLS For so many parents good schooling is a major concern and Monmouth can offer it all, with an excellent comprehensive school with a wide 6th form syllabus and two highly reputed private schools, Haberdashers for Boys and Girls. School buses are available from most villages. MOTORWAYS The M50/ M5/M4 are all reasonably close giving good access to major cities i.e. Birmingham, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff, Bath, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Hereford all within approx 1.5 hours drive away. RAIL NETWORKS Available at Chepstow, Newport Bristol, Gloucester, Hereford or Abergavenny. BUS SERVICE To Chepstow and Monmouth – Daily regular service SERVICES Mains electricity Mains water Private drainage Broadband available Council tax rate band C for the apartment and business rates are applicable for the trading floor. NB: All measurements have been taken using Laser Measure and cannot be guaranteed to be accurate and are shown as guide only. TO BOOK A VIEWING STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT CALL US ON 01989 770596 OR MOBILES 0774 8661157 / 0774 8661175 OR EMAIL AT info@wyevalleyproperties.com
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