DOMUS Market Place Middleham Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4NR

DOMUS MARKET PLACE MIDDLEHAM NORTH YORKSHIRE DL8 4QG Currently run as an established Guest House and Gift Shop with generous owners accommodation, Domus is set in a prime position in Middleham’s cobbled Market Square, near the borders of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

ACCOMMODATION

Six Bedrooms (Three En-suites – including Three Letting Rooms) Two Lounges · Guest Dining Room and Lounge · Kitchen · Bathroom Store Room and Mezzanine Gallery · Bathroom · Cellars · Gift Shop

15 High Street, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5AQ Tel: 01969 600120 www.gscgrays.co.uk [email protected] Offices also at:

12 The Bank Barnard Castle Co Durham DL12 8PQ Tel: 01833 637000

26-28 High Street Stokesley North Yorkshire TS9 5DQ Tel: 01642 710742

Domus

The Gift Shop has two bay windows overlooking the market square and currently stocks a range of home interior and local gift items. With its own entrance, the shop space may lend itself to Domus is a Grade II Listed, brick built property set over four other commercial uses such as a tea shop, cafe etc. floors with business accommodation currently comprising a gift shop, three letting rooms (all with en-suites) and a guest lounge First Floor and dining room. The remainder of the property is used by the The Guest House accommodation consists of three double bedrooms which all have en-suite owners as private generous accommodation which includes bathroom and shower rooms, there may be the possibility of combining Bedrooms Three and two lounges, three bedrooms, a bathroom and a mezzanine Four to create a 'family' room (with its own en-suite bathroom). There is also private bedroom, gallery area and store room. The accommodation and gift shop bathroom with WC and further separate WC. are extremely flexible and could be utilised to provide further Second Floor letting or private accommodation. The second floor is currently used by the owners as their own private accommodation, with a second lounge, mezzanine gallery and store room above, which is used for storage but could Ground Floor and Gift Shop potentially provide additional space. There are two double bedrooms, both with views across The front entrance door opens into a quarry tiled hallway, the square and Bedroom Six features an exposed brick chimney breast and has plumbing in place which has a storage/cloakroom cupboard and gives access to to create an en-suite bathroom. the cellars. The guest lounge and breakfast room has an open Cellars inglenook fireplace with feature bread oven and has a large bay window to the front with a period window seat. There is a fully The cellars, split on two levels with stairs to a lower level, are used as a utility and laundry room fitted kitchen and private lounge, with open fireplace and and have plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The lower level cellar provides further storage space and houses the central heating boiler. feature beams, to the rear. Externally

Accommodation

To the rear of the property is a bin storage area and coal bunker. The lower level cellar provides additional storage and houses the central heating boiler.

Business Potential Due to the size of the property, the established Guest House and Gift Shop, there is an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to try and generate an income from the property. The flexible nature of the accommodation means that different arrangements could be utilised, dependant on how any future owners may (or may not) want to drive forward their business ideas. At the end of the financial year ending 31/03/2012, the property generated a turnover of approximately £50,000 per annum through the combined income of the Guest House and Gift Shop business.

Amenities Middleham is a traditional dales market town famous for its horse racing culture (being home to many well known trainers and owners) and Middleham Castle, which was once the childhood home of Richard III. The town has four public houses, restaurants, hotels/B&Bs, convenience store, antiques shop and a church. It also has a primary school, with two more just a short drive away at Spennithorne and Leyburn. There are state secondary schools in Leyburn, Richmond, Bedale and Ripon. The nearest private schools are at Newton le Willows (Aysgarth Prep), Sedbergh and Barnard Castle. The market town of Leyburn, less than two miles away, boasts a weekly local market, monthly farmers market and twice weekly livestock auction mart. There are several hotels, restaurants, public houses and many small speciality shops. It is well served with local transport links with buses connecting to Richmond, Hawes, Bedale and Ripon. There are railways stations at Northallerton and Darlington and airports at Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford and Middleton St. George (Durham Tees Valley).

Situation Middleham is located 2 miles from Leyburn, access to the A1 north/south is at Leeming Bar (12 miles) with mainline train stations at Northallerton (18 miles) and Darlington (24 miles). Airports are at Newcastle, Durham Tees Valley and Leeds/Bradford. Please note that all distances are approximate. Tenure The property is believed to be freehold with vacant possession. KITCHEN

Local Authority The Local Authority is Richmondshire District Council (01748 829100) Council Tax Please contact the Agent for details of Council Tax banding and commercial rates for this property. Viewings Viewings are by strict appointment only through the Agents (GSC Grays).

14’7” x 12’9” 4.44 x 3.89

LOUNGE

CELLARS

GROUND FLOOR

GUEST LOUNGE/ DINING ROOM

GIFT SHOP

BEDROOM 1

BEDROOM 6

LOUNGE

BEDROOM 5

SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM 3

BEDROOM 4

MEZZANINE GALLERY

BEDROOM 2

STORE ROOM

FIRST FLOOR

MEZZANINE GALLERY AND STORE ROOM

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