Hensleigh House, Charmouth, Dorset. FOR SALE - 22nd July 2010

Established as a high quality guest house, tea room and restaurant, the Hensleigh House is a family run business which has been built up over the past 11years. Due to the ill health of one of the owners the business is reluctantly for sale report licensed and leisure property specialists Stonesmith of Exeter.

Since owning the property, the present owners have invested heavily in Hensleigh House and developed the trade to 4 Star Guest accommodation Silver Award level, which reflects the quality and standard of the business throughout.

Hensleigh House is run very much to fit in with the family lifestyle and as such trades full time from mid February to end October with limited opening throughout the winter. The tea rooms are open for breakfast and light lunches till 3pm seven days a week (5pm in school holidays). In addition evening meals are available to residents and non residents from Tuesday to Friday.

Therefore there is scope to develop all aspects of the trade with longer opening hours and offering dinner, bed and breakfast deals throughout the year. There is an opportunity too advertise the business more, though the hotel has its own web site www.hensleighhotel.co.uk. There is also an opportunity, subject to the necessary planning consent, to increase the number of letting rooms, as 4 of the rooms on the first floor have previously been used for letting. The family accommodation is also spacious enough to suit two families.

The property is situated on Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, the main route to the coast and a short walk to the beach and Charmouth’s village centre. Charmouth is a sought after Dorset, coastal village and has been described as “an untouched coastal gem”

Hensleigh House was built in 1920’s and substantially extended in recent years. It has been refurbished to a high standard and briefly provides 7 en-suite letting rooms, a conservatory restaurant c.30, dining room c.12, lounge bar and a fully equipped kitchen. The spacious and flexible owners accommodation is self contained and provides 5 double bedrooms, a bathroom, 2 lounges, office and a kitchen/breakfast room.

Externally the property benefits from off road car parking for 13 vehicles, useful outbuildings, customer trade terrace c.30 and a private owners courtyard garden.

Manageable businesses in such a sought after area and location do not come on to the market that often, especially those with such an enviable sized family home and income, with genuine potential for growth. Full internal viewing is recommended to appreciate all that the business has to offer.

A freehold business Stonesmith are looking for offers off an asking price of £750,000