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Dumbleton Hall EVESHAM the Cotswolds WR11 7TS DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS A GORGEOUS COTSWOLD MANOR HOUSE IN A STUNNING PARKLAND SETTING DUMBLETON Dumbleton Hall EVESHAM The Cotswolds WR11 7TS DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS Summary A gorgeous Cotswold Manor House in close to 16 acres Stunning parkland setting with lovely gardens and lake 38 bedrooms and elegant public rooms Adjusted profits of £344k in the y/e March 2019 on net sales of £1.98m SUBSTANTIAL OFFERS INVITED DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS hotel use by the Post Office Fellowship of Introduction Remembrance in 1959. There are 38 stylish letting bedroom and the elegant, well Dumbleton Hall is simply stunning. From proportioned public rooms give a fabulous the gateway in the pretty village adjacent ambiance that guests love as well as a to St Peter’s church a winding drive snakes peaceful private setting in lovely gardens. gently uphill through a parkland setting past the cricket club towards the hotel which sits This is a rare opportunity to acquire a delightful enticingly in an elevated position next to its country house hotel in an easily accessible yet own small lake. The lovely golden limestone secluded location, and this is the first time it building is a real gem. Built in the mid 1800’s has been on the market for 60 years. Operated as a classic country house for the Eyres family, entirely under management, Dumbleton Hall it welcomed the likes of John Betjeman and is offered for sale in order that the owning the Mitford sisters before being acquired for company can rationalise its operations. DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS Location It is not common to find a combination of accessibility and seclusion, but Dumbleton Hall offers both. The A46 that runs along the western side of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is just over 2 miles away by car and there are extensive woodlands between the main road and the hotel. The hotel is only half an hour from the business and tourist hub of Cheltenham, only 15 minutes from the M5 motorway as well as having two huge populations to draw on within an hour’s drive in Bristol and Birmingham. The glories of the Cotswolds and its many attractions for visitors lie in easy reach to the east while the spectacular Malvern Hills and the Wye Valley are but a short drive to the west. DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS Business Overview Owned by The Post Office Fellowship of Remembrance (POFR) the hotel is operated under the ‘Classic Hotels’ brand. It is a fully operational country house hotel, and while truly a leisure destination it also has commercial business opportunities given its location between Cheltenham and Evesham. The current trading performance is good but there is a very considerable opportunity to reposition the hotel and trade at much higher levels. This, in part, is reflected in the annual Room Occupancy results of 76% while sales in the last financial year were just under £2m (net). In addition, the hotel is a popular wedding venue with 63 weddings booked for the 2019/20 year. The sale of Dumbleton Hall offers the opportunity to acquire a well-established hotel business in a beautiful and easily accessible part of the Cotswolds and offers arguably the best opportunity left in the region to create an up-scale country house hotel to rival the best in the land. DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS Marquee The Property Marquee hire is offered for larger functions up to 150 and this is sited on the lawns to the rear of the hotel. Dumbleton Hall is a Grade 2 * listed building. Constructed traditionally of Cotswold stone Service Areas beneath mainly pitched slate covered roofs, Comprehensively equipped commercial kitchen, accommodation is arranged on three stories. still room, wash up area, walk in refrigerator and Public Areas walk in deep freeze. Extensive cellars including boiler room, hot water tank room, lift mechanism The main entrance is beneath a wonderful port room, beer cellar and various stores. cochere. There is a lobby seating 6 leading into Reception in the grand hall where an ornate Staff Accommodation timber staircase climbs to the upper floors. 6 staff bedrooms sharing shower room and toilets. Principle public rooms are: The Cedar Tree Restaurant to the front of Outside the building seating up to 55 in two sections. The lovely gardens comprise extensive lawns Residents’ Lounge, an elegant room seating and well tended formal areas plus the lake, approximately 20 with part wood panelled walls, meadows and woodland all of which provide marble fireplace and wood burning stone. This a tranquil place for guests and, importantly, connects to the former library now the Bar, a lovely for wedding photography. room that can seat around 15 and which overlooks A timber wedding gazebo is sited on a lawn the rear lawn. near the lake. The Oak Room, a panelled former ballroom, seats There are fabulous flower borders, a yew hedge up to 100 for a wedding or other function and enclosed formal garden and woodland walks. overlooks the terrace and lake. Terrace seating outside the Oak room with space The Shire Room is a smaller oak panelled room for about 60 covers. with french doors opening onto the lawns at the Approximately 15.8 acres in total. rear of the hotel and is a private dining or meeting room for up to 30. The parkland through which the drive to the hotel runs, and over which there is a right of way, is The Bredon Room, a former conservatory now owned by a local estate. with tiled roof, which is a meeting or small function room with a capacity of around 26 for a meeting. DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS Services Tenure Mains electricity water and drainage. Central Freehold. A small portion of land is rented from heating and hot water from a wood pellet fired the local estate on an informal year by year basis boiler system . Lift connecting all floors. LPG for at a rent of £2,000 per annum. cooking. A grant associated with the wood pellet boiler system provides an income of £25,000 per Price annum for the next 14 years. Substantial Offers are invited for the benefit of the freehold interest complete with goodwill and Licence trade contents (according to inventory), excluding Premises licence. Wedding license. personal items. Stock at valuation. Trade Mileages and Directions Management accounts for the year ended From junction 9 of the M5 at Tewkesbury take the 31st March 2019 show trading profits of £278,821 A46 east. Continue through Beckford and then on net sales of £1,978,411. The accounts include take a right hand turn signposted to the village £40,000 not directly relating to the business and of Dumbleton. Travel through the village and on do not show the £25,000 annual income from the seeing the parish church of St Peter prepare to biomass plant. Adjusting for those two factors turn right, through the entrance gateway and brings the adjusted trading profit to £343,821. follow the drive to the hotel. Further details will be provided to seriously M5 J9 7.5 miles Evesham 6 interested parties, usually at the point a viewing Cheltenham 14 Moreton in Marsh 16 appointment has been requested. Oxford 45 Birmingham 50 DUMBLETON HALL | DUMBLETON | EVESHAM | WR11 7TS Contact PETER BRUNT LLB DIPLE MRICS DIRECTOR OF HOTELS AGENCY T: +44 117 917 2062 M: +44 7885 096857 E: [email protected] JULIAN TROUP HEAD OF UK HOTELS | AGENCY T: +44 161 831 3324 M: +44 7825 891233 E: [email protected] GROUND FLOOR TEMPLEBACK 10 TEMPLE BACK BRISTOL | BS1 6FL DISCLAIMER Colliers International gives notice that these particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility and any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person in the employment of Colliers International has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. (February 2020) . Colliers International is the licensed trading name of Colliers International Property Advisors LLP which is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC385143. Our registered address is at 50 George Street, London, W1U 7GA..
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