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Unique opportunity to purchase a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival style country house and estate Investment History Location & Description Tenure & Planning, EPC, Bodelwyddan Castle Summary Situation Tenancy Business Rates, Information VAT, Proposal & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA Contacts

Property Summary

• A rare opportunity to acquire a Gothic Revival style country house set within approximately 200 acres including farmland, parkland and woodland along with a two bedroom house (‘St. Asaph Lodge’). • Lot 1: A country house extending to approximately 15,817 sq. ft. with around 55 acres of parkland. • Lot 2: Approximately 145 acres of agricultural land held under an agricultural tenancy at a rent of £8,760 per annum. • Lot 3: A two bedroom house known as ‘St. Asaph’s Lodge’ held under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement at a rent of £5,400 per annum. • Further income of approximately £80,000 per annum is receivable in relation to the adjoining hotel. • Long leasehold with approximately 100 years unexpired at a peppercorn rent.

We are instructed to seek offers as follows:- 1) Offers are invited, subject to contract and exclusive of VAT, for Lots 1, 2 & 3. 2) Alternatively, offers will be considered for Lot 1 only. Investment History Location & Description Tenure & Planning, EPC, Bodelwyddan Castle Summary Situation Tenancy Business Rates, Information VAT, Proposal & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA Contacts

History

‘Bodelwyddan’ means ‘place of Elwyddan’ who was a sixth century Welsh chieftain and younger brother of King Cyndrwyn, ruler of ancient Powys. Records show the house belonged to the Humphreys family who moved there in 1461 after they were dispossessed of their ancestral estate of Henllys by Edward IV. In the late-seventeenth century the house was bought by Sir William Williams (1634 – 1700) a Welsh lawyer, politician and Speaker of the House of Commons. The house has been remodelled over the years and it was Sir John Hay Williams (1794 – 1859) who remodelled the house in the popular Gothic Revival style giving it the castle-like appearance it has today. In more recent times, the house was occupied by the British Army which, during the First World War, used Bodelwyddan to prepare new recruits for trench warfare and between 1920 and 1982 it was occupied by Lowther College. In 1983, Clwyd County Council acquired the house and converted it to a museum which it has remained as since being operated by Bodelwyddan Castle Trust since 1994. Investment History Location & Description Tenure & Planning, EPC, Bodelwyddan Castle Summary Situation Tenancy Business Rates, Information VAT, Proposal & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA Contacts

Location Bodelwyddan is located on the North Wales coast some 25 miles west of Chester and inland from the coastal resort of Rhyl. The town is easily accessible by road and is served by the A55 North Wales Expressway which provides good links to Chester and the motorway network beyond to the east, and access to the rest of the North Wales coast and the Port of Holyhead to the west. Regular rail services are available from Abergele and Pensarn station which is approximately 4 miles to the west and from Rhyl station a similar distance to the north.

Situation Bodelwyddan Castle and St Asaph’s Lodge are located in a semi-rural location south of the North Wales Expressway (A55) with the estate benefiting from a significant frontage onto the A55. Bodelwyddan Castle adjoins a hotel and holiday complex operated by Bourne Leisure which is primarily focused on the retirement market. The House is accessed from Engine Hill which provides direct access to Junction 25 of the A55. St Asaph Lodge is accessed off Junction 26 of the A55. Investment History Location & Description Tenure & Planning, EPC, Bodelwyddan Castle Summary Situation Tenancy Business Rates, Information VAT, Proposal & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA Contacts

Description Lot 1: Bodelwyddan Castle A three storey gothic revival style country house extending to approximately 15,817 sq. ft. and benefitting from approximately 55 acres of parkland with areas utilised for children’s playing areas and other displays including replica World War 1 trenches. The property is currently used as a museum, gallery and visitor attraction which includes a café, incorporating a commercial kitchen, alongside various ancillary staff and office accommodation. The property benefits from mains water, electricity and gas. *Please note Fixtures and Fittings are not included within this sale. Lot 2: Agricultural Land Approximately 145 acres of quality grazing / agricultural land currently laid to grass. Lot 3: St. Asaph Lodge A detached single storey cottage extending to approximately 766 sq. ft. The property provides 2no. bedrooms, a family bathroom, kitchen / diner, lounge and area utilised as a utility room. The property benefits from mains water, a septic tank and gas supplied via an LPG tank. Investment History Location & Description Tenure & Planning, EPC, Bodelwyddan Castle Summary Situation Tenancy Business Rates, Information VAT, Proposal & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA Contacts

Tenure The property is held long leasehold for a term of years commencing on 01 November 1994 and expiring on 15 May 2119 at a peppercorn rent. There is a tenant only option to break at any time after 31 July 1998 subject to 6 months notice. Please note the lease does not allow for the property to be used as a hotel or holiday centre. Tenancies Lot 1: Bodelwyddan Castle Bodelwyddan Castle is to be offered with vacant possession. We understand, subject to verification by solicitors, there is a further rent receivable in respect of the adjoining hotel of approximately £80,000 per annum. Lot 2: Agricultural Land Occupied under the terms of an Agricultural Holdings Act Tenancy at a rent of £8,760 per annum. Lot 3: St Asaph’s Lodge The property is occupied by way of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy that expired in November 2018 at a rent of £5,400 per annum. Investment History Location & Description Tenure & Planning, EPC, Bodelwyddan Castle Summary Situation Tenancy Business Rates, Information VAT, Proposal & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA Contacts

Planning Proposal Bodelwyddan Castle has been used as a We are instructed to seek offers as follows:- museum and gallery since 1983 and before that as a school and a house. We therefore 1) Offers are invited, subject to contract and consider Bodelwyddan Castle to be suitable exclusive of VAT, for Lots 1, 2 & 3. for a variety of uses, subject to planning 2) Alternatively, offers will be considered for approval. Further enquiries on alternative Lot 1 only. uses should be made with Denbighshire County Council. We understand Bodelwyddan Castle is Grade II* Listed but is not within a conservation area. Contacts

For further information or to arrange a site EPC inspection, please contact the following: Bodelwyddan Castle: Exempt Robert Gann St. Asaph’s Lodge: Awaiting EPC E: [email protected] T: 0161 242 7076

Business Rates Colin Jennings E: [email protected] The property is entered into the Rating List as T: 0161 242 7075 follows:-

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