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FOR SALE RIVER COTTAGE Guide Price £1,250,000 ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER, DERBYSHIRE RIVER COTTAGE, BUXTON ROAD, ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER, DERBYSHIRE DE45 1QP SUMMARY • Stylishly appointed self-catering holiday let in superb location. • Sleeps 20 in 8 bedrooms with 7 bath or shower rooms. • Set in a tremendous area of the Peak District in a riverside location. • Beautiful landscaped garden. • Currently remotely family operated achieving around £120,000 net Turnover. Guide Price £1,250,000 - Freehold INTRODUCTION AND LOCATION Located on the A6 main route between Buxton and Bakewell, the property benefits from easy access to many There is not a finer county in England than Derbyshire arterial routes. The village itself provides a number of wrote Jane Austen; and, centuries later, the magic of this excellent amenities, including welcoming pubs and a county continues to enthrall. surprisingly good village shop, with anything else required Set in the heart of the Peak District National Park on the being available in the nearby ancient market towns of edge of one of the most affluent and prettiest villages in Bakewell or Buxton. The property also sits just off the the area, Ashford in the Water, the property is nestled near Monsal Walking / cycling Trail to Chatsworth House Estate, the ancestral seat of the The property itself provides opportunity in the form of an Cavendish’s and fictitious seat of the Darcys in Jane excellent business investment operated easily with a Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This sublime holiday letting “hands off” approach using a booking agent and self- offers a fantastic base to explore the Peak District and its employed cleaners; or to maximize profit a hands-on unique gems, such as Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Buxton and approach could be undertaken. Kinder Scout. Geographically, the property is excellently placed between Manchester, Sheffield and Birmingham, The property was fully and stylishly renovated at offering a wonderful opportunity to escape city life and significant cost, in excess of £120,000 around 3 years ago reconnect in panoramic Derbyshire. (including the heating and plumbing) and the excellent quality and maintenance of the property has continued The Peak District is a major tourist destination and was since then. made a National Park in 1951. It covers some 1,437 sq. kilometres and is the third most visited in the UK after the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. It receives around 8.75m visitors each year equating to 11.75m visitor days per annum. This generates around £540m in revenue into the Park each year (National Park Authority). RIVER COTTAGE, BUXTON ROAD, ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER, DERBYSHIRE DE45 1QP RIVER COTTAGE, BUXTON ROAD, ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER, DERBYSHIRE DE45 1QP THE PROPERTY EXTERNALLY The Property comprises a substantial former residential Although the house is located close to the main road, the property, the original part of which, is typical of the 18th established and beautifully manicured garden is a riverside century and is of traditional construction comprising stone refuge. Guests often congregate at the edge of the river of elevations beneath a tile covered roof. an evening to enjoy watching the trout and the ducks competing for food. The property was subject to a large extension and redevelopment in the 1960s which included adding a first SERVICES floor to part and extending out from eastern elevation. This Mains water and electricity. Private drainage system is all in keeping with the original property. discharging into the River Wye. Oil fired heating. Wi-Fi INTERNAL ACCOMMODATION available throughout. Internal accommodation comprises 8 thoughtfully- TENURE designed bedrooms (sleeping 22), 6 with en-suite facilities and a family bathroom. Freehold. The bedrooms are broken down as follows: FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Double room -1 All fixtures and fittings to operate the business are included. Twin / Double (zip and link bed) – 3 As the property sleeps 22 people, there is an excellent Twin / Double (zip and link bed) & 2 single bunks - 3 level of F&F to ensure all customers are catered for. Bunk Room (2 single bunks) - 1 TRADE 5 of the bedrooms are on the 1st floor along with the The property is extremely popular largely driven by its family bathroom. excellent location and extremely high-quality finish. On the ground floor are the 3 remaining bedrooms along with a large open plan kitchen including lovely seating area and RangeMaster double oven and additional smaller oven, separate beamed dining room ideal for entertaining, beautiful lounge with mahogany-framed and paneled full- length windows and substantial original beams, a utility room and downstairs W/C. RIVER COTTAGE, BUXTON ROAD, ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER, DERBYSHIRE DE45 1QP TRADE (CONTINUED) TO VIEW Largely let for weekends, the property is easily managed as a “turn key” investment but All appointments to view MUST be made through the vendors' agents who are acting with profits could be maximised by taking the operation in hand and removing the need for sole selling rights. cleaning teams, maintenance contractors and a booking agent; albeit “Peaks Venues” who are used currently as booking agents are very well known and successfully generate large Strictly no direct approaches to the park please. amounts of business. EPC The property was previously operated as a residence and B&B, but was converted to a holiday let by the current owners due to family circumstances. It therefore offers a range of options as an extremely flexible owner operator / investment style holiday business. Turnover for the year end 31st March 2019 was £117,570 and continues to grow, with extremely strong forward bookings in place. Further financials are available to seriously interested parties upon request. PRICE Offers around £1,250,000 are invited for the freehold property complete with goodwill and trade contents (according to inventory), but excluding personal items. Stock in addition at valuation. FINANCE Colliers International is able to assist prospective purchasers by introducing sources of finance if required. Whilst we do not charge the buyer for this service, we may receive an IDENTITY CHECKS introductory commission from the lender or broker involved. In order to comply with anti-money laundering legislation, the successful purchaser will be INFORMATION/DATA PACK required to provide certain identification documents. The required documents will be A data pack of property information including financial can be made available to seriously confirmed to and requested from the successful purchaser at the relevant time. interested parties. FINANCE FURTHER INFORMATION Colliers International is able to assist prospective purchasers by introducing sources of For further information or to arrange an inspection of the property, please contact finance if required. Whilst we do not charge the buyer for this service we may receive an introductory commission from the lender or broker involved. Robert Smithson Tel: 0113 200 1876 Email: [email protected] RIVER COTTAGE, BUXTON ROAD, ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER, DERBYSHIRE DE45 1QP : Disclaimer Colliers International gives notice that these particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending Purchasers or Lessees and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility and any intending Purchasers, Lessees or Third Party 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 employed or engaged by Colliers International has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. January 2020. Colliers International is the licensed trading name of Colliers International Business Space UK LLP which is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC385143. Our registered office is at 50 George Street, London W1U 7GA. www.colliers.com/uk/parks.

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