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See how verdicts work6-bedroom detached house · CT4 8DX
For saleListed 130 days
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About
Description The Old Alma is a former Victorian Pub built in 1864 and situated at the historic village of Chilham.
The property offers five welcoming, ensuite, guest bedrooms, lounge and breakfast room.
The self contained, spacious, owner's accommodation is a real asset for those looking to acquire an easily managed, lifestyle business opportunity.
Location The Old Alma Guest House is located in Chilham, a village lying to the south-west of the historic City of Canterbury.
This beautiful and ancient City, which is famous for its cathedral, attracts visitors from around the world.
Canterbury is also home to The University of Kent and Christchurch College, giving the city a substantial student population as well.
The City has two mainline railway stations, Canterbury East and Canterbury West, offering a variety of services to London, some in less than an hour, to stations including Victoria, Charing Cross and St Pancras.
The A2 passes by Canterbury and offers convenient road routes to the Kent coast, as does the A28. The M2 and M20 link to the M25, making Canterbury a very easily accessible location.
Internal Details Reception desk, bar/server, ground floor catering kitchen, office, various store cupboards on each floor and owners accommodation.
Ground Floor The entrance hall is light and spacious and gives access to the front reception rooms, one of which is used as a guest sitting room and the other as a guest dining room and both are elegant with wooden floors and fireplaces.
The hall continues towards the side and rear of the building where presently there are the owner's sitting room, ensuite double bedroom, utility room with WC, and an excellent breakfasting kitchen used by the owners as their domestic kitchen and also for the cooking and preparation of guest breakfasts.
Letting Accommodation The guest house has five ensuite double guest bedrooms. External Details The property stands in a plot of approximately 0.25 acres.
This includes a large private garden to the rear with beautiful tree-lined views.
Steps down from the garden leads to a good size car park with enough space to accommodate at least one car per guest bedroom.
The Opportunity The business is currently run as a bed and breakfast guest house, however there is an opportunity for a new owner to change the business model to suit their own needs and requirements.
For any new owner, this is an opportunity to a acquire an easy to manage, well established, lifestyle business with excellent owner's accommodation or, alternatively, to move the business to the self-catering sector allowing a new owner to operate the business remotely.
Trading Information Available on request. Planning Permissions PA/2024/2034 - Granted - Proposed conversion of existing Old Alma with side and rear extensions to accommodate 4 No.
1-bedroom flats, plus the demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 2 No. 2-bedroom flat.
Value & comps
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