The White Heather Hotel, Kirkbride, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 5HW

The owners acquired White Heather Hotel in 2019 and during their ownership have refurbished and upgraded numerous areas.

White Heather Hotel is located on the historic Kirkbride Airfield and within a short drive to Wigton and Carlisle is just nine miles further on. Kirkbride itself is a small village in the North West of Cumbria and is very close to the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The airfield is primarily used for private leisure flights or for refuelling stopovers on the way to/from Scotland. It also hosts regular events which attract numerous visitors annually.

Public Areas
• Reception
• Restaurant
• Breakfast Room
• Public Bar
• Private Bar
• Conference Room for up to 300 people
• Cloakrooms

Service Areas
• A fully equipped 5 star awarded commercial kitchen
• Laundry
• Washing Area
• Storerooms
• Office

All fixtures and fittings are to be included within the sale however any items that are owned by a third party or personal to our clients will be exempt.

Mains water and electricity. There is a biomass boiler onsite with large pellet store as well as separate generator. Private drainage.

The current letting accommodation comprises of 4 en suite bedrooms and is located on the first floor.
The bedroom configuration is;

• 2 x Family Rooms
• 2 x Double Rooms

The hotel sits within Kirkbride Airfield and has direct access from the runway allowing pilots to taxi to the hotel once landed and park immediately out the front. There is space for numerous aircraft and vehicles.

The hotel has a private garden accessible from the bar area and has a large building plot included with full planning passed for a five bedroom bungalow.

The owners currently use two bedrooms of the hotel as their living accommodation. The bedrooms offers large en suite, accessible from both bedrooms.

A unique opportunity to acquire what is believed to be the only hotel that you can taxi your plane up to, park overnight and fly away after breakfast.

The business trades well but offers much scope to increase revenue as the current owners only operate the bar, restaurant and conference facilities two days a week.

The rooms are available for all flights as required however this gives significant opportunity to increase revenue.

The building plot could also generate revenue depending upon whether a property is developed or if the land is used for camping pods or caravans.

The current owners are retiring from the business to pursue new opportunities although vendor finance is available.

Turnover for the year ending 30th November 2022 was £235,000. Full trading accounts can be made available to seriously interested parties.

Confirmation of business rates payable should be obtained from the local authority.

Premises licence.