The Pot Place Garden Centre, Station Yard Plumpton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9GT

A rare opportunity to purchase a c. 2.75 acre garden centre only 10 miles from the Lake District National Park,  and highly visible parallel to the M6 motorway.  A specialist pot centre, charming tea room in the former station house, garden buildings and plants, this superb and profitable business would be an excellent lifestyle choice for a range of buyers.

Located between Penrith (5 miles) and Carlisle (14 miles) and highly visible from the M6. On the edge of Plumpton Village and only 11 miles from Pooley Bridge / Ullswater.

Adjacent to the west coast mainline the garden centre has been developed on the site of the old Plumpton Station.

The property is laid out across 5 main buildings, with a central courtyard display area and further seating for the tea-room. There are also a number of polytunnels and open garaging for machinery. The main buildings consist of;

Licenced Tea Room - A charming and characterful building, formerly the station house. Converted by our clients to the lovely 90 cover tea room that it is today with multi fuel stove and overlooking the outdoor areas of the centre with scenic hillside views beyond. This is a destination for customers in its own right due to its location, style, free car park and quality food prepared on site.

Events room - For events and during busy summer months, the former school room provides a relaxing area and can be used for events, food and meetings for local groups.

Gift shop - Selling a range of popular and unusual gifts. Seasonal gifts & Cumbrian themed greetings cards & other products, scarves, jewellery and kitchenware, jigsaws, toys and games, ice cream and local craft beers, candles & ceramics.

Potting Shed – Selling all the usual items expected in a garden centre, seeds, garden chemicals/feed, bird feeders, tools and a selection of indoor pots and plants.

Main Barn - Occupied by Cumbria Oak furniture & living.

Externally there is a wide range of metal, wood and stone furniture arbours, planters and ornaments sourced from Portugal and Asia. There is also a large display of compost, plants, shrubs and trees.. The Pot Place is known for its huge range of pots and planters. Their extensive display of pots with different shapes, sizes and finishes is unique to centres that we have seen and is a major selling point for this business.

The site benefits from ample space in the delivery area for safe unloading of goods inwards.

Garden Buildings - Through contacts developed over many years throughout the UK & Europe The Pot Place garden centre are able to offer an extensive range of garden buildings, polytunnels, log cabins and BBQ huts under the name Cumbria Garden Buildings. For more information visit the website The website is designed primarily for information and to attract visitors to the garden centre itself.Beyond the main barn there is a selection on display of impressive wooden and metal garden buildings, greenhouses.

Concessions - A tenant (Cumbria Oak furniture & living) occupies the main barn building, selling a wide range of indoor home furniture, ornaments and decoration. A new lease was signed in July 2024 for five years at an annual rental of £40,800.
The building itself has oil heating, and a store room. Beyond which is a goods inwards area and fork lift garage including a mezzanine storage area which are all used by the Pot Place garden centre.

Created by our clients over 20 years ago this business has become a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. Now at an age keen to retire, wishing to spend more time on their charity work, our clients decided to market the business by way of a share sale for 100% shares of the limited company. Trading from a unique range of buildings including a former schoolhouse and a station house this is a lovely place to work and visit. The business would make an excellent lifestyle choice for new owners; or make an excellent addition for someone already in the industry who could benefit from the strong and profitable contacts with worldwide suppliers of pots. The large barn has been let to a third-party furniture business that pays a welcome rent to the company and also generates complimentary footfall to The Pot Place itself.

Method of sale – our client wishes to sell 100% of the shares of the Limited Company; Artform UK Ltd.

Both our clients work full time in the business together with a strong team of up to 30 working on part time basis 2 or 3 days per week each.

2023
Turnover - £1,254,618
Gross Profit - £324,860
Plus Rental - £40,800
EBITDA - £268,500

Monday – Saturday
9am – 4.30pm
Sunday
10.00am – 4.00pm

Tea Room
Monday – Saturday
9.30am – 4.00pm
Sunday
10.00am – 4.00pm

The rateable value is £18,500.
Non-domestic rates payable are £9,231.50.
Water rates payable are £173.57 for year ending December 2024.

Services - The business is served by 3 phase mains electricity, and has a septic tank with soakaway for waste water. Water for the tea room and garden centre is supplied by their own private bore hole.