Judges Court Hotel, Coney Street, York, YO1 9ND

From 1720 TO 1806, the lodging was Georgian townhouse in the very centre of the city: For over eighty years, the judiciary who passed through Judges’ Court saw more than two hundred criminals convicted and hanged at the Knavesmire in York. The most celebrated case tried by one of the residents of Judges’ Court, was in 1739 when Judge William Chapple convicted a Wakefield man of horse-stealing. The man he sentenced to hang was John Palmer, but his real name was Richard Turpin, aka, Dick Turpin. Judges Court Hotel is therefore an extremely historic building. The Grade II* property is over three-storeys and is thought to be one of the oldest hotels in the city. The front entrance for the hotel is accessed directly off Coney Street, via a small alleyway, leading through a courtyard at the front of the building up to the hotel.

Judges Court is a historic well-established hotel in the centre of the fantastic city of York.

The hotel is located on Coney Street, and in the vibrant heart of York city centre. There are many major retailers and complementary hospitality businesses surrounding the hotel.

York attracts over nine million visitors each year and some of the highlights of the city include York Minster, The Shambles shopping area and Yorvik Viking Centre, which are all within walking distance of the hotel.

Step access leading to reception foyer on the ground floor, which has a small bar area.

Staircases to the right and left of the foyer provide access to the upper floors, the basement and the letting accommodation.

There is an office located to the rear of reception and a small preparation kitchen.

Offers in the region of £2m are sought for the entire shareholding in the owning company.

There are 15 en suite letting bedrooms within the hotel, the bedrooms are full of character, with many original features. The bedrooms are of contemporary design and a nostalgic quality of centuries gone by.

The breakdown of the bedrooms is as follows.

The hotel sits on a city centre site with access via an atmospheric entrance between buildings via an open courtyard.

The opportunity to purchase a hotel in York city centre is very rare. The hotel is very well established, however has significant scope to develop its trading performance. The hotel owners are overseas and the hotel is run by a third party management company. A new owner with either a more hands on operation or part of a larger UK based hotel company should be able to drive the KPI’s of the hotel forward and work the business harder. The hotel is well regarded on review sites and its historical nature will always prove popular with potential customers.

Trading figures to year end March 2025 show net of VAT sales of £540,161.

Further trading information can be supplied.