Dene House, Kendal Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3EW

The guest accommodation is complemented by comfortable, two-bedroom, owner’s accommodation, garden and sufficient parking for guests and owner’s.

Dene House is located in a prime position within easy walking distance of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars and only a few minutes’ walk from the shores of Lake Windermere.

It is well positioned in the popular village of Bowness-on-Windermere, in the heart of the Lake District National Park, an area that receives over 18 million visitors per year, leisure visitors are drawn to the beautiful scenery, rich heritage and excellent food and drink offering.

This popular, easily managed guest house, benefits from a strong year-round trade, is presented to a very high standard to offer superb accommodation which is reflected in the excellent reviews and high level of repeat business and recommendations.

Dene House is a beautifully presented Victorian residence with many original features. The welcoming porch that opens to the hallway links the beautiful breakfast room, with large bay window, to the kitchen and the owner’s accommodation.

The seven bedrooms are located across all three floors. All the bedrooms vary in size and are individually styled and decorated offering boutique accommodation. Six of the bedrooms benefit from an ensuite shower room with the seventh benefiting from an ensuite WC and adjacent bathroom. All the bedrooms are well furnished and beautifully presented which adds to the elegant style of the accommodation.

Guest patio to the front with tables and chairs, easily managed garden to the side, with owner's patio and front gates from the road to a private car park for circa eight vehicles.

The two bedroom accommodation is located on the ground floor and lower ground floor and includes a separate entrance. The accommodation comprises of:

Living room with conservatory with patio doors, well equipped kitchen that serves as the breakfast and the owner's kitchen, two spacious double bedrooms (one with large built-in wardrobes) and family bathroom with bath and shower cubicle.

The current owners have invested in significant upgrades and refurbishments to create a boutique property that meets the expectations of today’s discerning guests in this very popular destination, and they are now looking to retire.

The business is currently trading successfully with a very good, well-established reputation for comfort, quality and hospitality. There is scope to improve the current business performance with increased opening and to increase availability by utilising all the guest rooms.

Benefitting from the excellent location, this turn-key opportunity offers a purchaser the chance to operate the business as either a guest house or a single self-contained holiday let.

The business has traded both as a guest house and as a single self catering holiday let.

The business is currently trading as a guest house with average room rate circa £140 per night, with the larger rooms commanding significantly higher rates.

When trading as a standalone, single, self careering unit, the owner would target a gross income circa £150,000 per year with the opportunity to grow this further as the business becomes more established within this sector.