Prince George Street, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25

Due to retirement, freehold sale of two storey commercial distillery, equipment, and business inc bar, shop, venue, all in the centre of Skegness, 500 yards from the beach. The traditional building has been refurbished with heating, glazing, security shutters and includes parking and outdoor storage all to make it a significant distillery, producing contract and own brand spirits gin, rum, vodka plus various smaller products, negroni and absinthe etc.  

Location

The property is situated close to the prime trading area of Skegness and is within 500 yards of the sea front. The town is a popular retail centre and seaside resort serving an extensive catchment population which increases substantially due to staycations. The principal access routes to the town are by the A52 from Boston which is located approximately 22 miles to the south west and the A158 to Lincoln which is approximately 43 miles to the west. The town is also served by a railway station with access to Nottingham. Nearby national occupiers include Specsavers, Boots, NatWest, Argos and Barclays. The main retail street Lumley Road which is withing a few hundred yards of the property also connects to Wainfleet Road and provides access to Skegness promenade, a popular tourist attraction and driver of high levels of footfall.

ACCOMMODATION

The property is arranged on ground and first floor with an overall area of 132.3 sqm 1424 sqft)Ground Floor Entrance/Retail/Reception with warehouse, distillery, storage area = 662 sqft (61.5 sqm)First Floor with Bar, seating area, distillery table, WC x 2 = 662 sqft (61.5 sqm)Ground Floor Store = 100 sqft (9.3 sqm)There is potential to convert the first floor into a owners flat

PLANNING

The property has an established use as a distillery with bar and retail planning permission and licence.

SERVICES

Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property. The property also has the following equipment included in the price. The building has a 7 camera internal and external CCTV system with alert linked to phone with licence-compliant hard drive recording device, security shutters, music system, full fire regulations. Distillery equipment300L Copper pot still handmade in Brazil with condenser, capacity 30k L per year3 phase connection and master control unit20L Cooper test still with condenser.200 L tanks x 3, 300 L tanks x 1Vacuum bottle filling line and corkerAuto bottle washing kitAnton Parr portable density meterStock of corks boxes etcStock of botanicalsStock of bottles 70cl, 5cl, 35cl, 50cl.Stock of labelsLabelling machineRacking, benches, and movement traysReverse Osmosis equipmentLiquid pumps x 2 with triclamps, spare valvesFood-grade flexible pipingIBC 1000L tank for distilled water200L drums x 5 empty25L polys x 15W

GENERAL

Due to retirement, we offer this freehold sale of two storey commercial distillery, equipment, and business inc bar, shop, venue, all in the centre of Skegness, 500m from the beach. The traditional building has been refurbished with heating, glazing, security shutters and includes parking and outdoor storage all to make it a significant distillery, producing contract and own brand spirits gin, rum, vodka plus various smaller products, negroni and absinthe etc. The business has a five-star environmental health food and drink rating. Licences include premises, distilling, rectifying, and AWRS. It has top ratings on Google and TripAdvisor.There are 3.5m visitors' trips to the Skegness coast each year (according to government stats) so plenty of potential buyers and a large hospitality sector feeding and water the holiday makers. This is a ‘turnkey' opportunity with all side of business run by just two persons. Full training on hosting, product making, still usage is available as part

TENURE

The property is offered freehold with vacant possession.

RATEABLE VALUE

The property is not listed on the VOA business rates website. The business rates are to be confirmed.

CEPC

The property has a CEPC rating of E which is valid until May 2026

LEGAL COSTS

Each party are responsible for their own legal costs

VAT

The price is exclusive of VAT if applicable.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

East Lindsey District Council The Hub Mareham Road Horncastle Lincolnshire LN9 6PHTel

VIEWINGS

Contact Pygott & Crone Commercial 36a Silver Street Lincoln LN2 1EWTel