North Parade, Matlock Bath

A unique opportunity to take on substantial Victorian premises providing excellent opportunity, with a café and a bar to the ground floor units, with extensive accommodation over the upper floors providing decadent owners accommodation, or the opportunity for letting rooms, bed and breakfast or an Airbnb.

A viewing is absolutely essential to appreciate the accommodation on offer.

44-48 North Parade - Available upon the retirement of the current occupiers, a viewing is essential to appreciate the accommodation and opportunity on offer - this is perhaps one of the largest properties available within the heart of Matlock Bath for some time which has been occupied for many years by the current occupiers as a café and bar to the ground floor, with extensive owners accommodation and bed and breakfast rooms over the two upper floors providing huge scope.

Outside the property has excellent prominent frontage to the main A6, in an excellent position to enjoy passing traffic and footfall from the main car park and train station, with seating to the frontage for circa 16 covers for both ground floor premises.

The current configuration has proved successful for the current occupiers, but also provides excellent scope for development for new tenants.

44 North Parade - The Bar - A beautifully established premises, currently configured as a bar within a building that was historically the local post office adjoining the bank in Matlock Bath, providing an excellent opportunity for continuance of a bar or specialist drinking establishment, or potentially a food offering, or alternatively to reconfigured as a retail or leisure outlet to take advantage of the tourism.

With excellent frontage within this traditional Victorian building of character, there is outside seating to the front with a door opening into the welcoming bar which currently provides seating for circa 36-40, with an additional 8-10 seated outside.

To the rear of the bar is the air-conditioned cellar together with a store room.

Beyond the bar area is access to ‘beer garden’ to the rear, which provides an excellent outdoor space under cover providing tables for an additional 12, taking total capacity as currently configured to circa 60.

The bar currently uses the toilets within the café, but could be reconfigured to provide toilets within if desired/ required.

46 North Parade - The Upper Floors - Entered via the traditional entrance door, stairs rise to the first floor, off which is the current 'owners suite' providing a very spacious three bedroom apartment extending to over 1,000 square feet, with a large bay-windowed sitting room to the frontage with uninterrupted views over the river, three double bedrooms, a kitchen and a large bathroom.

The stairs continue to the second floor which was configured as bed and breakfast accommodation, providing two large en-suite bedrooms, and two further bedrooms sharing a large shower room.

This space provides excellent scope for a new occupier, either for use as a bed and breakfast, or alternatively to create Airbnb accommodation, or a house of multiple occupancy set up providing accommodation for local businesses which is experiencing ever increasing demand.

48 North Parade - The Café - A beautifully established premises, currently configured as a café within a building that was historically the local bank in Matlock Bath, providing an excellent opportunity for continuance of a café, or alternatively to reconfigured as a restaurant such as a pizza restaurant with provision for eating in and takeaway - pizza by the slice would make an excellent addition to the current food offering in Matlock Bath - or a dessert bar or similar.

With excellent frontage within this traditional Victorian building of character, there is outside seating to the front with a door opening into the welcoming café which currently provides for 24 covers very comfortably with scope to increase this if desired, with an additional 8 covers outside.

To the rear of the café is the counter area displaying home made cakes and sweet treats, and drinks prep area and servery.

Beyond the counter is access to the WC facilities, with separate male and female, beyond which is the main kitchen which provides excellent scope for continuance as a café, or alternatively for restaurant options as desired. To the rear of the kitchen is the original bank vault, which is utilised as additional storage, but could provide additional kitchen space if required.

Outside - To the southern boundary of the premises is an access to the rear of the property, which historically provided vehicular access and parking, and currently provides access, storage and a seating area to the rear of the bard.

This space could be reconfigured to provide excellent additional outdoor seating to the left hand side of the café, potentially with parking beyond, and/ or additional storage to the rear of the property.

To the rear of the plot is additional space which could provide additional outdoor seating for the bar area if required, or space for a garage/ store as required.

Terms - Offered To Let' on new lease/leases term and terms negotiable.

Envisaged is a minimum five year lease to be granted effectively on full repairing and insuring terms in the Landlords standard modern form and in compliance with the principles of the Code for Leasing Practice - longer term in multiples of three years available by negotiation as required.

Rent is quoted exclusive of VAT and the usual tenants outgoings, which will be payable in addition to the rent where required.

Please note any alternate uses or configurations referred to may be subject to obtaining planning permission or building regulation approval, which will be entirely the responsibility of the incoming tenant.

Insurance - Payable annually to reimburse the Landlords property owner's insurance premium costs.

Possession - The premises will be available mid May 2026 following on from the retirement of the current occupiers - earlier availability may be possilbe if required - please contact our office to discuss this further.

Services - Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage services have previously been connected to serve the premises, please contact us to discuss any specific requirements for your desired use and to confirm the continuance of supply.

Local Authority - Derbyshire Dales District Council

Non-Domestic Rates - Entered in the Rating List at £13,750 rateable value under the description of Cafe and Premises.

References - References will be required to include Bank/financial, two trade or two professional references in satisfactory terms - upon letting to a limited company three years audited trading accounts will be required for consideration, otherwise Directors sureties and/or suitable rent deposit may be required in confirmation of financial standing.

Costs - A reservation fee of £295.00 plus VAT will be payable upon acceptance of an offer, upon receipt of which the property will be marked as under offer and formal Heads of Terms will be prepared and issued to the solicitors accordingly.

Each party are to bear their own legal costs for the preparation and grant of the formal lease documentation, and the tenant to be responsible for registration with Land Registry and any Stamp Duty payments where required or applicable.

Where the incoming tenants represent themselves, they will be expected to pay a contribution towards the Landlords legal costs in connection with the preparation and grant of the required new lease of £500.00 plus VAT - payable upon agreeance of terms, the amount of which may be retained to defray abortive costs should the documentation be prepared and submitted and the tenants fail to proceed, or will be taken towards the first months rent upon signing of the lease.