The Pavilion, Spinney Hill Park, East Park Road, Leicester, Leicester City, LE5 5DN
Size
978
Lease length
5years
EPC
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- Price per
- Primary use
- Cafe
Building amenities
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- Well connected
- Natural light
- Open plan
- Communal areas
- Communal gardens
- Social activities
- Cafe
- Kitchen
Key features
- Located within a high-footfall public park attracting around 700,000 visitors annually
- Rare park-based café opportunity in an established community green space
- Positioned in the central pavilion building, highly visible to park visitors
- Serves a large surrounding residential catchment within walking distance
- Benefits from year-round park activities and community events driving footfall
- Recently improved park environment following significant restoration investment
- Limited local competition within the park setting, creating strong trading potential
- Commercial café premises to let in Leicester with park frontage
- Leicester hospitality premises to let with indoor dining space
- Food and beverage unit to let in Leicester with commercial kitchen
Description
This is an exciting opportunity to lease and operate a café within the central pavilion at Spinney Hill Park, one of Leicester’s most well-used public parks.
The pavilion provides approximately 90.86 sq m (978 sq ft) Gross Internal Area and was previously operated as a café/restaurant. The premises comprises of a commercial kitchen with external serving hatch, open-plan dining area, stores, and toilet facilities, providing a versatile space suitable for a café.
The dining area offers the potential to host community events, private bookings, and group activities, creating an opportunity for an operator to develop a vibrant hub for park users and the surrounding neighbourhood. Externally, the pavilion benefits from shared access to adjacent paved and grassed areas with picnic benches, ideal for outdoor seating and seasonal trade.
Spinney Hill Park is located approximately 2 km east of Leicester City Centre and sits within a densely populated residential area, serving as the primary green space within a 0.5 km radius. The park attracts an estimated 700,000 visitors annually and hosts a range of recreational activities including football, cricket, bowls, outdoor gym facilities, children’s play areas, and community events such as festivals and funfairs, providing excellent potential footfall for a café operator.
The park has recently benefited from significant restoration and investment, funded in part by the Heritage Lottery Fund, enhancing its facilities and appeal to visitors.
This opportunity offers prospective operators the chance to establish a thriving café business at the heart of a busy community park, catering to families, park visitors, sports participants, and local residents.
The premises are available by way of a new lease for a term of 5 years, with rent offers invited from ÂŁ10,750 per annum plus VAT, exclusive of all outgoings.
The pavilion provides approximately 90.86 sq m (978 sq ft) Gross Internal Area and was previously operated as a café/restaurant. The premises comprises of a commercial kitchen with external serving hatch, open-plan dining area, stores, and toilet facilities, providing a versatile space suitable for a café.
The dining area offers the potential to host community events, private bookings, and group activities, creating an opportunity for an operator to develop a vibrant hub for park users and the surrounding neighbourhood. Externally, the pavilion benefits from shared access to adjacent paved and grassed areas with picnic benches, ideal for outdoor seating and seasonal trade.
Spinney Hill Park is located approximately 2 km east of Leicester City Centre and sits within a densely populated residential area, serving as the primary green space within a 0.5 km radius. The park attracts an estimated 700,000 visitors annually and hosts a range of recreational activities including football, cricket, bowls, outdoor gym facilities, children’s play areas, and community events such as festivals and funfairs, providing excellent potential footfall for a café operator.
The park has recently benefited from significant restoration and investment, funded in part by the Heritage Lottery Fund, enhancing its facilities and appeal to visitors.
This opportunity offers prospective operators the chance to establish a thriving café business at the heart of a busy community park, catering to families, park visitors, sports participants, and local residents.
The premises are available by way of a new lease for a term of 5 years, with rent offers invited from ÂŁ10,750 per annum plus VAT, exclusive of all outgoings.
Additional information
- Let type
- Short
- Let contract length
- 60 months
- Rent obligation
- Fully repairing and insuring
- Status
- Available
- Date available
- 01 May 2026
- Service charge
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- Business rates
- ÂŁ1,971
- Use class
- E
Energy performance certificate: C
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- Environmental description
- The pavilion is set within the heart of Spinney Hill Park, surrounded by extensive open green space, mature trees and landscaped parkland. This natural setting provides a pleasant and relaxing environment for visitors, while offering café operators the benefit of a scenic outdoor location. The abundance of greenery and open space contributes to improved air quality, natural shade and an attractive setting for customers. The Spinney Hill Park Pavilion benefits from a compact single-storey layout designed for efficient day-to-day operation as a café and community facility. The building’s modest footprint helps minimise energy use for heating, lighting and kitchen operations. Large windows within the dining area provide natural daylight, helping to reduce reliance on artificial lighting during daytime hours. The premises are situated within the open green surroundings of Spinney Hill Park, providing a pleasant natural environment for customers and staff. Operators also have the opportunity to adopt environmentally conscious practices such as waste reduction, recycling and sustainable food service operations. An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) will be made available to interested parties in accordance with current commercial letting regulations.
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The Pavilion, Spinney Hill Park, East Park Road, Leicester, Leicester City, LE5 5DN
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