, The Smiddy, Main Street, Contin, IV149ES
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Key features
- Tenanted takeaway and Cafe premises (The Smiddy) with land behind to the River Blackwater. The location has fantastic footfall for business and is located on the famous North Coast 500 tourist route.
- The Smiddy at Contin has links to Bonnie Prince Charlie. Services available on site, ample parking and good views of Tor Achilty and the Strathconon hills. Title Number - ROS24519.
- The outside ground with fabulous views comprises of a car park, cycle bay and outside bench and eating areas leading all the way down to a riverside barbecue area. Community Cafe (Classes 3 and 10).
- Charming village of Contin. The National Record of the Historic Environment states that there was a dwelling on the site dating back to 1534. Managed by Highland Property Services (Aviemore).
- The Contin Smiddy is on the NC500 opposite a busy Petrol Station and Garage.
Description
** SALE BY AUCTION - 16 July 2026 - Timed Online Auction **
Coffee Shop/Gift Shop/Fast Food Outlet on the North Coast 500 The detached property comprises of ground floor, historic period style building with prominent frontage on the busy A835 Gateway to the West. The premises is built of stone with timber gables under a pitched and fully slated roof with road frontage windows on ground elevation. Internally, their is a Cafe Kitchen Area with Servery and Food Preparation, leading to a Multi Use Area and Smiddy Museum Display with rear Unisex Toilet and Store. A Loft ladder leads to a central Attic Room with doors either side to further storage areas. At the side is a further enclosed Storage Area. The Smiddy is a Takeaway and Cafe premises with land behind to the River Blackwater. The location has fantastic footfall for business and is located on the famous North Coast 500 tourist route around the scenic north Highlands. The building, on the main Inverness to Ullapool road through the village, was a fully working blacksmithâ??s until 2004 when the last blacksmith, former JP and World War II veteran Roderick Macleod Munro retired. Located on the hugely popular NC500 tourist route which is massively used by holiday makers to explore the Scottish Highlands. Freehold Tenanted Commercial Property - Signed Lease Available - £750 per month - Trading as The Naked Cheesecake Company Ltd - £9,000 per annum. Signed Lease.
The proeprty is located in the village of Contin, which has a petrol station, church, hotels, B&Bs, a campsite together with a range of other facilities. It is approximately 8 miles from the market town of Dingwall, which offers a selection of shops including a 24-hour supermarket, petrol stations, post office, public houses, hotels, restaurants, leisure centre and local schools. There is easy access onto the main trunk road to Inverness City Centre (approximately 18 miles away) which offers a more comprehensive range of amenities. Bus services run to Dingwall and Inverness. Contin offers fantastic attractions for nature lovers, with Rogie falls, Ben Wyvis and Achilty Forest within close proximity. Excellent access to the beautiful West Coast, Plockton, Inverewe, Ullapool and Gairloch. A 38-mile drive West through magnificent scenery leads to the quaint fishing port of Ullapool, where the ferry departs for Stornoway. Then, just 3 miles away, lies the Victorian spa village of Strathpeffer, complete with an 18-hole golf course. The picturesque village of Contin makes a popular tourist destination today with an abundance of walks and cycle tracks. Fishing, golf and winter field sports are amongst other pursuits attracting guests to this welcoming area. There is salmon fishing available at nearby rivers Conon and Blackwater, and trout fishing available on a number of local lochs.
Auction Details
16 July 2026, 10am-3pm
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, The Smiddy, Main Street, Contin, IV149ES
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Garve Station5.1 miles
- Muir of Ord Station5.5 miles
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