Burn How Garden Hotel, Burness-on-Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3HH

The Burn How Garden Hotel offers an unrivalled opportunity. It is just a gentle stroll to the promenade and Lake Windermere, giving easy access to the water with lake cruises, boat hire and water sports all readily available. The village of Bowness offers visitors a fantastic choice of over 50 restaurants, bars, artisan food outlets and a great range of shopping opportunities to meet the needs of the wide mix of visitors that visit one of the most iconic destinations in the UK.

Set in mature grounds, the opportunity is made up of the original Victorian Country House which includes all the public areas, including the reception, lounge, bar and restaurant. The guest rooms are contained in a more recent extension that includes ground floor and first floor bedrooms. The hotel also includes 10 individual detached Garden Lodges, each with private patio and parking space at the door.

The hotel was acquired by the current owners fifty years ago and having welcomed guests from all over the world, they are now looking to retire and are offering the opportunity to buyers looking for a fresh approach to exploit the opportunity and location and develop the property and the business further.

The operational format of the current business is accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis however the opportunity exists for a new owners to develop the food and beverage operation further, to offer functions and weddings or to develop further guest rooms.

Burn How Garden Hotel is well located in
Bowness-on-Windermere, in the heart of the Lake District National Park and UNESCO World Heritagate Site, an area that receives over 18 million visitors per year and just a two-minute walk from the shores of Lake Windermere, England's largest lake, and the popular and bustling tourist destination of Bowness-on-Windermere popular with both domestic and international visitors all year round, drawn by the beautiful scenery, rich heritage and excellent food and drink offering.

The Burn How Garden Hotel is also an ideal base from which to explore the popular villages of Grasmere, Hawkshead and Ambleside and is ideal for those wanting to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.

The location is ideal for those arriving by car, being just 20 minutes from the M6 and a short taxi ride from Windermere Station where the local train connects to the West Coast main line at Oxenholme providing direct links to London, Glasgow and Edinburgh and direct services to Manchester International Airport.

The public areas are located within the main building on the estate and include, guest reception, a resident's lounge, bar and restaurant.

A new owner is likely to consider this part of the estate to be currently underutilised and, as such, offers the purchaser the opportunity to add significant value and revenue.

The restaurant offers 50 covers and benefits from views across the garden.
The bar is complemented by a comfortable lounge area, overlooking the gardens, where guests can relax over a drink or suitable for informal dining (30 covers).

Customer toilets, large, well-equipped commercial kitchen, ancillary areas, store, staff room, office and wine and beer cellar are all provided within the main building.

Fixtures and fittings are included with the exception of items personal to our client.

The hotel features 18 well-appointed large ensuite Garden Lodges and Garden Rooms all with their own external entrance and parking.

The hotel is set in 1.5 acres of award winning Thomas Mawson gardens and is positioned beautifully to offer an oasis in the middle of bustling Bowness.

The hotel benefits from ample parking (one space per guest room) with the Garden Suites and ground floor Garden Rooms having parking directly outside the door (motel style).

The hotel enjoys two different entrances at either end of the property.

Our clients have owned and operated the business for 50 years. The hotel is now for sale to allow the family to retire from the business.

Our client recognises the fact that the UK hospitality sector along with guests' needs and expectations have changed during their extended period of ownership and they are keen to find a purchaser who has a vision and enthusiasm for the future of the Burn How and is able to take advantage of the unique and exciting opportunity.

The opportunity also exists for the purchaser to acquire, by separate negotiation, the adjacent detached Victorian property, set in its own grounds and with its own driveway and private parking, that is currently utilised to provide a further eight ensuite guest bedrooms and staff accommodation.

The sale of the Burn How Garden Hotel is presented as an asset sale including the land and property as detailed above.

The business benefits from strong leisure bookings throughout the year and receives a high percentage of international guests.

The hotel's excellent location close to the shores of Lake Windermere and the main promenade at Bowness-on-Windermere is a key feature and this along with the comfortable accommodation and warm welcome means that the business benefits from excellent reviews and a high level of repeat bookings and word of mouth recommendations.

Further information available on request.

The property is connected to mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.