Property Information
Address:
Maple Bank Guest House, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria
, CA12 5RY
, Cumbria
, United Kingdom
Price: Property no longer available.
Size: SOA
Primary Category: Leisure
All Categories:
Leisure,
Property Ref/Movehut: MH412095
Property Ref/Agent: KB1160
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Property description
Region: Cumbria
Town / Village: Keswick
Unique Property Reference: KB1160
Description
Maple Bank Guest House enjoys a favourable position to the edge of the popular village of Braithwaite, at the foot of the Whinlatter Forest area which offers a wide
range of outdoor recreational pursuits and is the starting point for some excellent fell walking. The village has a small shop and three pubs which serve evening
meals. The nearby A66 offers easy access by road to Keswick (two miles west) and junction 40 of the M6 motorway at Penrith (17 miles). In addition, Maple Bank is
well placed for exploring all the delights and attractions of this outstanding area of the National Park. The house enjoys uninterrupted extensive views across the
Derwent valley towards Skiddaw and the surrounding Northern fells. Maple Bank is an attractive detached Edwardian building offering well
proportioned and very comfortable accommodation which benefits from gas central heating throughout. Equipped and presented to a high standard, there are
8 letting bedrooms offering 15 bed spaces, all of which have full en-suite facilities plus one single standard room. On the ground floor there is a spacious guest
breakfast/dining room, owners private lounge, en-suite bedroom and office, plus extremely well appointed family breakfast kitchen. Outside to the front and rear
are garden areas which also incorporate ample off road parking.
Accommodation:
All guest bedrooms are equipped with central heating, flat screen televisions, tea and coffee making facilities. The property is also equipped with an integral fire
alarm and emergency lighting. The accommodation is arranged as follows:
Entrance Lobby
Covered outside entrance porch with fully glazed front entrance door leads into inner entrance lobby with fitted bench seat, corniced ceiling, dado rail, slate tiled
floor, inner half glazed door with windows above and to either side leading to:
Reception Hallway
With corniced ceiling, feature plaster mouldings, dado rail, radiator, slate tiled floor, cloaks hanging space.
Dining Room
Attractive guest breakfast and sitting room with corniced ceiling, ornate ceiling rose, picture rail, dado rail, wall lights, radiators, fitted servery counter with
cutlery and crockery cupboards beneath, service hatch to kitchen, large bay window to front with fitted curtains and further windows to side with matching
roman blind.
Private Lounge
Adams style fireplace incorporating a living flame effect gas fire, corniced ceiling, ceiling rose, picture rail, radiator, large bay window to the front partly sealed unit double glazed with fitted curtains and side window with matching roman blind.
Owners Private Bedroom Suite
Bedroom
Picture rail, radiator, ceiling pendant light with matching wall lights, fireplace recess, sealed unit double glazed windows to the side.
Office
Radiator, sealed unit double glazed windows to the side and rear.
En-suite Bathroom
Panelled bath with Mira electric shower over, wash basin and vanity unit with cupboard beneath, mirror light and shaver point, WC, tiled walls, electric heated towel rail, sealed unit double glazed window to rear.
Rear Hall
With understairs store cupboard and slate tiled floor.
Kitchen
Impressive well appointed breakfast kitchen with extensive range of oak fronted wall and base units offering ample cupboard and drawer storage space with contrasting work surfaces having matching upstands, and incorporating deep twin stainless steel sinks with mixer tap, further stainless steel drainage tray, separate stainless steel sink with mixer tap, hidden worktop lighting, eight burner stainless steel gas cooker with twin ovens, stainless steel upstand and shelf above, stainless steel cooker hood over. Stainless steel dishwasher, range of stainless steel fridge/chiller cabinets, additional integral dishwasher, range of full height wall cupboards incorporating a Glow-Worm gas fired boiler, recessed ceiling lights, servery hatch to dining room, ceramic tiled floor. Sealed unit double glazed windows to the side and rear plus sealed unit double glazed door to rear garden.
First Floor
Landing
Attractive staircase with polished timber spindles and hand rail, half landing with sealed unit double glazed window to the rear incorporating patterned glass panels, dado rail, radiator, feature plaster mouldings and archway.
Bedroom 1
Double bedroom with corniced ceiling, picture rail, dado rail, radiator, sealed unit double glazed window to the side and secondary glazed window to the front.
En-suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with respatex walls and Redring electric shower, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, WC, electric heated towel rail, tiled walls, extractor fan.
Bedroom 2
Double bedroom with corniced ceiling, picture rail, dado rail, radiator, sealed unit double glazed window to side and secondary glazed window to front
En-suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with respatex walls and Redring electric shower, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, WC, electric heated towel rail, tiled walls, extractor fan.
Bedroom 3
Twin bedroom with picture rail, dado rail, radiator, sealed unit double glazed windows to the side and rear
En-suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with respatex walls and Mira electric shower, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, WC, electric heated towel rail, tiled walls, extractor fan.
Single Bedroom
With radiator and window to the front.
Bathroom
Panelled bath, Mira electric shower above, wash basin and vanity unit with cupboards beneath, WC, tiled walls, recessed ceiling lights, radiator, wall mirror with light and shaver point above, large built in airing cupboard.
Laundry Room
Shelved linen storage space, radiator, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, plumbing for washing machines, sealed unit double glazed windows to the side and rear.
Second Floor
Landing
With dado rail, half landing with sealed unit double glazed window to rear incorporating patterned glass panels. Walk in store cupboard with loft access.
Bedroom 4
Double bedroom with picture rail and dado rail, radiator, built in wardrobe, sealed unit double glazed window to rear.
En-suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with respatex walls and Mira electric shower, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, WC, electric heated towel rail, tiled walls, extractor fan.
Bedroom 5
Double bedroom with picture rail, dado rail, radiator, built in wardrobe, secondary glazed window to front.
En-suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with respatex walls and Mira electric shower, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, WC, electric heated towel rail, tiled walls, extractor fan.
Bedroom 6
Family room with double bed and single bed, picture rail, dado rail, radiator, secondary glazed window to front.
En-suite Shower Room
Tiled shower cubicle with Mira electric shower, wash basin, wall mirror with light and shaver point above, WC, tiled walls, electric heated towel rail, extractor fan, pine boarded
ceiling incorporating Velux roof window
Bedroom 7
Double bedroom with picture rail, dado rail, radiator, sealed unit double glazed window to rear.
En-suite Shower Room
Shower cubicle with respatex walls and Mira electric shower, wash basin with mirror light and shaver point above, WC, electric heated towel rail, tiled walls, extractor fan.
Outside
To the front is a block pavior driveway leading to a gravelled hardstanding and drive which extends to the rear of the property. The remainder of the front garden laid to lawn with mature shrubs and hedges. To the rear is a paved patio beyond which is a large gravelled parking area and then lawned garden.
Services
All mains services are connected.
The Business
Maple Bank Guest House offers an excellent well established business opportunity which attracts a high percentage of repeat bookings. The present owners advise that annual turnover is kept below the VAT threshold and for the last three years has averaged in the region of ?65,000 based upon just over 9 months trading each year. During their period of ownership the present owners have reinvested considerably in ongoing maintenance and improvements. Accounts for the last three years will be made available to genuinely interested parties who have already inspected the premises.
Council Tax/Business Rates
The Valuation Office website identifies the property as having a rateable value of ?10,500 and the owner?"s private accommodation as being in Council Tax band ?A?" and the Allerdale Borough Council website lists the Council Tax payable for the current year, 2015/2016 as being ?1060.10p.
Offers
Offers are invited for the freehold interest in Maple Bank, as a going concern, with the benefit of forward bookings, goodwill, trade contents (excluding personal items) plus stock at valuation. An inventory of contents will be made available in due course. All offers should be made to the Agents, Guide Price ?669,995
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