10 COASTAL BUSINESSES TO BUY BESIDE THE SEA
From a lochside lodge in Scotland to a Sussex gift shop, here are 10 businesses for sale
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WHITSAND BAY, CORNWALL £1,500,000
Previous page: Close to the beach, The View is a south-facing house that comes with an award-winning 50-cover restaurant. Situated on the Cornish Riviera, the property has five double bedrooms, a huge roof terrace and a garden with a summerhouse. Scott Parry (01752 858314, scottparry.co.uk).
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MUNDESLEY, NORFOLK £1,100,000
Overcliff Lodge is a stone’s throw from one of Norfolk’s finest beaches. This property is currently run as a self-catering holiday let with 11 bedrooms but could easily be turned into a coastal B&B or boutique hotel. Coast and Country Estate Agents (01263 800474, coastandcountryea.co.uk).
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NEWTON FERRERS, DEVON £399,995
This picture-postcard cottage in a coastal hotspot has huge potential as an income-generating holiday house. Called Frog-i-More, it has two bedrooms and is near the water, shops and yacht club.
Luscombe Maye (01752 872417, luscombemaye.com).
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TREBARWITH STRAND, CORNWALL £495,000
A sought-after holiday cottage investment, Gull Rock is a groundfloor apartment with two bedrooms and a sea-facing terrace. Trebarwith Strand is just footsteps away.
John Bray & Partners (01208 862601, johnbraysales.co.uk).
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STRONTIAN, HIGHLAND £1,450,000
Snap up this 11-bedroom country house hotel overlooking Loch Sunart on Scotland’s west coast. Kilcamb Lodge has 18 acres of loch frontage, meadow and woodland, plus a three-bedroom cottage and a derelict Victorian bathing house.
Knight Frank (0131 222 9600, knightfrank.com).
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AULTBEA, HIGHLAND £495,000
In the beautiful crofting community
of Mellon Charles, the Aroma Café and Gift Shop is your chance to start a new life in the Scottish Highlands. Built around an original croft-house and with lovely views across Loch Ewe, the property includes a 32-cover eatery plus retail space and has enough additional room to create sizeable owner’s accommodation. Macleod & MacCallum (01463 235559, macandmac.co.uk).
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RYE, EAST SUSSEX £425,000 Start your dream business at No 6 Lion Street, a charming shop with a two-bed flat above that could either be your own home or a holiday let. The property is set in a Grade II-listed building in the conservation area of the town and has lots of period charm. Phillips & Stubbs (01797 227338, phillipsandstubbs.co.uk).
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TORCROSS, DEVON £695,000
Sea Breeze is a beautiful
Grade II-listed thatched cottage overlooking the water. Currently a successful B&B and café, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and one of the best locations in the South Hams. Savills (01392 455733, savills.co.uk).
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DARTMOUTH, DEVON £75,000 leasehold
The Spinning Wheel is one of the oldest eateries in Devon. Just off the main thoroughfare, the
8 restaurant/café has 48 covers inside plus a courtyard seating
24. The owner’s accommodation is on the first floor and has two bedrooms. Charles Darrow (01626 330022, charlesdarrow.co.uk).
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ABERAERON, CEREDIGION £480,000
The perfect spot to set up a coastal B&B, No 11 Market Street is a three-storey townhouse overlooking the inner harbour and within walking distance of all local amenities. This Grade II-listed property has four bedrooms, large living spaces and a generous rear garden. Morgan & Davies (01545 571600, morgananddavies.co.uk).