Gite Business Hamlet 12 Properties & 50 Acre Estate For Sale

Business description

Hamlet of 12 properties plus a small bar and barns on a stunning 50-acre estate in prime Dordogne countryside. Only once in it's 19 year history has this fabulous and very profitable gite business been for sale before.

The main benefits of this estate & business are:

* Operating for only 4 months per year, this business has generated audited accounts of €202,225 per annum
* Capacity to increase this revenue further by extending the business open period
* Multiple bookings with deposits already secured for 2010 & 2011
* High level of repeat custom from loyal visitors, year on year
* Economic climate has had zero impact on the business, 2009 year fully booked
* 50-acres in the most beautiful and saught after area of the Dordogne
* Surrounded by all the prime Dordogne villages & towns, Beynac, Sarlat, Les Eyzies, Domme, Monpazier ...
* The business has been operating sucessfully for 19 years and has a proven track record of success
*12 Properties includes a mixture of old farmhouses and modern gites
* Bar lV licence, generating extra income
* Small lake which could be used to generate additional revenue
* Only 40 minutes from Bergerac airport

Reason for selling to return to the UK to be with family and grandchildren

Property information

Location:

The estate is only a few minutes drive from the local village/town which has a baker, restaurants, supermarket, banks, schools, doctors etc. and being situated in the ‘heart’ of the Dordogne tourist region it is surrounded by all the honey-coloured picturesque villages & towns of Beynac, Cadouin, Domme, La Roque Gageac, Le Bugue, Les Eyzies, Monpazier & Sarlat.

Premises details:

PROPERTY 1: Main Residence
Large detached 433 sq m property with farmhouse style Kitchen, Dinning room, Library, Study/office, Cloakroom, Master Bedroom with dressing room & bathroom en suite, Family bathroom, 2 double bedrooms, 64 sq m storeroom (could be additional bedrooms with en suites), 90 sq m terrace with stunning views.

PROPERTY 2: Detached Farmhouse
4 large bedrooms, inglenook fireplace, walled garden plus terrace with stunning views across the valley.

PROPERTY 3: Detached Farmhouse
Inglenook fireplace, character property with beams, 2 wine cellars, garden with apple & plum trees.

PROPERTY 4: Farmhouse
Large 2-bedroom farmhouse in a courtyard setting. The garden also has a well and vegetable garden.

PROPERTY 5: Farmhouse
Semi-detached farmhouse in a courtyard setting with patio area and has great views.

PROPERTY 6: Villa
2-bedroom villa in a courtyard setting with large sitting room and private garden.

PROPERTY 7: Villa
2-bedroom villa in a courtyard setting with large sitting room and private garden.

PROPERTY 8: Villa
2-bedroom villa in a courtyard setting with large sitting room and garden overlooking the tennis court.

PROPERTY 9: Villa
2-bedroom villa in a courtyard setting with large sitting room and garden overlooking the tennis court.

PROPERTY 10: Wooden Lodge
Woodland Cabane, open plan, sleeps 3 and is set slightly into the woods.

PROPERTY 11: Stone building
with Double Bedroom, Single Bedroom, Shower Room, W.C.

PROPERTY 12: Apartment
Large 2-bedroom apartment / Granny annexe with terrace and great views.

PROPERTY 13: Bar
Fully licenced bar with large outdoor terrace and stunning views across the valley.

PROPERTY 14: Barn
Large games barn with seating, games & toys, located next to the bar

PROPERTY 15: Barn
Large barn currently used as a workshop / tool room

PROPERTY 16: Barn
Houses all the equipment for running the swimming pool

PROPERTY 17: Laundry room
with 3 washing machines, tumble drier, irons etc


INCLUDED IN THE SALE:

THE PROPERTIES:
* All the properties as listed list above

THE ESTATE:
* 50-arces (22 hectares) - includes fields, woods, orchards & a central landscape area
* Lake
* 3 walnut orchards - 130 trees (possible extra income)
* Numerous fruit trees - apples, pears, figs, quince, plums, damsons, cherries, grapes...
* Vegetable garden
* Poplar plantation

THE FACILTIES:
* Large heated & floodlit swimming pool 14 x 6.5 metres (new liner & pipes April 2009)
* Sunbathing Terrace
* All-weather tennis court
* Volleyball court
* Wooden climbing frame set in the woods (woodland play area)
* Table tennis
* Swings

THE BUSINESS:
* Successful gîte business with 19 years of accounting
* Full for the 2009 season
* Bookings secured with deposits paid for 2010 and 2011
* Trading Website
* Domain Name
* Client List
* Local contacts
* A great opportunity to take over an up and running successful business, complete with
everything that is needed for the business - 'A perfect Turn-Key Business'

THE EXTRAS:
The estate will be sold with all necessary equipment and contents required to run the business including the following:

* BAR IV licence
* Bedding & towels for all 9 rental properties
* Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans in all rental properties
* Furniture for all 9 rental properties
* Oven, fridge/freezer, dishwasher & microwaves in all rental properties
* Outdoor furniture for all rental properties
* Furniture & toys in the play barn
* Outdoor furniture for the bar terrace
* Outdoor furniture & sun beds for the sunbathing terrace
* Baby equipment including cots, high chairs, sterilisers, baths, toys, books etc
* Sit on mower

Other information

Expansion potential:

Other opportunities for development could be:

* Renting out the large main house
* Renting out the apartment
* Offer B&B facilities
* Expand on the bar takings by opening to the public
* Open a restaurant/cafe facility
* Harvest the 130 walnut trees
* Introduce lodges or camping facilities by the lake
* Coppice the poplar plantation and sell the wood
* Build more houses on the estate and create your own village

Competition / Market:

Due to the number of properties, its reputation and 19 years of success the business has very little competition locally or nationally within France. The current economic climate has had zero effected on the business (full for 2009) and bookings for 2010 and 2011 are looking as strong as ever.

Support & training:

Marketing, introduction to contacts etc. In fact happy to help out in any way possible to ensure the new owners enjoy the estate & business.

Reasons for selling:

Moving back to the UK to be with family and grandchildren

Trading hours:

May - September

Website:

www.gitebusinessforsale.com

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• The Estate