Summary - Salvin House, Townfoot CA9 3RN
1 bed 1 bath Hotel
Established nine-bedroom hotel with strong trading and growth potential in scenic Alston.
Turnover c. £435,000; ANP c. £158,000 (YE 2023)
Alston House Hotel occupies a prominent position on the main approach into Alston, the highest market town in England, and benefits from strong visitor demand from walkers, cyclists and day-trippers. The business generates healthy turnover (c. £435k) with an Adjusted Net Profit of c. £158k (year ending 2023), nine fully en suite letting bedrooms and a comfortable one-bedroom owner’s apartment. Recent infrastructure upgrades include a new central boiler and zoned heating controls.
The property is a substantial Georgian stone-built building with high ceilings, generous public rooms, a large catering kitchen, beer cellar, and extensive gardens with new outside dining. Off-street parking and additional parking opposite serve guests, and the hotel sits within the North Pennines National Landscape close to the Lake District National Park — a strong leisure catchment.
There is clear upside for a new operator: increased midweek dining, weddings (may need light internal reconfiguration), reintroducing a café, and possible accommodation expansion subject to planning consent (planning not granted). The current owners are selling for retirement, offering incoming owners a chance to build on established trading.
Buyers should note material considerations: the building dates from before 1900 and the stone walls are assumed uninsulated, glazing type is undefined and the EPC is D — energy improvements may be required. Further trading and business-rate details will be provided only to seriously interested parties.
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