High Street

THE PROPERTY
A charming mid-terraced Grade II Listed cottage-style residence enjoying a prime trading position in the centre of the village with ground floor restaurant with commercial kitchen and cloakrooms. There is the added attraction of a 70 seater tea garden at the rear with views towards the magnificent Dunster Castle and grounds which the tea gardens back onto and can be accessed from the castle grounds National Trust car park. The main restaurant has the capacity for 40 seats together with an attractive reception lounge area to the front and bar servery. The restaurant would be offered comprehensively equipped, subject to trade furniture excluding those items of a personal nature.

THE BUSINESS
Our client, who is now retiring has operated the business since 2018 opening for 10 months of the year opening 7 days a week between 11:00am and 3:00 pm providing coffee/tea, lunches and cream teas.

The fully licensed restaurant is operated by the proprietor with part-time staff and there is great potential to increase the turnover further by also providing evening meals. Audited accounts will be made available to those seriously interested parties who have inspected the premises.

TENURE
The premises are held on the balance of a re renewable 15 year lease from 22nd August 2016 at a current rental of £16,200 p.a. Ingoing premium of £60,000.
An incoming purchaser will be required to provide proof of identity, evidence of funds, two trade or professional references, and a CV for the Landlord’s approval. Where the lease is to be taken in a company name, personal guarantors will typically be required.

SERVICE CHARGE
£450 per month to include buildings insurance and water.

SERVICES AND UTILITIES
Mains water, drainage and electric. We encourage you to check before viewing a property the potential broadband speeds and mobile signal coverage. You can do so by visiting https://checker.ofcom.org.uk

BUSINESS RATES
£9,500 UBR, as of April 2026, 47.9p in the £. Our Rateable Value figure has been obtained from the Business Valuation website at the time of the property detail going to print, however, we would advise all applicants make their own enquiries via the Valuation Office or website regarding this figure. Small Business Rate relief (100%) may apply as the Rateable Value is below £12,000.

VAT
We understand that our client has not opted to charge VAT. All interested parties should make their own enquiries of HMRC.

LEGAL ADVICE
We strongly recommend that a buyer/tenant takes independent legal advice and instructs solicitors to act on their behalf. Each party bears their own legal costs unless otherwise stated.

PLANNING
It is the responsibility of the proposed buyer/tenant to satisfy for themselves independently that their intended use complies with existing planning permission by contacting the local council planning department. The cost of any change of planning use is the buyers/tenant’s responsibility.

LEASE TERMS
All leases are on full repair and insuring (FRI) terms unless otherwise stated.