[Susan Foreman]

The Green Man Inn is up for sale

Ellangowan Hotel, St John Street, Creetown, DG8 7JF

Asking Price: £235,000
Turnover: £100K - £200K
Net Profit: Available on request

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"• Privately owned hotel within prominent town location
• 8 e/s rms, public bar with pool table and restaurant
• Featured in the iconic 1973 horror film “The Wicker Man”
• Good opportunity for first time buyer, private operator or chef proprietor
• Steady levels of local support – beer garden & parking
• Scope to grow the food side of the business
• Ideal location from which to explore Dumfries and Galloway
• EPC Rating G

The business has built up a good reputation within the town and benefits from a busy “locals” bar along with a strong business and leisure trade through the main summer months. At present the hotel is very much run to suit the owner’s requirements, on a bed and breakfast basis with the addition of the bar, thus giving an excellent opportunity to grow and establish the restaurant further. Evening meals can be catered for, when required and are served between 5.30m and 9pm. Opening hours: 4pm during the week and 12pm on a Saturday and Sunday. Currently run by staff, the owners are not involved with the day to day running of the hotel and would be an ideal opportunity for a first time buyer, family run business or under a chef proprietor to take trading levels forward. Due to its location and accessibility to the A75, the hotel benefits from repeat contract and business trade throughout the year. With the hotels website bookings can also be made directly online

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Living Accommodation:

The owners do not stay on site, however there is one large room and a smaller room to the front of the hotel that would need to be completely refurbished. If not required, then it could be converted to either one or two letting rooms.

Location:

The Ellangowan Hotel has a prominent main street location within the pleasing seaside town of Creetown on the north side of the Solway Firth, 7 miles from Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway

Creetown has a host of local amenities which cater for everyday needs, with nearby newton Stewart offering further amenities including schools, supermarket, pubs, restaurants, shops, leisure centre with swimming pool and services

Newton Stewart is at the centre of the Galloway Forest and Galloway Hills and has become a popular base for the abundance of tourists and outdoor sporting enthusiasts that visit the area throughout the year. The surrounding area to Creetown offers a vast array of outdoor activities including fishing (River Cree and Bladnoch), shooting and golf. The open countryside also plays host to some of the finest mountain bike trails in the UK with the world famous 7 Stanes trails located close by and for the walkers the Southern Upland Way, all making Galloway an outdoors paradise with activities to suit all tastes

Due to its location Creetown is easily accessible via the A75 Stranraer to Dumfries road with Ayr and Prestwick Airport being circa 1.5 hours’ drive via the A714 or the more scenic coastal route A77.

Premises Details:

Public Bar – Presented well, the room is of a traditional design incorporating a well-proportioned ornate wooden bar servery with television above. There is a feature open fire on one wall, games machine, juke box and varying freestanding tables and chairs. Access can be gained from the car park or from within the hotel. To the side is an additional games area incorporating a pool table. In the iconic film “The Wicker Man” Britt Eckland served drinks from this bar.

Restaurant- Located to the right-hand side of the reception hall, this room is presented well and currently used mainly for breakfasts. Due to the way the hotel currently operates the room offers potential for any chef operator to grow the food side of the business and establish the restaurant once again, especially during the summer months.

LETTING ACCOMODATION

The hotel currently trades with 8 en suite rooms all fitted to an exacting standard having benefitted from recent refurbishment. Each of the rooms are of different layout and include varying traditional features, comprising 4 doubles, 3 twin and 1 family room with additional single room. All rooms have central heating.

ANCILLARY AREAS

Kitchen
Prep area/wash room with walk in chill
Dry goods pantry
Spirit Store
Beer cellar
Male/Female/Disabled toilets"