Ref:IC885. Fumel - A fantastic opportunity to purchase a thriving bar/restaurant/creperie situated in a very well known tourist village overlooked by a magnificent fortified medieval chateau. This property is in an ideal commercial location and represents a very rare opportunity. The chateau receives in the region of 100,000 visitors a year and this property is one of only two bar/restaurants in the village ideally situated by the car park on the main access. The current owners close the business during the very quiet winter period of December and January. Business then picks up over the following months until the summer when all areas of the property are very busy. In addition to the couple who run the business one full time member of staff is employed in June and September and a further four in July and August. The property consists of a 40 seat restaurant of 56mt2 this has an open fire, exposed beams and terracotta floor tiles. Three set menus are offered as well as “à la carte” choices. There is a bar of 70mt2 with seating for a further 28 people. Outside is a vast terrace (250mt2) with seating for 88 surrounding an attractive fountain. A covered terrace with seating for a further 48 is just beyond this. Here both meals, drinks and snacks are served. Also outside is stall selling snacks and ice creams with its own seating for 48 people. There are many mature trees providing much needed shade in the summer. Beyond the covered terrace is accommodation consisting of three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, one en-suite and living room with kitchennette. This can either be used by the owners or rented out as holiday accommodation. Additionally there is car parking for 50 cars, and a large grassy play area. Apart from the public rooms in the main building there is a l fully equipped professional kitchen (40mt2) with a walk in cold store, a wine and drinks cellar and 2 w/cs. Upstairs is an office, large store room, laundry room and staff shower and w/c. Included in the price are both the freehold of the property and the “Fonds de Commerce.” The latter includes the drinks licence, all fixtures, fittings and furniture (apart from the owners personal furniture) and the goodwill of the business. The site is bordered on two sides by small streams, the property originally being the mill of the chateau, and extends to just over half an acre in area, (2624m²). Much of this area is grass allowing for a play area for children. This is an ideal business for a couple wishing to purchase a property with a good livelihood attached. The current business is not only thriving in its current state but also has the potential for further development. Extremely hard work in the summer would be compensated for by the long period of closure possible in winter which has a negligible effect on annual turnover. The annual turnover for the last four years has shown a steady increase; 130,000€ in 2002, 164,000€ in 2003, 177,000€ in 2004 191,500€ in 2005. 232,605€ in 2006 A must-view property.

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