Farms and Houses for Sale in Kent and Sussex

Property Details

The sale of Ashdown Forest Llama Park offers a rare and exciting opportunity to acquire an attractively located small residential country estate with stunning views and access directly onto Ashdown Forest combined with a purpose designed and built visitor centre and retail outlet including extensive shop area, coffee shop, restaurant and conference room.  The vendor established the Ashdown herd of llamas and alpacas in 1987 and from the Park has been pro-active in promoting the camelid industry in the UK for the last fifteen years.  In addition to breeding and selling good quality llamas and alpacas raised in a stress free and caring environment, by operating as a visitor attraction, the aim has been to educate the public about llamas and alpacas. (for further detail see www.llamapark.co.uk).  The local Planning Authority have recognised the site to be an important tourist venue indicating that it would give serious considerations to other uses ancillary to the tourist use and/or assisting the existing business, subject of course to Planning Permission.  The estate is set in undulating pasture and extends in all to about 32 acres.

Being directly accessed off the A22 London to Eastbourne Road, there are extensive hardened car parking areas from which there are separate drives leading to the business and visitor centre and

 ASHDOWN FARMHOUSE:

 Ashdown Farmhouse is a detached Farmhouse built in 1997 being of brick and tile hung elevations under a tiled roof and benefitting from oil-fired central heating and double glazing.

BUSINESS

 

The business operates as a popular and renowned tourist attraction with income derived from entrance fees, retail and catering sales and conference/event bookings.  The turnover for the year ending December 31, 2010 was £476,971 (net of VAT).  Full accounting details will be provided to bona fide purchasers following a formal viewing.

 STOCK AT VALUATION

 

In addition to the purchase price, the purchaser will acquire at completion the livestock, trading stock, plant and machinery, fixtures and fittings, motor vehicles and office equipment, by separate valuation 

THE BUSINESS ELEMENT OF THE PROPERTY PLEASE CONTACT OUR JOINT AGENTS GPS-DIRECT ON 01323 727271 OR EMAIL INFO@GPS-DIRECT.COM