Whitehall Garden Centre, Norton Lane, Bristol, Somerset, BS14 0BT

Christie & Co are delighted to bring to the market one of the highest turnover garden centres to be brought to the open market in recent years. Whitehall Garden Centre group are a longstanding operator with three garden centres in the South West. Whitchurch is a sizeable freehold site with permission for further extensions and excellent trading fundamentals. It would be an excellent addition to the portfolio for any existing garden centre operator.

The Property is located on the south eastern fringe of the City of Bristol, with central Bristol being located circa 6.5 km (4 miles) to the north-west. The Property is situated within the urban rural fringe of Bristol circa 1 km from Whitchurch and 2 km (1.3 miles) west of the small village of Queen Charlton. Bath is located circa 13.5 km (8 miles) east of the Property with Western-super-Mare being located circa 27km (16.5 miles) south west.

The freehold land is made up of two freehold land parcels which in all are circa
7.65 acres in size. The land registry titles are AV248688 and ST195079. The
main building is a purpose built steel framed building. The building comprises
a large retail area, restaurant, commercial kitchen, The restaurant has internal
seating for around 110 customers and external seating for around a further 30
customers. The centre was rewired in 2023, including new fire alarm and
CCTV. A new Epos system was installed in spring 2024.
The car park offers approximately 67 parking spaces with the land to the north west of the site serving as an overflow carpark, this area is gravelled and has an estimated capacity of a further 100 cars. The remaining land which lies to the north east of the main building is currently grassland but was formerly used as a plant nursery.

To the rear of the site is a detached 3 bedroom bungalow with living accommodation including a living room, kitchen /dining room, as well as a cloakroom, utility room and office / bed 4. The property is set in private gardens and also includes a garage, three workshops and car port.
We understand the bungalow is occupied under the terms of an assured shorthold tenancy
agreement which was made on 01 March 2021. The agreement is for a period of three years at a
rent of £15,600 per annum (£1,300 per month). The bungalow has an energy efficiency rating of E. It is available by separate negotiation.

With a spacious plot spanning 7.65 acres in size and accessible location close to the South West’s A37 this Garden Centre provides a potential buyer an opportunity to procure an already successful business with plenty of scope to expand.
This long-established garden centre with excellent reputation hosts a range of facilities including a farm shop and restaurant as well as selling a wide range of garden items including barbeques, garden furniture and gifts and homeware. The owners have planning permission to increase the indoor retail and café space, new customer toilets and additional storage building. The planning reference is 12/05545/FUL, whilst this permission has not been significantly progressed, we are advised that it has been commenced so as the planning permission remains active.

The garden centre has an excellent team of trained staff who will transfer across to
the new owners.