Thanington Hotel, 140 Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3RY

The Thanington Hotel is a detached, three-storey (plus basement) Grade II Listed building.

The main building is understood to date from 1770 and consists of brick and rendered elevations beneath a double-hipped slate tiled roof hidden behind a parapet wall. There are single storey parts on the east side of the main building, beneath pitched slate tiled roofing.

A timber framed conservatory on the west side and rear of the property forms a corridor connecting the main building with the rear bedroom block. This purpose built accommodation block was added in the 1980s and is constructed over two storeys, with exposed brick and part timber clad elevations beneath a pitched slate tiled roof. At the side of this bedroom block is an indoor heated swimming pool which is covered by a single storey steel-framed roof.

The Thanington Hotel is located on Wincheap, one of the main arterial roads into the centre of the City of Canterbury. This beautiful and ancient City, which is famous for its cathedral, attracts visitors from around the world. Canterbury is also home to The University of Kent and Christchurch College, giving the city a substantial student population as well.

The City has two mainline railway stations, Canterbury East and Canterbury West, offering a variety of services to London, some in less than an hour, to stations including Victoria, Charing Cross and St Pancras. The A2 passes by Canterbury and offers convenient road routes to the Kent coast, as does the A28. The M2 and M20 link to the M25, making Canterbury a very easily accessible location.

Reception desk, bar/server, ground floor catering kitchen, office, various store cupboards on each floor, swimming pool boiler room, residents' TV lounge, residents' bar (15 covers), split level residents’ dining room (upper: 10 covers, lower: 24 covers).

The hotel has an indoor heated swimming pool with its own guest WCs and changing area.

All trade fixtures and fittings will be included in the sale and our clients will provide a trade inventory.

The hotel has 15 ensuite guest bedrooms with a selection of standard doubles, superior doubles and family rooms.

Rose garden to the rear with patio seating area, secure car park for 12 vehicles, storage and workshops (within a detached garage block), lock-up facilities for bicycles.

The owner's accommodation is located in the basement of the property and consists of a double bedroom, lounge and shower room.

The business trades as a good quality and well known boutique hotel. It is open all year to take advantage of Canterbury’s strong all year round tourist trade.

Having purchased the hotel from Christie & Co in 2012, the owner is now looking to sell to concentrate on other business interests.

The business currently operates as a fully staff run business being overseen by the owner.

The business has enjoyed good solid trading figures over a number of years and the draft management accounts for the year ending June 2024 show a net turnover of £352,847.

Further accounting information will be made available following a formal viewing.

Current rateable value (1 April 2023 to present) £34,250.

This is the rateable value for the property. It is not what you pay in business rates or rent. Your local council uses the rateable value to calculate the business rates bill.

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