Rothay Road Industrial Estate, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22
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Warehouse to lease
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Key features
- A self-contained and large secure yard with detached warehouse/workshop and outbuildings
- Situated on the main commercial and trading estate in Ambleside and in the heart of the Lake District National Park
- Gross Internal Area - 3,345 sq ft, with additional storage of 1,838 sq ft in a range of outbuildings and a portacabin office of 299 sq ft
- Total Site Area 0.82 acres
- Nearby occupiers include JT Atkinson, Hawkshead Relish and Express Plumbing Supplies
- Rental - £35,000 per annum exclusive
Description
The yard and premises are situated at Rothay Road Industrial Estate, an established commercial estate in the highly popular tourist town of Ambleside, in the heart of the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, in the North West of England. Ambleside has an approximate population of 2,610 and is one of the main tourist resorts at the top of Lake Windermere providing a wide range of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and shops and is one of the most popular town bases for exploring the Lake District. There is a Co-Operative convenience food-store, a Tesco Express, a variety of restaurants and public houses and local retail services.
Rothay Road Industrial Estate is situated adjacent to the A593 providing access north into the town centre or connecting with Borrans Road A5095 which travels south towards Lake Windermere linking up with the A591 Lake Road at Waterhead.
Junction 36 of the M6 is reached via the A591 which travels directly from Ambleside, being around 20 miles to the southwest. The A591 also links up with the north end of Windermere, 5 miles away, Kendal which is 13 miles to the southwest and travels northwest to Grasmere, 5 miles away and Keswick/The A66, approximately 17 miles to the north.
The subject premises and yard are situated to the rear of the estate, adjacent to the United Utilities water treatment works and nearby occupiers include Express Plumbing Supplies, Ambleside Carpets and Beds, Hawkshead Relish, JT Atkinson and a North West Ambulance depot.
DESCRIPTION
The site comprises a substantial and self-contained secure yard with a detached warehouse/workshop, a range of outbuildings and a portacabin providing office accommodation.
The workshop is of steel portal frame construction, having block elevations that are rendered and pebbled dashed underneath a pitched profile clad roof incorporating translucent roof lights. There are 2 No. manual vehicle doors each measuring approximately 4.00m wide x 2.85m high, separate double doors and a pedestrian entrance that opens to a reception with a WC and shower off as well as a staff kitchen.
Internally, the workshop comprises two interconnected workshops, the main space having solid concrete flooring, an open apex roof with a minimum eaves height of 2.90m, suspended lighting and incorporates a drying room with external door, a secure store and two mezzanine storage areas. The adjoining works area has painted solid concrete flooring, a dropped plaster ceiling, strip fluorescent lighting, timber framed glazed windows and door to the kitchen, WC and shower facilities.
The kitchen is fitted out with non-slip vinyl flooring, plaster painted walls, floor and wall mounted units with stainless steel sink and drainer and tile splash back, timber framed glazed windows, wall mounted electric heater and strip LED lighting. The shower room has non-slip vinyl flooring, a WC, wash hand basin, shower with tile walls and timber framed single glazed window.
Externally, there is a large concrete yard to the front of the premises and to one side there is a run of open and closed stores. A portacabin offers three offices and to the front of the yard, there is a tarmacadam driveway in, car parking and further gravelled hardstanding storage and the site is secured by double steel palisade entrance gates and boundaries are a mix of steel palisade fencing and mature hedging.
ACCOMMODATION
The premises provide the following approximate gross internal measurements:
Workshop
Ground Floor 238.87m² (2,571 sq ft)
Mezzanine 71.85m2 (774 sq ft)
Total Gross Internal Area 310.72m2 (3,345 sq ft)
Outbuildings
Store 1 112.18m² (1,207 sq ft)
Store 2 32.31m² (348 sq ft)
Store 3 17.86m² (192 sq ft)
Store 4 8.44m² (91 sq ft)
Portacabin Offices 27.82m² (299 sq ft)
Overall Gross Internal Area 509.33m2 (5,482 sq ft)
Site Area 0.33 Hectares 0.82 Acres
SERVICES
The property is connected to mains electricity (three phase), water and drainage is to a private septic tank. Heating to the office and kitchen is supplied via wall mounted electric units.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
The property has an Energy Efficiency Rating of C63, valid until 22 September 2032, a copy of the certificate is available upon request.
LEASE TERMS
The property is available by way of a new Full Repairing & Insuring lease for a term to be agreed, at a rental of £35,000 per annum exclusive.
VAT
The land and premises are elected for Vat and therefore VAT is payable on the rental.
RATEABLE VALUE
The unit is assessed with a Rateable Value of £21,250 with approximate rates payable of £10,604 per annum.
Prospective tenants should check the exact rates payable with Westmorland & Furness Council
LEGAL COSTS
Each party is to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease documentation together with any VAT thereon.
VIEWING
The properties are available to view by prior appointment with the Kendal office of Edwin Thompson LLP. Contact:
John Haley or Ellie Oakley
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. These particulars were prepared in February 2025.
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Rothay Road Industrial Estate, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Windermere Station4.3 miles
Notes
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