Castle Foregate
Shrewsbury SY1 2DJ
Station Hotel · Retail Property For Lease · 1,652 SF

The property occupies a highly prominent location within Shrewsbury town centre fronting Castle Gates, being the main access route through the town from the north west. The property is located directly opposite the historic Shrewsbury Railway Station and a short walking distance of the main retail area of the town and other historic landmarks including the Shrewsbury Castle and the main public library. A number of pay and display public car parks are also located nearby. Shrewsbury is the county town and administrative centre of Shropshire, strategically located at the intersection of the main A49 and A5 trunk road approximately 55 miles north west of Birmingham, 18 miles west of Telford and 40 miles south of Chester. The town is experiencing rapid growth and offers a unique blend of cultural, educational, and economic opportunities in one of the most beautiful parts of the country with excellent road and rail communications. The Station Hotel & Bar comprises a substantial hotel and bar premises arranged over 3 floors with basement cellar, and includes an additional takeaway premises fronting Chester Street. The property which dates from 1828, provides a spacious ground floor public bar and seating area, with ancillary kitchen and toilet facilities, extending in total to approximately 1,334 square feet. The upper 2 floors provide a total of 10 letting bedrooms each with en-suite shower facilities, comprising 7 no. double rooms, 2 no. single rooms and a family room. These upper floors can be accessed via a separate entranceway from Castle Foregate. The property also includes a separate self-contained ground floor takeaway premises having a prominent glazed frontage to Chester Street. The property offers an attractive business opportunity with scope for multiple sources of income.