Well Established Cafe For Sale

Please quote reference B06929

Hilton Smythe welcomes to the market Great Walsingham Barns Café, which was established by our client in 2011 on a site where there had been a tearoom for many years before. Our client is now selling to concentrate on their pie making business.

Great Walsingham Barns Café is a name that is synonymous with the area, having many repeat local customers as well as a large proportion of visitors to the area. Great Walsingham Barns Café is known for its Sundays Lunches and freshly made pies; our client will continue to supply pies to the café. It is considered by many to be the best cafe in North Norfolk, and they serve the very best of local North Norfolk food, as well as excellent teas and coffee.

The business is currently open Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 4pm, but there is huge scope to open earlier, close later and open 7 days a week, especially as the café is on a route that many cyclists use, therefore an ideal stop off. The menu includes pies, roasts, fish, vegetarian options, hot and cold drinks, and the premises is licensed for customers to bring alcohol, but not to sell alcohol.

There are very strong reviews online including 4.7/5* on Google from 90 reviewers, 5* reviews on Facebook and 4.5/5* reviews on TripAdvisor from 331 reviewers. 

There is scope to develop the business by considering:

• Applying for a premises licence
• Open earlier for breakfast trade
• Open later into the evenings and include theme nights
• Open 7 days a week
• Adding extra internal seating

• A name that is synonymous with the area
• A true turnkey business
• Very strong reviews
• A business that could grow
• Very low outgoings

• The server has display chillers for pies and desserts, drinks display chillers, menu board, fridge, Expobar coffee machine and grinder, shelving for cups, mugs, glasses etc.
• The preparation area has 1 double fridge, 3 x single fridges,1 upright singledoor freezer, stainless steel preparation table, under counter fridge, chest freezer and racking.
• The 5* hygiene rated stainless steel kitchen has a large industrial extractor fan, preparation table, sinks, 3 fryers, 6 burner stove, 2 x Falcon ovens, under counter fridge, toaster, plate warmer

The business is run and managed by 3 full time and 2 part time staff members.

The business trading hours are:

Monday & Tuesday - Closed

Wednesday to Saturday - 09:30am - 16:00pm

Sunday - 10:00am - 16:00pm

Great Walsingham Barn Cafe is located in Great Walsingham, Norfolk on a small estate surrounded by other businesses that bring a high footfall to the area. The business itself is located in a large characterful flint barn with ample free parking in the car parking area next to the café.

Walsingham is a picturesque village on the North Norfolk Coast, a few miles north of Fakenham and west of Holt. The village attracts many visitors throughout the year who come to see the many attractions there which include its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and the ruins of two mediaeval monastic houses. The village is easily accessed via the A148 or A149, which is the sea road that runs east to west along the North Norfolk Coast.