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Jaggy Thistle Food Stop is an outstanding café/restaurant with gift shop, enjoying a prime roadside position on the busy route between Fort Augustus and Invergarry. With breathtaking views, excellent signage and easy access, the business attracts a constant flow of tourists throughout the year – an enviable trading location for passing and destination custom alike.
The freehold café and gift shop, complete with superb owners’ accommodation, are available for £425,000. In addition, a luxurious self-catering lodge – “Coorie Doon” – and an attractive plot of land are available by separate negotiation.
The café/restaurant is the main revenue driver, offering freshly prepared meals, hot and cold drinks, and home baking. It seats 49 covers in total, including 24 on a veranda with spectacular views across the Great Glen. The gift shop adds an additional income stream with a wide selection of locally sourced gifts and artwork.
Currently operated on a lifestyle basis – opening just four days a week on a seasonal schedule – there is significant scope to increase turnover through extended hours and trading.
The Coorie Doon lodge is a superb addition, purpose-built to a high specification and finished to an exceptional standard. Hugely popular with tourists, it enjoys year-round demand, consistently achieving 90%+ occupancy and outstanding online reviews.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a highly versatile business in a truly stunning Highland setting, with multiple income streams and exciting growth potential.
Restaurant – £425,000. Lodge – £100,000. Additional Plot – £50,000
The subjects have been refurbished to a very high standard by the current owners throughout their tenure. Access is via steps from a large car park and leads into an open plan café seating area with a range of free-standing tables and chairs.
At the other end of the retail area is a bar servery with a range of chilled cabinets and shelving. The walls are all utilised to effectively display a variety of gifts for sale. There are two W.C.s with ample overspill storage for dry goods.
To the rear is a modern and well-equipped commercial kitchen with stainless steel fittings.
The commercial kitchen leads off into the owner’s private accommodation. Accommodation of this standard is rarely seen in a business of this type and must be viewed to be fully appreciated.
The accommodation comprises an open plan kitchen/dining room and lounge, 2 generously sized bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Coorie Doon Lodge
The Coorie Doon is a bespoke self-catering lodge within its own plot and with private parking and access. It boasts an open plan layout with a bathroom, kitchen and lounge area suitable for double occupancy. Doors open on to the terrace with a lovely private garden. ExternalThe Jaggy thistle sits on a 1-acre plot with a large carpark to the front and stunning views over the Great Glen, there is a shared drive at the side of the property that provides access to the rear of the property and private owners area.
At the southern side of the property in a private enclosed area is the lodge. There is the possibility of purchasing a further plot which has indicative planning for an additional residential dwelling and a second lodge. Full details available through the sales agent.
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