Established French Tourist Attraction For Sale

Business description

Established tourist attraction next to 350,000 visitor pa national monument. Lots of potential for expansion - €30,000 t/o for 7 weeks in summer only. Easy to run 1 person, low overheads.
Buildings, equipment, stock plus 2 bed owners accommodation, 6 separate purpose-built letting units (craft village use etc.) all set on 5 acres in beautiful countryside (National Park) in Lot department (46).
Full training & handover as required plus on-going email & phone support.
An opportunity to take over an existing business with lots of potential whilst working part-time in a beautiful part of France.
Sadly for sale due to personal reasons - we would take your UK property in full or part exchange or provide you with a private mortgage - if you are fed up with cold, grey, credit-crunched UK and hit by the housing crisis, here's a solution!

Property information

Real Estate:

Real Property Included

Living accommodation:

Newly renovated owners accommodation with double bedroom, living room, newly fitted kitchen, new shower room with large shower, basin and w.c. Additional bedroom with new shower room, basin & w.c. plus mezzanine sleeping area. Lots of space to extend internally if required

Location:

Situated next to the Region's second largest visitor attraction with over 350,000 visitors per annum. We are literally 100m from it's entrance

Premises details:

Purpose built premises, single story block construction. 300m2 exhibition area plus another 100m2 in main building ready for development. Mains drainage and electricity. Rewired with full safety lighting & backup etc.

Size in square feet:

300m2 business surface

Other information

Expansion potential:

Attraction open in Summer only, could easily be extended to complete season from Easter to beginning November. Huge schools market - database of 250 schools in Lot department alone - already receiving trips from 100km away - lots of potential since exhibits are all compulsory in syllabus.
Purpose built letting units ( 6 x 50m2 ) adjacent to business could be used for craft village or other ventures. Each unit has w.c. and storage area.
5 acres of land around/behind business could be used for activities or for horse/animal grazing, petting zoo etc.

Competition / Market:

None nearby. Nearest similar is 2 hour drive West or 3 hour drive North

Support & training:

We will provide a complete hand-over to any new owners, helping to get up & running as soon as possible. All stock and equipment, computers, software, projectors, TVs etc. are included in the sale. In addition, all of the graphic art, texts, advertising collaterals, leaflets etc. will be provided. We will provide a complete guide to running the attraction as well as introduce the new owners to all the necessary sources of supply and stock. We will spend up to 2 weeks on site with the new owners prior to opening to ensure everything runs smoothly and will provide on-going telephone & email support thereafter.

Trading hours:

1000:1800 every day July-August

Owner financing:

Owner financing is available. Please contact the seller for more information.

Financing available:

Private mortgage available - repayable over 10 year period at nominal interest rate - means business can be self-financing from annual profits.

Furniture / Fixtures value:

€40,000 (included in the asking price)

Inventory / Stock value:

€8,000 (included in the asking price)

Website:

www.insectopia.fr

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