Two popular cafes in Leicestershire country parks have been put on the market for potential tenants.
Applications of interest for Beacon Hill Café at Beacon Hill Country Park and 1485 Tithe Barn at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre are now open for the opportunity to run each site.
Both Leicestershire County Council-run cafes are firmly established in popular locations and attract a wide range of customers including cyclists, hikers and horse-riding groups, as well as young families and dog walkers.
After five successful years of trading at Beacon Hill Country Park and seven years of trading at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre in Sutton Cheney, both venues have gained excellent reputations as bright, welcoming and accessible spaces that are also suitable for hire.
“Over the years, the Council has grown and transformed our cafes to be significant attractions in our country parks and heritage venues.
“We are now opening up two unique local opportunities for innovative and energetic entrepreneurs to add even more value to these fabulous venues and become an important part of our country parks community.
“This strategy follows the successful business model we have developed and seen flourish at Snibston Colliery Park in Coalville.”
Person:Councillor Lee Breckon, county council cabinet member for resources
Beacon Hill Café was opened by the county council in 2019. The café which compliments the park’s natural surroundings and picturesque landscape is located next the lower car park of Beacon Hill Country Park nearby the popular labyrinth display of rhododendron plants.
1485 Tithe Barn has been operated by the council since 2017. The building itself was built and developed in 2004 as part of a wider National Lottery Heritage Fund project to improve visitor facilities and has since become an integral part of the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. It is located next to the country park.
Both Beacon Hill Country Park and Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre are award-winning sites that attract thousands of visitors each year making this opportunity lucrative for any entrepreneur.
Anyone interested in becoming a leaseholder can find out more or arrange and appointment to view the venues by visiting www.apbleicester.co.uk/ or contacting agents APB Leicester on 0116 2540382.