Sixty-One Durham, Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Durham, DH6 1AB

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Key Features: • Vendor loan available at 60% LTV • Charming hotel & wedding venue • 24 beautiful en suite bedrooms • Semi rural setting • Superb range of banqueting facilities • Excellent conferencing facilities. Energy Rating C • Christie & Co Ref: 6445173

Location: • Nearest Station: Durham Station • Distance to Station: 3.6 miles

Agent Information: • Address: Whitefriars House, 6 Carmelite Street, London, EC4Y 0BS

Full Description: DescriptionFormerly an 18th Century manor house, but with roots dating back to the 1600s, Sixty-One Durham is an elegant country hotel with accommodation over three floors. All 24 en-suite bedrooms are located on the first and second floors whilst the ground floor accommodation provides the reception hall, The Garden Room, Venue 61 function suite, The Terrace Bar, Restaurant 61 and the kitchen and ancillary areas. It is surrounding by ample parking, an extensive lawned frontage and a beautiful lawned walled garden ideal for al fresco weddings.LocationSixty-One Durham enjoys a semi-rural location with the advantage of being close to some of the north-easts major towns and cities. As its name suggests, the hotel lies just a few miles east of the historic city of Durham, with its magnificent cathedral, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The excellent motorway network in the region links the hotel with other populous centres across the sprawling conurbation such as Washington, Sunderland and the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Newcastle, all of which provide a stream of trade and clientele. The region is a huge draw for commerce and trade with its industry and cutting-edge technology as well as for students and academics with its array of colleges and universities plus it also welcomes a huge influx of tourism, with its magnificent coastline, its natural beauty, and its cultural heritage.Internal DetailsThe hotel provides an excellent range of versatile rooms, ideal to support and develop a food and beverage trade, along with healthy wedding, function and conference income.For weddings, civil ceremonies, parties and functions, the stunning Venue 61 room can hold up to 240 guests whereas the bright and airy Garden Room caters for smaller gatherings and meetings of up to 60. The impressive Restaurant 61, with its ceiling beams and exposed stone and brickwork, is a smart and stylish room for either formal or relaxed dining and afternoons teas and the superb Terrace Bar offers customers the option of indoor or outdoor refreshment. The orangery is a beautiful space with floor to ceiling windows and bi-fold doors leading onto the outside terrace and walled garden.Ancillary AreasAncillary areas include a good sized, fully fitted catering kitchen with a full range of equipment, extensive preparation and washing area. The kitchen has recently been improved including new flooring. There are also two cellars to the property and three sets of customer toilet facilities.Letting AccommodationAll 24 bedrooms are very well presented in a contemporary style and are located on the upper floors, and these comprise either Cosy Doubles or Deluxe Doubles. All have Ebony Toiletries, Wi-Fi, Smart TV’s and hairdryers. There is also the magnificent Sanctuary Suite with almost 400 square feet of space and boasting a freestanding copper bath and walk-in double shower cubicle.External DetailsTo the front of the hotel is a good-sized car park. To the front and rear are extensive, well-kept garden areas which are a feature of the hotel.There is a good-sized decking area to the rear of Venue 61 function suite leading directly out onto the hotel’s gardens. The hotel’s ground extend to circa 3.7 acres.The OpportunityOur clients have undertaken a refurbishment programme since they took over the hotel, which is evident as you visit. The hotel trade is in a period of building and is increasing quickly. Sixty-One Durham has a good and growing number of weddings and functions booked for 2024 and 2025. This is a real opportunity for a new owner to purchase a turn-key hotel for a good price and build a significant business. Our clients are selling the hotel because they have a lot of other business interests. The hotel is already proving popular for weddings due to its excellent facilities, there is also an 11th century church located very close to the hotel which works well in tandem with the hotel to provide a fantastic wedding experience.Trading InformationTrading information is available on request.Planning PermissionsWe are advised by our client they have Listed Building Consent to convert a barn which is adjacent to the hotel into two further letting bedrooms under Application Number DM/23/03703/LB granted on 7th February 2023 by Durham City Council.Our clients have also applied for Planning Consent for the conversion of existing outbuilding and function suite to additional bedrooms and the erection of six new glamping pods, including the creating of a new access road under Application Number DM/23/03702/FPA.Interested parties are welcome to view these planning documents online at is large, detached, superb house which is to the rear of the hotel (edged in green on the plan on the following page) which is currently very successfully let as an Air B n B property. This house isn’t in the grounds of the hotel but could be purchased by separate negotiation. It could provide a spa building to extend the offer of facilities at Sixty-Durham even further or could be used an investment property. The property has Planning Consent for change of use from a dwelling to a spa facility Use Class E (e) under Application Number DM/22/O1537/FPA. Interested parties are encouraged to ask for further details about this property.Energy Performance CertificatesEPC 1