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The magnificent neo-classical former Courthouse is situated directly opposite Caernarfon's historic castle and boasts a symmetrical frontage of seven bays with a tetrastyle portico and Doric columns. Acquired in quite a poor condition in 2018 by the current owners, the Grade I listed building underwent an extensive period of restoration and has been repurposed to create a live entertainment theatre in the Crown courtroom and a large and elegant restaurant in the Magistrates' courtroom. These works have brought the Old Courthouse back into the public use as a mixed-use entertainment venue.
The freehold of this substantial property is on the market with leisure property specialist Fleurets and is being marketed for £1,350,000. It offers multiple revenue streams including:
The Bench Bistro: A light and airy room with a double height ceiling and intricate plaster coving, providing c.60 covers with food service from the fully fitted commercial kitchen to the rear. The original Magistrates' Bench, now a bar, provides another potential revenue opportunity.
The Courthouse Theatre: With concert seating for 250, the Courthouse theatre benefits from a 40 ft domed ceiling, exquisite plaster work, a stage, exceptional acoustics and flexible seating to the ground floor and mezzanine levels with bench seating for 50 in the gallery.
Witness Room Bar & Lounge: The Witness Room bar & lounge situated on the lower ground floor is ideal for private dining and smaller events, accommodating a further 60 guests. Also on this level is the Green Room, artist dressing rooms and storage rooms.
In addition to the current offering, a number of rooms to the first and second floors are available for conversion into private living accommodation and/or there is also potential for these rooms to be converted into letting bedrooms.
The Old Courthouse boasts facilities that make it suitable for a variety of different uses such as theatre productions, music and spoken word performances, classical music recitals, band gigs, conferences, private and corporate events and weddings. With dining capacity to the ground floor of 150, numerous cruise ship shore excursion lunches are hosted between April and September along with dinners from Canadian, Swiss and Italian tour companies. As well as being a popular favourite with both local and national TV companies for recordings and broadcasts, including BBC's Songs of Praise Coronation episode with Katherine Jenkins and CBeebies Something Special with Mr Tumble, the Courthouse theatre is fast gaining recognition as one of the finest venues for band gigs in Wales, attracting capacity audiences.
Tim Martin, Divisional Director or Fleurets North West said, "The Old Courthouse currently offers a range of uses, however, given the tourist nature of the town, it is felt that this property would also suit a number of tourist related uses for an alternative use purchaser, subject to the necessary planning consent and permissions."
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