Much loved Lancaster village cafe and former pub goes up for auction with a £185,000 guide price

The former Red Door Cafe in Halton has been put up for auction, with an online auction time of 1pm today, Thursday January 21.
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The Grade II listed building comes with a car park, rear garden with terrace, and first and second floor living accomodation.

It had previously been a pub - The White Lion - for many years, before it was refurbished and turned into a cafe and bistro more recently.

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It has three dining areas, a fitted kitchen, prep room and several storage rooms on the ground floor.

The former Red Door Cafe in Halton is currently up for auction.The former Red Door Cafe in Halton is currently up for auction.
The former Red Door Cafe in Halton is currently up for auction.

On the first floor there are two bedrooms, a kitchen, living room and shower room with separate WC.

The second floor consists of a further three bedrooms and a large family bathroom.

The attached barn is currently used as storage with mezzanine level and recently fitted bio mass boiler.

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The building has planning permission and listed building consent for the installation of a replacement roof and extension of ancillary residential accommodation into the barn mezzanine level.

See the auction listing HERE.

The building has suffered flooding over recent years, prompting current and previous owners to install flood mitigation measures throughout the ground floor space.

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