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Hartlepool TS24 0YA
The Active Wellbeing Hub · Retail Property For Rent · 3,477 SF

Hartlepool Borough Council presents an unrivalled opportunity to lease a large waterfront café premises in a brand-new active wellbeing hub overlooking Hartlepool Marina and the NMRN Hartlepool, home of HMS Trincomalee, Europe's oldest floating warship. Forming part of Hartlepool's new £35 million leisure development, local, established businesses in the catering trade are invited to provide a high-quality food and drink offering at the landmark venue, Highlight. Once complete, the premises will offer a vast array of facilities, including a 25-metre eight-lane main pool, a 25-metre four-lane learner pool with a moveable floor, a leisure pool, including a race slide and water play features, a gym, fitness studios, soft play, function rooms, watersport facilities, and an NHS consultation suite. There will also be opportunities to provide catering for the Party Room adjoining the café seating area and for other events (although not on an exclusive basis). The café will form the beating heart of this community venue, offering a range of hot drinks, cold/soft drinks, light meals, snacks, and healthy alternatives for visitors of Highlight. This waterfront café will extend to a significant 3,477 square feet, offering a minimum of 110 covers with further seating on the ground-floor external terrace. Find a servery with a fitted counter, a fully fitted and equipped kitchen, WC facilities and family room, and significant seating areas across the main seating area and terrace. Seating will be a non-exclusive area but will benefit from Council-provided tables and chairs. This rarely available offering will enjoy an impressive 500,000 anticipated annual visitors attracted to the site's location at this stunning 500-berth marina, alongside significant interest and anticipation from Hartlepool's 92,000-strong population. With excellent road connections and car parking on-site, the site will also attract visitors from the wider Tees Valley region. Situated on the north-east coast of England, north of the River Tees, the site enjoys excellent road and public transport connections. Access the A19 via the A689 and A179 and unlock access to nearby Newcastle, 34 miles away, Middlesborough, 15 miles away, and Durham, 19 miles away. There is also a mainline railway station just 0.75 miles from the Highlight, connecting visitors from both regional and national locations. The café premises is available to let by way of informal tender on a nine-year term with three-year rent reviews or another period as proposed by the tenderer. Please contact Hartlepool Borough Council for more information.