The popular coffee lounge at Nantwich Bookshop is back on the market, the current owners have confirmed.
They had agreed a sale for the High Street venue before Christmas with a buyer, but today they revealed the sale had fallen through.
Steve Lawson said the setback will not impact his plans for a new “mobile” bookshop in a converted bus.
Steve told Nantwich News: “The sale of the Food and Beverage part of Nantwich Bookshop and Coffee Lounge fell through,
so the coffee lounge is back on the market.
“The bus is still ‘all systems go’, we almost finished the interior and awaiting it being wrapped.”
Steve and Denise took over the bookshop on High Street in 2003 and opened their popular coffee lounge a year later.
After many years of devoted service to customers, they decided last summer to put the coffee shop business up for sale and look to move from the 16th century timber-framed building to a new location in the town.
Denise said at the time: “Steve and I are hoping to be able to slow down a bit.
“These things can sometimes take time, with us both being over 60, we thought that 20 years in food and beverage is a good time to try and retire to just a Bookshop.
“We are very keen to keep an independent Bookshop in Nantwich.”
The coffee lounge business was originally listed here as a 135+ seat venue with 40+ additional alfresco seating.
It is taking £13,500 per week in the cafe only, with rent of £693 per week + VAT.
The advert also said there was “scope to extend the current opening hours” which are currently 9am to 5pm Mon-Sat and 10am-4pm on Sunday.
“Surrounded by many independent businesses, shops, cafes, bars and public houses and residential, benefits from high levels of passing trade and well established,” the advert added.
It is currently on a 10-year lease from October 2023, with five yearly rent reviews.
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