No. 70 High Street is a ground floor shop unit which is in the final stages of being renovated so as to preserve the existing trading model of a chip shop. The unit must be viewed to be appreciated. This unit has independent street level access to the internal trading aspects. The unit also benefits from well-appointed preparation and storage areas located to the rear.
Location
The Town of Alness is set immediately adjacent to the busy A9; the arterial route from Inverness to Thurso. The units are conveniently located, with some on street parking and located close to the local public car park. Nearby there is a good range of shops and offices etc. Alness is well served with facilities and services for visitors and residents alike. The recent creation of the Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport along with future new housing developments in the town will benefit all businesses in the region, making now the time to start a new business in the area. The town is centrally located for exploring the wider Highland area, taking in its many attractions. Inverness, Culloden Battlefield and Loch Ness are all within a day-trip distance. Outdoor pursuits such as bird watching and fishing also draw a great many visitors to the region who take advantage of the abundance of wildlife. Within the Cromarty Firth seals are readily observed and, in the Moray Firth, dolphins are a great attraction. For the dedicated golfer there are a number of outstanding quality golf courses within the immediate area, the most famous being Royal Dornoch. Castles. Potteries and distilleries offer the more leisurely tourist ample places of culture, interest and history to visit. Alness enjoys a very good geographic location and is an ideal base from which visitors can continue their exploration of Sutherland, Caithness and the West Coast.
Accommodation
No. 70 High Street is part of the terraced frontage, comprising different attractive construction styles of stone building positioned centrally on the High Street close to excellent parking facilities.
Adjacent to the High Street front door a large shop window provides a good level of natural light to the front area of the shop. To the sides of the door there a large picture window providing a good level of natural lighting in the chip shop. In addition to the shop retail areas there are preparation areas, staff WC and store areas, all located to the rear of the retail space. The unit has a total area of about 82m². The windowed frontage allows for flexible merchandising and branding with ample space for signage both above, and on, the window. There is permitted access to the rear of the property to allow refuse removal etc.