Whatever your age, there is absolutely no upper limit to setting up in business to exploit your experience, to provide additonal, full or part time income, or simply to provide a change of pace and lifestyle. The golden rule is to do something you enjoy.

Many Over 50s today are looking to establish what we at Third Age term a ‘Lifestyle Business”, a business which provides not only an income but importantly, a lifestyle of our choosing at a time when we owe it to ourselves to make the most of what could potentially be the best years of our life. High on the wish list of many Third Agers we speak to is moving nearer to the coast and running their own tea shop.

For anyone considering the purchase of such a Lifestyle Business in their Third Age, business transfer agent Wendy Jones of Adams & Co in Plymouth is currently offering for sale a superbly presented Leasehold Tea Room in Wadebridge in North Cornwall. This peach of a tea room, completely refurbished in 2008, features high quality fixtures and fittings with a tasteful themed decor. 

Situated in the main thoroughfare of this increasingly prestigious North Cornwall destination town, the tea room incorporates 28 internal covers with a licence for two tables and four chairs outside. The business has been the subject of considerable investment by the current owner and is offered for sale now purely for health reasons. Serving an all day breakfast and morning goods, a lunchtime menu and afternoon teas using only the finest ingredients and freshly made products from high quality local suppliers, the business has developed a good year-round trade and is particularly suited to a committed couple looking for a lifestyle change.

Wadebridge stands at the head of the Camel Estuary about 6 miles from the sea and is the gateway to the Camel trail, Cornwall’s largest free visitor attraction. A traditional market town famous for its 17-arch stone bridge dating from 1468, it has retained its colourful atmosphere whilst developing its offering to provide pedestrianised central areas and new exciting shopping facilities in an eclectic mix of local shops and galleries incorporating some of Cornwall’s finest surf and shoe shops alongside an array of ladies and teenage boutiques as well as a wide range of attractive catering facilities.

If you’re interested in this excellent business, speak to Wendy on 0808 202 4028, or visit Superb Tea Room, Wadebridge for her property details. Realistically priced for a quick sale at just £59,950 early viewing is highly recommended.

What a bargain for someone, especially at a time when we seem poised for the return of the traditional, Great British Holiday!

Editor, Third Age.