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RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB
     WATTON   l   THETFORD   l   NORFOLK
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB
SAHAM ROAD           l   WATTON         l   THETFORD      l   NORFOLK        l   IP25 6EA

Summary
v   A colonial style destination Resort with an 18 hole golf course, driving range,
    clubhouse, pro shop, and offices.

v Freehold interest of 33 holiday houses and cottages/apartments.

v Three cottages/apartments are offered with vacant possession; a fourth cottage is
    subject to a two year commercial lease; the remainder are subject to long leases.

v Planning permission for further holiday residential development and Leisure Centre.

v Richmond Park is an RCI designated 3 Key Resort, offering timeshare weeks and
    RCI Points. Fourteen cottages are held in Trust and affiliated to RCI.
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
Directions                                             Description
Travelling west from Norwich on the B1108,             Richmond Park Golf Club (www.richmondpark.
continue through Hingham and into Watton. In           co.uk) is a mixed leisure and residential complex
the centre of the village of Watton, turn right into   with planning permission for further holiday
Saham Road and the Golf Club will be found             residential development, comprising:
after a short distance on the left hand side.
                                                       An 18 hole Golf Course and Driving Range
                                                       Extending to 6,300 yards with a 71 par, the golf
Location                                               course is an 18 hole parkland course situated in
Richmond Park Golf Club is situated on the             two blocks, either side of the Saham Road and
Saham Road on the outskirts of Watton, a               flanking the River Wissey, which flows in an east
small market town in the heart of Norfolk              -westerly direction through the course.
Brecks between Dereham and Thetford with
                                                       Built in 1990 on a medium to heavy soil, the
an immediate population of about 6,800
                                                       course has irrigation to the tees and greens.
inhabitants. Watton is situated about 10 miles
                                                       The course has been planted with a variety
north of Attleborough and the A11, providing
                                                       of ornamental deciduous trees that are now
access to the Cathedral City of Norwich, racing
                                                       well established. Man made lakes have been
in Newmarket and the historic University City
                                                       integrated into the course to provide further
of Cambridge. The Queen’s Norfolk Estate at
                                                       interest. Extending to about 100 acres, there
Sandringham is 31 miles distant and the sandy
                                                       is potential to acquire additional land, subject
beaches of the North Norfolk Coast are about
                                                       to separate negotiation with the adjoining
37 miles distant.
                                                       landowner.
Rail services from Downham Market (about
                                                       To the east of the Saham Road, is a four bay
25 miles) to London Kings Cross take about
                                                       covered driving range extending to 230 yards, and
90 minutes. Services from Norwich to London
                                                       a green keeper’s machinery/equipment store.
Liverpool Street take about 110 minutes.
Stansted Airport is about 68 miles distant,
and Norwich has an international airport with
regular flights to Amsterdam taking about 1 hour.
Onward connections can be caught to worldwide
destinations.

   Approximate Distances
   Norwich 22 miles                                    Cambridge 47 miles
   North Norfolk Coast 33 miles                        Stansted Airport 68 miles
   Newmarket 34 miles                                  London 90 miles
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
The Clubhouse
Constructed in a New England style timber frame building with horizontal ship-lap
cladding under a pitched composite tile roof, the Clubhouse is built over two floors and
extending to 7,568 sq ft, comprises:

Ground Floor: Reception Hall, Lounge with two bar areas (licensed for 150),
Conservatory/Dining room, Ladies and Gentlemen’s changing rooms, wet room and WCs.

On the first floor is a Conference Room and restaurant/function room for 85 guests,
separate dining/family room and offices currently occupied by Beauty Therapists. Business
facilities are offered including Wi-fi access, fax, telephone, audio visual equipment and
photocopying.

There are car parking facilities for 150 cars and coaches.

The Professional Shop and Offices
The professional shop is managed in house. Adjoining the professional shop are offices
which could be altered to enlarge the professional shop. The gross internal area is
approximately 1,450 sq ft.
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
Membership
Membership rates are as follows:

Membership Class           Annual Cost              Current Uptake        Membership Income per
                                                                          annum (incl.VAT)
Full Male                  £645.65                            173               £111,697.45
Full Lady                  £648.05                              13                £8,424.65
Full Joint                 £592.55 each                         45               £26,664.75
Five Day Male              £556.85                              31               £17,262.35
Five Day Lady              £559.25                               9                £5,033.25
Five Day Joint             £513.05 each                         10                £5,130.50
Colt 18-21                 £195.85                               8                £1,566.80
Junior 15-17               £81.85                               19                £1,555.15
Junior < 15                £53.05                               14                 £742.70
Corporate 1                £535.25 each                          1                 £535.25
Corporate 2                £604.80                               6                £3,628.80
Corporate 3                £565.60 each                         11                £6,221.60
Motoring
Over 25 Miles*             £514.85                               8                £4,118.80
Country**                  £309.00                              11                £3,399.00
EDP Deal 15 months
12 months Initial Deal     £645.00                              24               £15,480.00
Apartment Owners
3 bed                      £300.00                               4                £1,200.00
3 bed                      £300.00                               8                £2,400.00
5 bed                      £250.00                              12                £3,000.00
Total Membership                                              407              £218,061.05

* Applies only to Members living outside 25 miles of Clubhouse by road
** Applies only to Members living outside 50 miles of Clubhouse by road
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
Course Layout
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
Holiday Houses, Cottages/Apartments
There are 33 properties, some with holiday restrictions, situated in six
blocks, recently built in a New England style, comprising one and two
storey holiday cottages and houses.

Three cottages/apartments are offered with vacant possession and
available for Golf Holidays, Weekend breaks and Corporate Events.

1 No. x 4 Bedrooms

2 No. x 1 Bedroom

A fourth cottage (2 beds) is subject to a two year commercial lease at
£480 pcm, terminating in February 2015:

Eight properties are subject to 99 year leases, and six properties are
subject to 125 year leases; all are sold to private owners. The leasehold
interest of the remaining fourteen cottages are held in Trust from
1st June 1997 to 31st December 2076, by Hutchinson & Co Trust
Company Limited.

The properties held in Trust are for RCI timeshare use.

The weekly management charges are as follows:

 Property                             Weekly Management Charge
                                      (incl.VAT)
 1 Bedroom                            £307.93
 2 Bedroom                            £365.02
 3 Bedroom                            £395.94
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
RICHMOND PARK GOLF CLUB - WATTON l THETFORD l NORFOLK
RCI                                                                         The turnover for the last 3 years have been £594,756 for the     Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment
                                                                            year ending 31st May 2012; £565,085 for the year ending 31st
Richmond Park Golf Club is an RCI designated 3 Key Resort.                                                                                   The fixtures, fittings and contents of the Club house and 17 of
                                                                            May 2011 (excluding £325,000 of property sales) and £675,809
RCI, (formerly Resort Condominiums International), is a division                                                                             the cottages/apartments are included in the sale. The golf course
                                                                            for the year ending May 2010 (excluding £35,000 of property
of Wyndham Worldwide and is one of the largest timeshare                                                                                     equipment is available by separate negotiation. An inventory is
                                                                            sales).
organisations in the world. RCI has over 6,300 affiliated resorts                                                                            available from the agents.
in over 100 countries. Its membership base is approximately 3.8         2) The Properties. The management of the properties is
million holidaymakers worldwide.                                            undertaken by a limited company: Richmond Park                   Local Authority
                                                                            Maintenance Limited.
RCI operates two main exchange programs - RCI Weeks and RCI                                                                                  Breckland District Council, Breckland House, St Nicholas Street,
Points. RCI Points is a totally flexible holiday ownership system,          The turnover for the last 3 years was £150,633 for the year      Thetford IP24 1BT. Telephone 01362 656871.
available at any time of the year for exchange weeks, short breaks,         ending 31st May 2012, £147,492 for the year ending 31st May
                                                                                                                                             Business Rates: Golf Course and Premises: Rateable Value
hotel/cottage holidays or cruises.                                          2011 and £138,603 for the year ending May 2010
                                                                                                                                             £70,000. Rates payable at 0.471 p in the £ is £32,970.
                                                                        For further information, please contact the office and a
Planning Permissions                                                    confidentiality agreement will be forwarded to you for your          Tenure
Planning permission was granted for the erection of 22 time share       signature. On receipt, further accounts and information will be
                                                                                                                                             The Golf Course and Club is offered freehold, but subject to leases
houses, 23 apartments and a leisure centre on 3 September 2007          provided.
                                                                                                                                             on two small parcels of land:
(Ref:3PL/2006/1163/F).

Planning permission was granted for the erection of a two storey        Licenses                                                             1) Watton Relief Charity for 21 years from September 2011
                                                                                                                                                 (£2,600 pa) and;
detached building comprising indoor bowls rink on ground                The following Licences have been issued:
floor with 7 holiday lets at first floor, on 10th October 2010.                                                                              2) Watton Town Council for £462 pa.
(Reference:3PL/2010/0869/F).                                            a) Licence to Abstract Water (License serial number
                                                                            6/33/48/G/261).                                                  The Houses and Cottages/Apartments. Three of the cottages are
The opportunity exists to develop further residential holiday units,                                                                         offered freehold with vacant possession.
including a block of 23 apartments and 6 four bedroom houses            b) Premises Licence for film, performance of live music,
overlooking the 18th fairway.                                               entertainment facilities for making music, dancing, late night   One two bedroom cottage is offered subject to a two year
                                                                            refreshments and sale by retail of alcohol.                      commercial lease terminating in February 2015 (£480 pcm). The
                                                                                                                                             remainder of the properties are offered freehold, but subject to long
The Business                                                            c) Club Machine Permit for three gaming machines expiring
                                                                                                                                             leasehold interests.
The complex has been in the same family since inception and is              14/01/2023.
now being offered to the market for the first time by the family due
                                                                                                                                             Tupe
to retirement and to follow other business interests.                   Services
                                                                                                                                             Purchasers will be required to comply with the relevant legislation
The business is currently operating as two revenue producing centres:   Mains water, mains electricity and mains gas. A treatment
                                                                                                                                             in respect of current employees.
                                                                        plant has been installed to pump sewerage to mains drains. The
1) The Golf Club, including the professional shop, Club house           apartments have electric heating.
    and associated activities. The structure of the Club is run as a
    family Partnership.
VAT
Should the sale of the property or any right attached to it be deemed a chargeable supply for
the purpose of VAT, such tax shall be payable by a purchaser in addition to the sale price.

Energy Performance Certificates (EPC’s)                                                                                                                Richmond Park
                                                                                                                                                         Golf Club
Full copies of the EPC’s will be available on request.

VIEWING

By appointment through the Vendor’s agents, Chesterton Humberts on 01603 661199 or by
email: norwich@chestertonhumberts.com
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(i) these particulars do not constitute any part of an offer or contract,(ii) all statements contained within these particulars are made without
responsibility on the part of Chesterton Humberts or the vendor, (iii) whilst made in good faith, none of the statements contained within these
particulars are to be relied upon as a statement of representation or fact, (iv) any intending purchaser must satisfy him/herself by inspection or
otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained within these particulars, (v) the vendor does not make or give either Chesterton
Humberts or any person in their employment any authority to make or give representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.

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