A popular beach café in Cornwall has gone on the market for the first time in 20 years with a price tag of more than £3.5million.

Gylly Beach Café in Falmouth has been described by agents Vickery Holman as an “outstanding business year round.”

Hugely popular with tourists and locals alike, the café has direct access to the Blue Flag Gyllyngvase Beach.

Included in the sale is the 170-cover restaurant – 70 covers instead and 100 outside – and a pair of two-bedroom apartments.

An adjoining takeaway counter and bakery is operated under a lease from Cornwall Council at an annual rent of £20,000.

Falmouth Packet: The cafe has direct access to Gyllyngvase Beach, which has Blue Flag statusThe cafe has direct access to Gyllyngvase Beach, which has Blue Flag status (Image: Google Street View)

There are five shipping containers on the eastern side of the café - two of which are used by the café for storage and the other three making up two letting units for watersports activities, currently sublet on a rolling lease.

There is a further container attached to the takeaway building, which acts as a beach shop in the summer months.

The cafe, which has been in the same ownership for more than 20 years, is being marketed for offers over £3.5million, with the sale carried out on a bid basis. Best bids must be in made in writing by midday on Friday, June 30..

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Vickery Holman, which is overseeing the sale, said: “This is an extremely rare freehold and leasehold opportunity.

“A licenced freehold restaurant with direct beach access and set out to make the best of the location with wide covered decking and smart interior design

“Gylly Beach Café, takeaway and bakery is situated on Cliff Road with direct access onto Gyllyngvase Beach, over which [it] has trading rights.

“Gyllyngvase Beach is a very popular Blue Flag beach within a predominately residential setting west of Falmouth town centre. The location provides an immediate residential customer base and has a high profile for those visiting the area.

“The combined site provides significant revenue opportunities from an outstanding trading location.”