The Riverside, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Kildare

Location: The Riverside licensed premises occupies a prominent trading location, overlooking the bridge and the River Liffey, in the heart of Celbridge Co Kildare. Celbridge is a charming Liffeyside village located c.23 kms from Dublin city centre. Because of its excellent road infrastructure (just off M4 motorway), Celbridge has become a much sought after residential area and forms part of the Liffey Valley Conservation area which also includes the nearby towns of Leixlip (c.7kms away), Maynooth (c.7kms) and Lucan (c.10kms). Leixlip is home to Intel and Hewlett-Packard while Maynooth is a student town and home to Maynooth University. Celbridge is also home to Castletown House and Demesne, a magnificent Georgian palace and a key visitor attraction within the Ireland€TM Ancient East tourist trail. In addition, Arthur Guinness, founder of the famous Guinness Brewery is believed to have been born in Celbridge in 1725. Celbridge is steeped in history and is an Architectural Conservation Area. The surrounding area has seen vast swathes of land developed for residential houses with the result that the town now a local population in excess of 20,000 people.

The Riverside licensed premises is a large two storey licensed premises which is presented in excellent decorative order throughout. The accommodation briefly comprises a compact public bar, extensive lounge bar fitted out in a stylish and comfortable fashion with a smoking terrace to the rear. In addition, there is a large catering kitchen, customer toilets and ample keg and storage areas. On the first floor there is another lounge bar / seating area with views to the ground floor. Outside, to the rear and accessed via an archway from the street, there is a large car park with parking for c.65 cars. The property occupies a total site area of c.0.3ha / 0.75ac and is zoned Town Centre (TC) under the Celbridge Local Area Plan 2017 €" 2023 and the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029.