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Mar 2023
New tenants soon for Harrogate's Viper Rooms and nearby bar?
Harrogate's struggling Royal Baths could soon have two new tenants.
North Yorkshire County Council bought the site as an investment asset for £9 million in 2018 but it has not generated the returns hoped for.
When the council bought the site, the units were occupied by J D Wetherspoon, The Potting Shed bar, the Viper Rooms nightclub and Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant.
But the Potting Shed has been closed for years and the sudden demise of the Viper Rooms in December left half the units unoccupied.
Days after the Viper Rooms closed, the council said the site had attracted “significant interest from potential tenants”. But three months on it remains empty.
In an update today, Gary Fielding, the county council’s corporate director for strategic resources, said:
The new North Yorkshire Council will assume control of the Grade II listed Royal Baths on April 1 when the county council, along with seven district councils including Harrogate Borough Council, ceases to exist.
Read more:
- Viper Rooms: council issues statement after repossessing Harrogate nightclub
- Questions raised as Harrogate Royal Baths loses £2.5m in value
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