The Arcade Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1

The Arcade is a busy pedestrianised thoroughfare linking the prime section of Old Christchurch Road to Gervis Place and is well positioned between House of Fraser and Beales Department Stores. To the west of Old Christchurch Road there are key retailers, including House of Fraser, WHSmith, Dorothy Perkins, Oasis, Monsoon, McDonalds, River Island and Waterstones, attracting significant footfall. A number of high quality retailers are situated on Westover Road including Moss Bros, Russell & Bromley and Westover Gallery.

The Arcade is a Grade II listed Victorian building of approximately 37,000 sq ft (3,437 sq m), constructed in 1866 by Henry Joy, originally as two rows of shops. The glazed domed arcade roof was added in 1872 and includes coloured glass end panels and an original 19th century clock at the eastern end. The property is currently arranged as 13 units. Units 12 & 13 and House of Fraser complete the retail frontage within The Arcade and are in separate ownerships.

The property provides a good range of well-proportioned units which are ideally suited to high end jewellery and fashion retailers.The property has servicing to the rear of several of the units and has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment and redecoration plan.

The Landlords would also consider A1 food uses such as gourmet coffee, salad or juice bars.

Bournemouth is a major commercial and tourist destination, close to the M27, and located 100 miles south west of London, 22 miles west of Southampton and 6 miles to the east of Poole.

Excellent transport links: direct train services to London, with a journey time of 1hr 45 minutes. Bournemouth International Airport is located circa 4 miles north of the city centre, offering domestic and international flights.