Former Kingfisher Hotel in Stalham to be sold at auction

The Kingfisher Hotel, located on Stalham High Street, will be sold later this month through Auction House East Anglia. 

The freehold, two-storey building was originally built in the 1970s as an office complex and was later converted into a hotel and freehouse. 

The bar area (Image: Auction House East Anglia) The property is fitted with a commercial kitchen (Image: Auction House East Anglia) The property offers extensive space including a lounge bar, dining areas, commercial kitchen and a main reception on the ground floor.

On the first floor, there are 14 bedrooms, eight of which are en-suite, plus an owner’s flat.

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Outside, the hotel benefits from a private yard, multiple parking spaces and direct access to the High Street.

Auctioneers say the site, currently carrying a business rates value of £14,000, presents “an exciting opportunity”.

The hotel has 14 bedrooms (Image: Auction House East Anglia) Eight of the bedrooms have en-suites (Image: Auction House East Anglia) In addition to its potential to continue as a hotel, the property could be adapted for other commercial ventures or converted into apartments or mixed-use premises, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permission.

In April 2024, Richardson's Leisure Limited submitted a planning application to convert the hotel into eight self-contained flats.

The planning application is still under consideration by North Norfolk District Council.

The hotel will be sold via livestream auction at 10am on September 10.