Sunshine Coast visitor icon for sale

Australia's only Norman style castle, the Sunshine Castle is for sale.

Located centrally on the Sunshine Coast in Bli Bli, the Sunshine Castle was one of the first attractions in this area and has had an interesting history since its creation in 1972.

Originally built by a Scotsman to exhibit a collection of fairytales and dolls, the Sunshine Castle today is a multi-award winning tourist attraction and function venue incorporating a fully licensed Cafe and a themed toy and gift shop.

Featuring a variety of exhibitions, displays and a treasure hunt, the Castle offers visitors a combination of experiences that no potential competitor can make available.

Sunshine Castle is also regularly booked with weddings and parties as well as private and corporate functions. Popular function and event products are the 'Medieval feasting theatre dinners' or 'Opera at the Castle'.

Unique in form and execution the Castle may suit an international purchaser with immigration in mind, a savvy investor with a vision, or a local with a love for this extraordinary icon.

This is a rare opportunity to secure an established business, a unique building and prime property within the tourism industry in Queensland.

The Sunshine Castle has been run by its current owners and their company since July 2006 and owned by same family since 2002.

The decision to sell this family run business, including the freehold, has not been an easy one as the Castle has enjoyed a lot of success and recognition from the tourism and business community recently.

Managing Directors Birte Benecke-Uhrig and Stephan Uhrig in co-operation with owner Bernd Benecke (alias King Bernadus) are happy they have achieved the goals and business targets that they set going into this venture.

Birte Benecke-Uhrig explains "the Sunshine Castle has been a very rewarding and exciting time for our family - it is not every day that you get to live and work in a Castle - especially in such a beautiful setting as the Sunshine Coast. Who else can say that they have been the King and Queen of their own Castle? We will be telling our grandchildren about this one day for sure."

'King Bernadus' had the vision to buy the Castle ten years ago and has masterminded many of the renovations, additions and improvements.

He explains "we are convinced the Castle is a great opportunity for a buyer and the potential is endless. For us however there are some new priorities and projects in the pipeline which we would like to explore further, we will be a little sad when we sell but are excited about what the future holds."

The family also assures their customers that it will be business as usual from now until the sale and that nobody will be disappointed in any way.

Stephan Uhrig adds "we are selling, but we have time and would even consider continuing our input past a handover to ensure a smooth transaction - so would our wonderful staff. The Castle is a very unusual piece of architecture to sell, we are happy to wait for the right buyer for as long as it takes. We and our team will continue to strive for excellence in the meantime."

The Bli Bli is currently thriving and growing with three major residential developments underway, plans to move and build a world class golf course just down the road and an extension and upgrade of the local shopping complex just across the road.

For further information email sale@sunshinecastle.com

19th May 2011 - OPERA COMES TO SUNSHINE CASTLE