5 bedroom house

A fantastic opportunity to buy a 5 bed farmhouse with 10 award winning holiday cottages.

Introduction - A privately owned, luxurious self-catering holiday business in a peaceful location in a pretty hamlet in the South Hams. The farmhouse and holiday cottages are all used for holiday purposes and are presented to a very high standard with 5 star ratings. The guests benefit from the excellent facilities on site, including an indoor heated swimming pool, a full size all-weather tennis court and a games room. The gardens and land are beautifully presented and each property has its own private outdoor space. In all, the property sits in about 12.3 acres, which includes lakes, woodland and paddocks.

This is an excellent opportunity for a new owner to continue this established business or to explore potential for expansion (STP).

Situation - The property is in a pretty hamlet, surrounded by rolling South Devon countryside. The nearby village of Marldon (1 mile) has a primary school, Post Office/shop, delightful pub and access to the A380. Torbay (4 miles) offers a comprehensive selection of educational, shopping and recreational facilities, including the highly-regarded Boys & Girls Grammar School. Totnes (7 miles) is one of Devon’s gems, full of colour and character which stems from the rich cultural, historical and archaeological heritage. The facilities include a hospital, wide range of good local schools, supermarket and an interesting range of shops and galleries together with riverside walks, the Guildhall, churches and its very own Norman castle. The spectacular coast provides an abundance of sandy beaches and sailing opportunities in nearby Torbay and Dartmouth. Dartmoor National Park is within easy driving distance. The mainline rail station can be found at Newton Abbot (4½ miles away) with services to London Paddington in approximately 2 hours 40 minutes. There are international airports at Exeter and Bristol.

The Farmhouse - This light, bright and spacious period farmhouse has interesting features including flagstone floors, two staircases and is presented to a very high standard. Although currently let for self-catering holidays, the property has residential consent. Further details can be found on the floor plan. In brief, the farmhouses comprises: entrance hall with a cloakroom and stairs to the first floor. There is a second sitting room, large open plan kitchen/dining room and sitting room with Aga and open fireplace. Conservatory overlooking the garden and separate utility room. On the first floor there are 5 bedrooms, a dual aspect master bedroom with en-suite, 2 further double bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms and family bathroom with rolltop bath with separate shower, a twin room and a double room. The farmhouse has a charming south-facing garden enclosed by stone walls. There is a private driveway from the country lane and parking for 4 cars.

The Holiday Cottages - The 10 holiday cottages offer contemporary holiday accommodation, finished to a high standard with plenty of mod cons, including WiFi. In the courtyard to the rear of the farmhouse, old stone barns are converted to create the following cottages:
Cottage (Sleeps 8) – This 4 bedroom property has full residential consent. 4x Cottages (Sleep 4 each). 1x Cottage (Sleeps 6). 1x Cottage (Sleeps 5)
Set slightly away there are 3 detached cottages:Cottage (Sleeps 8),Cottage (Sleeps 6).Cottage (Sleeps 2)

The Business - This is a highly successful and long-established self-catering holiday business with excellent trading accounts. Accounts can be made available to bona fide potential purchasers following a viewing.

Facilities - The excellent facilities on site include a 10m x 5m indoor heated swimming pool with changing rooms and shower facilities, recently refurbished to a high standard. The adjoining outdoor terrace overlooks hard surfaced, full size all-weather tennis court and the grounds, making it a lovely place to relax. Popular with all ages is the games barn, with table tennis, pool table and table football. There is an outdoor children’s play area with trampoline, swings and slides as well as a well-appointed indoor gym. To the rear of the swimming pool building is the guest laundry room. The purpose-built reception and information point, is extremely well equipped with a separate office/reception desk, WC and kitchen area.

Biomass Boiler & Solar Panels - In 2013 a Biomass boiler was installed on the site. The boiler generates substantial Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments, which will be transferred to the new owner and there are 13 years remaining on the scheme. The boiler, along with the solar panels on the swimming pool roof and other initiatives contributed towards the property gaining the Green Tourism Gold Award.

The Land - The property sits in about 12.3 acres with private gardens for each property. There is plenty of space for children to play and meet on site animals, with beautiful walks through the woodland and around the 3 lakes. The property has 2 driveways which have both recently been extensively resurfaced, one to the southwest for the farmhouse and a Cottage and one to the northwest for the holiday cottages.

Services - Mains electricity, mains water, private drainage. A Biomass boiler supplies the hot water and heating to the farmhouse, cottages and swimming pool. Solar panels on the swimming pool building roof contribute towards the electricity used on the site.

Outgoings - All 11 properties on site are currently let for self-catering holidays and have a combined rateable value of £25,000.

Local Authority - South Hams District Council

Viewing - Strictly by appointment through Stags Totnes



Marketed by: Stags, Totnes