Woody Bay Hotel Woody Bay Devon

Woody Bay Hotel Woody Bay Parracombe Devon EX31 4QX Set In A Splendid Exmoor Coastal Position with Elevated Sea Views A 10 Bedroom Period Property Currently Operating As A Hotel Business. Could Provide An Elegant Family Home With Large Reception Rooms & Stunning Outlook

Guide £550,000 Freehold Description

An exciting opportunity to acquire a substantial 1880s Victorian property which enjoys fabulous views across National Trust woodland to the headland, bay and sea beyond in the Exmoor National Park. Rarely do such properties become available and an early inspection is recommended. Set in a tranquil woodland position in the heart of the National Park, Woody Bay Hotel currently trades as a 10-bedroom hotel with stunning sea views, parking and grounds. Equally it is considered that it could be transformed into a fabulous and spacious family home offering the best of both coast and country side on your doorstep. Accommodation comprises: 10 bedrooms - six en-suite rooms used for letting, with a further four en-suite rooms not currently let. Large lounge and dining room, both with access to a balcony with sea views; trade kitchen; office; double garage; large basement area with several rooms. Two attic rooms with terrace. A luxury 2-bed apartment in a semi-detached apartment block adjoining the hotel is also available by separate negotiation, which could be used to gain a letting income, provide a home in close proximity to the main house for a dependant relative or if retained as a business, be used as owner’s accommodation. It is considered that there is great scope to increase business opportunities and enhance the existing accommodation, but equally this beautiful building could provide a stunning family house.

Agents Comments The current owners have traded the Woody Bay Hotel successfully for some 20 years, latterly very low key without staff. Now wishing to retire, the owners offer the business for sale with an annual turnover of approx £60,000 pa and great potential to increase trade. Profit & loss figures will be available after viewing.

Situation The extensive woodlands, cliffs and cove at Woody Bay are owned by the National Trust. The sandy & rocky beach with its waterfall &Victorian bathing pool is a 12 minute walk through the woods from the hotel. Woody Bay is an AONB and has been designated by the CPRE as a “Most Tranquil “ area. The approach road to the property takes you through beautiful woodland and further on, leads to the Toll Road which runs through the Valley Of The Rocks and to Lynton. The property is surrounded by breathtaking scenery and walks along the South West Coastal Path provide spectacular sea and headland views. Directions To Find Sign-posted off the A39 between Blackmoor Gate & Lynton.

Across Martinhoe Common to cliff top car park. (0.8 miles) Right turn following signs to Woody Bay & Lynton by toll road. Travel approx. 1 mile down hairpin-bended narrow road, (Ignore narrow left turn to Martinhoe Manor), to Woody Bay Hotel, (large Cream Building by roadside). Brief details of Accommodation are as follows From the quiet country lane outside, the property is approached through a wooden five-bar gate to a tarmac drive leading past the front of the building to a parking and turning area. From here, a flight of stone steps leads to the glazed double front doors.

Entrance Hall Window to side. Fitted carpet. Entrance Reception With stairs to first floor. Doors to office, guests’ lounge, dining room/bar and kitchen. Fitted carpet. Sitting Room Large windows to the front with sea views. Part-glazed door onto a balcony with excellent sea views across Woody Bay and surrounding countryside. Two radiators. Stone fireplace with cast-iron grate. Fitted carpet. Restaurant & Bar Large windows to the front and side. Part-glazed door onto the front balcony. Three radiators. Space for tables and chairs. Wooden bar/servery fronting back bar with optics, shelves and bottle cooler. Dumb-waiter (not in use). Fitted carpet. Kitchen Glazed door to the rear leading outside. Door to rear hallway. Windows to the rear. A fully equipped trade kitchen with ranges of wall and base kitchen storage cupboards with worktops over. Central island unit. The kitchen equipment is as per inventory and includes: a large Hobart gas range with eight gas burners, electric griddle, eye level grill; Blue Seal Commercial oven, additional double oven; Hobart fridge and freezer; microwave oven, stainless steel double basin, double drainer sink unit with two pairs of taps; separate hand-wash basin. Rear Hallway Doors to the basement, Laundry and office. Office Windows to the side. Radiator. Electric panel heater. Wall-fitted cast iron safe. Door to Reception. Fitted carpet. From the Main reception area, Stairs with fitted carpet rise, turn on a half-landing with a large window to the rear, and rise again to the First floor Landing Wide landing doors to Bedrooms One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Conservatory/Sitting Room and separate Bathroom Bedroom 1 Windows to the side and a part-glazed door to the front opening onto a balcony with some sea views. fitted wardrobe with shelves and hanging space. F fitted carpet. Radiator. Door to En-suite Bathroom A large, recently re-fitted en-suite bathroom with casement windows to the Bedroom 2 Large casement windows to the front with sea views. Radiator. F fitted wardrobes. Wall mounted Mirror. F fitted carpet. Door to en-suite shower room. En-suite Shower Room Recently re-fitted. Tiled floor and walls. Large shower cubicle with built-in Shower. Pedestal washbasin with mirror and lights above. Low-level flush WC. Bedroom 3 Large casement windows to the front with sea views. Electric panel heater. Radiator. Fitted wardrobes. Wall-mounted mirror with lights above. F fitted carpet. Door En-suite bathroom recently re-fitted. Tiled floor and walls. Three-piece suite including panel enclosed Bath with built-in shower above; pedestal washbasin; and low-level flush WC. Radiator. Large wall-mounted mirror with lights above.

Bedroom 4 Two casement windows to the front with sea views. Electric panel heater. BuiltIn Wardrobe. F fitted carpet. Door to En-Suite Bathroom Recently re-fitted. Tiled floor and walls. Three-piece suite including panel enclosed Bath with built-in shower above; pedestal washbasin; and low-level Bedroom 5 (To be refurbished) Window to rear. Louvre door to en-suite bathroom with threepiece bathroom suite Sun Room Large windows along two sides with excellent views across Woody Bay and surrounding countryside: fitted carpet. Radiator. Bathroom (To be refurbished). Window to the rear. From the first floor landing, Stairs with fitted carpet rise to a half-landing with a large window to the rear, turn and rise to Second Floor landing a wide landing with fitted carpet, radiator. Three built-in storage cupboards and doors to Bedrooms Six/Seven, Eight, Nine & Ten. A narrow flight of stairs rises to the third floor, adjacent to Room 9. Bedrooms 6 & 7 Operated as a family suite. A door opens from the landing to an inner hall, with doors to Bedrooms Six & Seven and a shared bathroom. Bedroom 6 A twin room with fitted carpet and windows to the side. Pedestal washbasin in one corner. Bedroom 7 Windows to the front. Radiator. Built-in wardrobe. Pedestal washbasin. Fitted carpet. Bathroom A large bathroom with tiled floor and walls. A three-piece suite including panel-enclosed Bath with side-fitted taps and built-in shower above; low-level flush WC; wash basin set into a Vanity unit with mirror and light above. Radiator. Bedroom 8 Windows to the front with sea views. Radiator. Door to en-suite shower Room with shower cubicle and built-in shower, low level flush WC and pedestal washbasin. Bedroom 9 Fitted carpet. Dormer window to the front with sea and country views. Door to ensuite

Bathroom with panel-enclosed bath with built-in shower above, low-level flush WC and Pedestal washbasin. Bedroom 10 (To be refurbished) Fitted carpet. Dormer window to the rear. Door to ensuite Bathroom with panel-enclosed bath, low-level flush WC and Pedestal washbasin. Lavatory Fitted Carpet, W/C Stairs from the second floor rise to a door opening into the third floor. Third Floor The Landing has doors to two rooms. A south-facing roof terrace can be reinstated. Room 1 Currently unused. To be re-furbished. Window to the side. Room 2 Currently unused. To be re-furbished. Window to the side. Basement The basement level includes a double garage and five rooms for storage, including boiler/hot water tank area, water treatment plant, dry store, wine cellar, and workshop. Staff Bed-sit With En-Suite Independent one room bed-sit with en-suite WC and Pedestal washbasin. Requires complete refurbishment. Outside Behind the buildings, grounds (approximately one acre) rise in a wooded slope to a narrow lane above. There is a parking area by the entrance gate and a tarmac drive e leads to a Second parking and turning area on the far side of the hotel building. In front of the buildings, grounds (approximately 3/4 acre) drop in a wooded slope to a narrow lane below. Services mains electricity, private water supply, oil fired central heating, propane cooking gas, septic tank Council Tax Currently Business Rates The Property Misdescription Act 1991 The Agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. We have not had sight of the legal documents to verify the Freehold or Leasehold status of the property and a Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. A Buyer must check the availability of a property and make an appointment to view before embarking on any journey to inspect a property.

Exmoor Property 5 Queen Street Lynton EX35 6AA email: Exmoor-property.co.uk 015987 52221

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Beautiful Coastal Walks At Nearby ‘Valley Of The Rocks’

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