LOCATION
Overlooking the village green at Exford which is on the river Exe, at the heart of Exmoor National Park, with its attractive centre surrounded by shops, restaurants and hotels. There is a pretty stone bridge with three arches. It is a busy walking, fishing and equine centre. Nearby towns include Minehead (13 miles away) and Taunton (24 miles away).
THE PROPERTY
This is a 17th Century country house arranged as a 16 bedroom coaching inn with a wealth of character having around 3 acres of land, stables and a detached owners 3 bedroom cottage. The owners have installed a bio mass boiler for heating. All the letting bedrooms have en-suite facilities and there is a cosy bar downstairs which has a log burner, a welcoming reception area, a large residents lounge and restaurant area (part of which is utilised as a country fayre shop). The rest of the ground floor is completed with the office, a large commercial kitchen with stock room, chef's office and the freezer room. To the rear an inner hall provides access to both the ladies and gents public cloakrooms.
THE BUSINESS
The Crown Inn at Exford has a long established reputation with takings of around £600,000 from wet sales (one third) food sales (one third) and room sales (one third). Owned and operated by the same family since 2005 with up to 8 staff members and open all year round. Please note that in recent years the bar and restaurant has closed at lunchtimes through owners choice, but could easily be re-instated.
TENURE
Residue of 999 year lease granted in 23/06/1969 at a peppercorn rent of £1 per annum (Virtual Freehold). Contact Tony Foster of Webbers Comemercial for further information: 01271 347 888.
Ground Floor
Recessed Entrance Porch
Reception 33'10" (10.3m)72'2" (22m)MAX x 26'4" (8.03m) L-Shaped. With reception desk.
Guest Lounge 17' x 17'4" (5.18m x 5.28m).
Shop 17'5" x 15'5" L-Shaped (5.3m x 4.7m L-Shaped).
Dining Room 31'1" x 15' (9.47m x 4.57m).
Office 8' x 8' (2.44m x 2.44m).
Bar 29'5" (8.97m) x 26' (7.92m) Overall size. With central stone faced dividing wall and open log burner.
Wine Store 13'3" x 7'5" (4.04m x 2.26m).
Rear Inner Hallway
Gents Cloakroom With 3 urinals, wash hand basin and cloakroom.
Ladies Cloakroom With 3 separate cloakrooms and wash hand basin.
Beer Cellar 22'6" x 8'5" (6.86m x 2.57m). Door to outside.
6 Staff Rooms
Washing-Up Room 12'10" x 12'2" (3.9m x 3.7m).
Commercial Kitchen 23'5" (7.14m) x 25'2" (7.67m) Ovearll size. Fully equipped, subject to trade inventory excluding any personal items.
Chef's Office
Freezer Room 12'9" x 9'8" (3.89m x 2.95m).
Dry Goods Stock Room 11'1" x 9' (3.38m x 2.74m).
Rear Entrance Lobby 12'8" x 9'2" (3.86m x 2.8m).
First Floor
Central Landing
Bedroom 1 (Double) 14'5" x 11' (4.4m x 3.35m). With en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 2 (King-Size) 14'2" (4.32m) x 16'2" (4.93m) Average. With en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 3 (King-Size) With en-suite facilities.
Bedroom 4 Private use.
Bedroom 5 (King-Size) 15'4" x 14'5" (4.67m x 4.4m). Plus en-suite shower room/WC 9'2" x 10'3"
Bedroom 7 (King-Size)
Rear Landing
Bedroom 12 (Double) 21'6"x 9'9" (6.55mx 2.97m). This measurement includes the en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 14 (Double) 18'1" x 9'9" (5.5m x 2.97m). This measurement includes the en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 15 (Twin) 14'7" x 12' (4.45m x 3.66m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 12' x 6'3"
Bedroom 16 (Double) 15'9" x 11' (4.8m x 3.35m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 11' x 7'
Far Rear Landing
Bedroom 17 (Twin) 15'8" x 11' (4.78m x 3.35m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 6'6" x 5'6"
Bedroom 18 (Double) 16'7" x 12' (5.05m x 3.66m). Includes the en-suite bathroom/WC.
Second Floor
Staff Room
Staff Bathroom
Bedroom 6 (Not in use) 19' x 15' (5.8m x 4.57m).
Bedroom 7 (Double)
Bedroom 8 (Double) 16'4" x 13'4" (4.98m x 4.06m). Measurement includes en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 9 (Double) 13'5" x 13' (4.1m x 3.96m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 8' x 5'3"
Bedroom 10 (Double) 14' x 13'2" (4.27m x 4.01m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 10' x 9'5"
Bedroom 11 (Double) 15'1" x 13' (4.6m x 3.96m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 9'9" x 5'5"
Detached Owners Cottage Located to the rear of the car park. The owner's cottage can only be used as an annexe providing staff or owners accommodation.
Open Plan Kitchen 13' x 10'8" (3.96m x 3.25m).
Through Lounge 18' x 11'2" (5.49m x 3.4m). With patio doors to rear expansive paved patio.
Bedroom 1 11'10" x 10'8" (3.6m x 3.25m).
Dressing Room 7'6" x 10'8" (2.29m x 3.25m). Housing the oil fired boiler.
Bedroom 2 12'5" x 8'9" (3.78m x 2.67m).
Bedroom 3 11'5" x 9'9" (3.48m x 2.97m).
Shower Room/WC 14'5" x 5' (4.4m x 1.52m).
Stable Block L-Shaped.
Outbuilding With bio mass boiler.
Gardens To the rear is a brook that meanders through lawned gardens with gravelled paths, a small hump back bridge, a small area of woodland and there is a 40 space car park.
TENURE Residue of 999 year lease granted in 23/06/1969 at a peppercorn rent of £1 per annum (Virtual Freehold). Contact the office for further information.
VAT We understand that our client has not opted to charge VAT. All interested parties should make their own enquiries of HMRC.
VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the selling agents.
RATEABLE VALUE £21,000 as of April 2023. Our Rateable Value figure has been obtained from the Business Valuation website at the time of the property detail going to print, however, we would advise all applicants make their own enquiries via the Valuation Office or website regarding this figure.
WEBBERS DO NOT JUST SELL HOUSES Established over 40 years ago our dedicated specialist Commercial Department deals in the sale and letting of all types of commercial property including Guest Houses, Hotels, Restaurants, Pubs, Holiday Complexes, General Businesses, Post Offices, Retail Businesses of all kinds, Shops, Offices, Investments and Industrial Premises. If this property does not suit visit our web site www.webberscommercial.co.uk or call our office on 01271 347888.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? We recognise that buying a property is a big commitment and, therefore, recommend that you visit the local authority website (contact the branch for details) and the following websites for more helpful information about the property and local area before proceeding.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
www.landregistry.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/green-deal-energy-saving-measures
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
www.ukradon.org
www.fensa.org.uk
www.nesltd.co.uk
http://list.english-heritage.org.uk
Overlooking the village green at Exford which is on the river Exe, at the heart of Exmoor National Park, with its attractive centre surrounded by shops, restaurants and hotels. There is a pretty stone bridge with three arches. It is a busy walking, fishing and equine centre. Nearby towns include Minehead (13 miles away) and Taunton (24 miles away).
THE PROPERTY
This is a 17th Century country house arranged as a 16 bedroom coaching inn with a wealth of character having around 3 acres of land, stables and a detached owners 3 bedroom cottage. The owners have installed a bio mass boiler for heating. All the letting bedrooms have en-suite facilities and there is a cosy bar downstairs which has a log burner, a welcoming reception area, a large residents lounge and restaurant area (part of which is utilised as a country fayre shop). The rest of the ground floor is completed with the office, a large commercial kitchen with stock room, chef's office and the freezer room. To the rear an inner hall provides access to both the ladies and gents public cloakrooms.
THE BUSINESS
The Crown Inn at Exford has a long established reputation with takings of around £600,000 from wet sales (one third) food sales (one third) and room sales (one third). Owned and operated by the same family since 2005 with up to 8 staff members and open all year round. Please note that in recent years the bar and restaurant has closed at lunchtimes through owners choice, but could easily be re-instated.
TENURE
Residue of 999 year lease granted in 23/06/1969 at a peppercorn rent of £1 per annum (Virtual Freehold). Contact Tony Foster of Webbers Comemercial for further information: 01271 347 888.
Ground Floor
Recessed Entrance Porch
Reception 33'10" (10.3m)72'2" (22m)MAX x 26'4" (8.03m) L-Shaped. With reception desk.
Guest Lounge 17' x 17'4" (5.18m x 5.28m).
Shop 17'5" x 15'5" L-Shaped (5.3m x 4.7m L-Shaped).
Dining Room 31'1" x 15' (9.47m x 4.57m).
Office 8' x 8' (2.44m x 2.44m).
Bar 29'5" (8.97m) x 26' (7.92m) Overall size. With central stone faced dividing wall and open log burner.
Wine Store 13'3" x 7'5" (4.04m x 2.26m).
Rear Inner Hallway
Gents Cloakroom With 3 urinals, wash hand basin and cloakroom.
Ladies Cloakroom With 3 separate cloakrooms and wash hand basin.
Beer Cellar 22'6" x 8'5" (6.86m x 2.57m). Door to outside.
6 Staff Rooms
Washing-Up Room 12'10" x 12'2" (3.9m x 3.7m).
Commercial Kitchen 23'5" (7.14m) x 25'2" (7.67m) Ovearll size. Fully equipped, subject to trade inventory excluding any personal items.
Chef's Office
Freezer Room 12'9" x 9'8" (3.89m x 2.95m).
Dry Goods Stock Room 11'1" x 9' (3.38m x 2.74m).
Rear Entrance Lobby 12'8" x 9'2" (3.86m x 2.8m).
First Floor
Central Landing
Bedroom 1 (Double) 14'5" x 11' (4.4m x 3.35m). With en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 2 (King-Size) 14'2" (4.32m) x 16'2" (4.93m) Average. With en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 3 (King-Size) With en-suite facilities.
Bedroom 4 Private use.
Bedroom 5 (King-Size) 15'4" x 14'5" (4.67m x 4.4m). Plus en-suite shower room/WC 9'2" x 10'3"
Bedroom 7 (King-Size)
Rear Landing
Bedroom 12 (Double) 21'6"x 9'9" (6.55mx 2.97m). This measurement includes the en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 14 (Double) 18'1" x 9'9" (5.5m x 2.97m). This measurement includes the en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 15 (Twin) 14'7" x 12' (4.45m x 3.66m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 12' x 6'3"
Bedroom 16 (Double) 15'9" x 11' (4.8m x 3.35m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 11' x 7'
Far Rear Landing
Bedroom 17 (Twin) 15'8" x 11' (4.78m x 3.35m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 6'6" x 5'6"
Bedroom 18 (Double) 16'7" x 12' (5.05m x 3.66m). Includes the en-suite bathroom/WC.
Second Floor
Staff Room
Staff Bathroom
Bedroom 6 (Not in use) 19' x 15' (5.8m x 4.57m).
Bedroom 7 (Double)
Bedroom 8 (Double) 16'4" x 13'4" (4.98m x 4.06m). Measurement includes en-suite bathroom/WC.
Bedroom 9 (Double) 13'5" x 13' (4.1m x 3.96m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 8' x 5'3"
Bedroom 10 (Double) 14' x 13'2" (4.27m x 4.01m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 10' x 9'5"
Bedroom 11 (Double) 15'1" x 13' (4.6m x 3.96m). Plus en-suite bathroom/WC 9'9" x 5'5"
Detached Owners Cottage Located to the rear of the car park. The owner's cottage can only be used as an annexe providing staff or owners accommodation.
Open Plan Kitchen 13' x 10'8" (3.96m x 3.25m).
Through Lounge 18' x 11'2" (5.49m x 3.4m). With patio doors to rear expansive paved patio.
Bedroom 1 11'10" x 10'8" (3.6m x 3.25m).
Dressing Room 7'6" x 10'8" (2.29m x 3.25m). Housing the oil fired boiler.
Bedroom 2 12'5" x 8'9" (3.78m x 2.67m).
Bedroom 3 11'5" x 9'9" (3.48m x 2.97m).
Shower Room/WC 14'5" x 5' (4.4m x 1.52m).
Stable Block L-Shaped.
Outbuilding With bio mass boiler.
Gardens To the rear is a brook that meanders through lawned gardens with gravelled paths, a small hump back bridge, a small area of woodland and there is a 40 space car park.
TENURE Residue of 999 year lease granted in 23/06/1969 at a peppercorn rent of £1 per annum (Virtual Freehold). Contact the office for further information.
VAT We understand that our client has not opted to charge VAT. All interested parties should make their own enquiries of HMRC.
VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the selling agents.
RATEABLE VALUE £21,000 as of April 2023. Our Rateable Value figure has been obtained from the Business Valuation website at the time of the property detail going to print, however, we would advise all applicants make their own enquiries via the Valuation Office or website regarding this figure.
WEBBERS DO NOT JUST SELL HOUSES Established over 40 years ago our dedicated specialist Commercial Department deals in the sale and letting of all types of commercial property including Guest Houses, Hotels, Restaurants, Pubs, Holiday Complexes, General Businesses, Post Offices, Retail Businesses of all kinds, Shops, Offices, Investments and Industrial Premises. If this property does not suit visit our web site www.webberscommercial.co.uk or call our office on 01271 347888.
WANT TO KNOW MORE? We recognise that buying a property is a big commitment and, therefore, recommend that you visit the local authority website (contact the branch for details) and the following websites for more helpful information about the property and local area before proceeding.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
www.landregistry.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/green-deal-energy-saving-measures
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
www.ukradon.org
www.fensa.org.uk
www.nesltd.co.uk
http://list.english-heritage.org.uk