Totnes, Devon

Totnes town is the commercial centre for the South Hams boasting a thriving market as well as a good selection of independent shops, supermarkets, restaurants and inns. This part of Devon is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty with Dartmoor National Park ten miles to the north and stunning beaches and coastline ten miles to the south.

The bustling medieval market town has a mainline railway station giving direct connections to London Paddington, with easy connection to St. Pancras for Eurostar. There is also excellent access to the A38 Devon Expressway, linking Plymouth and Exeter where it joins the M5. Schooling in the area is excellent with a number of well-regarded primary and secondary schools.

Located in a secluded and desirable area of Bridgetown in Totnes, this historic property is a beautifully presented business offering a lucrative ‘home and income’ opportunity. Currently operated as a superior B&B business, The Old Forge offers an array of options from a Boutique Hotel, Self-Catering units, Airbnb, short rentals or alternatively it could be an opportunity for those looking to create a family home for muti generational living.

The Old Forge is believed to have been built approximately 600 years ago and was originally used as workshops for the Duke of Somerset’s Berry Pomeroy Castle and Estates, and previously as a courtroom. This beautifully converted stone building once housed hay barns and apple stores used for cider making and is understood to have been a place of work for a blacksmith, wheelwright, carpenter and coach builder.

The small Grade 1 listed Jail at the rear of the property still forms part of the building and is currently used as a cellar. This listing only applies to this part of the building.

The main part of this attractive property is entered via a pretty stone built archway leading to a hall used as a reception room with feature fireplace. Off the hall is a modern well-presented kitchen with separate utility room and office. The hall also leads to a charming breakfast room with windows over the garden which in turn leads to a versatile glazed conservatory with doors opening to a beautiful, south facing, secluded walled garden.

The mature, tranquil garden is one of the highlights of the property with apple and fruit trees, shrubs, flowering boarders and terraces together with a greenhouse and garden shed.

In the garden is another useful single storey building, currently unused, which could be converted to form more accommodation if required.

On the ground floor is one bedroom en-suite room and a separate self-contained two bedroom and bathroom annexe with kitchen/dining/living room. On the first floor are six further bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms and a west facing decked terrace area.

The Old Smithy currently forms the reverse level owner’s accommodation, recently completely renovated and refurbished to a high specification, comprising an open plan living, kitchen/dining area with a suspended balcony and a double bedroom with bathroom at ground floor level.