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, including 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 multi-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 a feature fireplace. Off the hall is a modern, well-presented kitchen with a 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 borders, and terraces, together with a greenhouse and garden shed.
In the garden is another useful single-story 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 a kitchen, dining room, and 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.