Iconic Free-Of-Tie Dartmoor Inn For Lease

Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK

Asking Price:: £150,000 Furniture / Fixtures included

Turnover:: Undisclosed

Net Profit:: Undisclosed

Thriving free-of-tie Dartmoor inn with strong year-round trade, guest accommodation, spacious owner’s accommodation and an award-winning outdoor kitchen and bar.

The Tors Inn is a highly successful destination inn occupying an outstanding position overlooking the village green in Belstone, Dartmoor National Park. The business combines a traditional public bar with approximately 40 covers, a separate 40-cover restaurant, comprehensively equipped commercial kitchen and multiple income streams encompassing food, wet sales, letting accommodation, seasonal outdoor dining and takeaway trade.

The inn attracts local residents alongside walkers, cyclists, holidaymakers and visitors to Dartmoor, providing a broad customer base throughout the year. Its location in one of Dartmoor’s most desirable villages, approximately four miles from Okehampton and within easy reach of the A30, combines a picturesque moorland setting with good accessibility.

A particular feature is the award-winning ‘The Shed’, a fully equipped outdoor kitchen and bar overlooking the village green and open moorland. Operating during the spring and summer, it provides an additional food, drink and takeaway revenue stream. Further opportunities are supported by the inn’s free-of-tie status, established reputation, guest accommodation and strong visitor market.

The property is held on a 15-year free-of-tie lease at £27,000 per annum with no VAT payable on the rent. Detailed financial information is available to genuinely interested parties following completion of a confidentiality agreement.

Enquiries are invited for further information and to arrange a viewing.

Property Information

Property:: Leasehold

Lease Terms:

15-year lease at an annual rent of £27,000. No VAT is payable on the rent.

The lease is on Internal Repairing and Insuring (IR&I) terms and is held on a free-of-tie basis from a private landlord.

Leasehold Rent:: £27,000 per annum

Living Accommodation:

The first floor provides spacious and flexible private owner’s accommodation comprising a sitting room, well-fitted kitchen, wood-burning stove, laundry room and principal bedroom suite with large en-suite.

Separate guest accommodation comprises two en-suite letting rooms:

Belstone Tor – family room with king-size bed and single bed.

Oke Tor – double/twin room with king-size bed capable of being configured as twin beds.

Location:

The Tors Inn occupies a prominent trading position overlooking the village green in Belstone, on the northern edge of Dartmoor National Park.

Belstone is an historic granite village beneath Belstone Tor and Cosdon Hill, providing immediate access to walking, cycling, horse riding and other outdoor pursuits. The surrounding moorland attracts visitors throughout the year while the village also supports a local community.

The village is approximately four miles from Okehampton and within easy reach of the A30 Devon Expressway, providing connections towards Exeter, the M5 and Cornwall.

Premises Details:

The property combines traditional inn features with facilities supporting a substantial hospitality operation.

The public bar centres around a copper-topped servery with oak back fittings and an open fireplace, providing approximately 40 covers.

A separate restaurant provides approximately 40 additional covers, with views across the surrounding moorland and direct access to the gardens and outside trading areas.

The comprehensively equipped commercial kitchen includes a Rational iCombi Pro oven, Blue Seal cooking range, Lincat fryers, refrigeration, preparation areas, dry store and freezer facilities.

A major feature is ‘The Shed’, an award-winning fully equipped outside kitchen and bar with bespoke beer fonts, refrigeration, commercial cooking equipment and service facilities. Surrounding seating terraces overlook Belstone village green and the open moorland.

Rear outbuildings include storage sheds, workshop, log store and boiler room, together with substantial cellar and storage accommodation.

The first floor provides both private owner’s accommodation and separate guest letting accommodation.

Business Operation

Expansion Potential:

The established operation benefits from multiple complementary revenue streams including food-led trade, wet sales, guest accommodation, seasonal outdoor dining, takeaway sales, local custom and tourism.

‘The Shed’ provides a fully equipped seasonal outdoor kitchen and bar and has developed into a destination offering in its own right. The combination of established trade, free-of-tie status, letting accommodation and significant visitor demand provides further growth potential.