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Landmark Riverside Inn In Dartmoor National Park For Sale

Drewsteignton, Devon, UK
Asking Price:
£1,400,000 Furniture / Fixtures included
Turnover:
Undisclosed
Net Profit:
Undisclosed

A rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable landmark riverside inn with over 125 years of trading history, set within one of Dartmoor National Park's most iconic and protected locations.

The Fingle Bridge Inn is a well-established freehold food-led pub and restaurant positioned beside the historic Grade II* listed Fingle Bridge on the River Teign. Renowned for its exceptional setting, the business attracts walkers, tourists, anglers, families and local visitors throughout the year. The premises provide over 130 internal covers, seating for a further 145 guests across picturesque riverside terraces, and benefit from a long-standing reputation for quality hospitality. The business currently trades on an approximate 70/30 split between food and wet sales.

Located within both Dartmoor National Park and a designated National Landscape, the property enjoys an unrivalled trading position surrounded by National Trust and Woodland Trust land. Its proximity to Castle Drogo and numerous popular walking routes ensures a consistent flow of visitors, while planning protections within the National Park create an exceptionally limited supply of competing hospitality businesses.

The substantial property offers excellent future growth potential. Opportunities include expanding destination marketing, extending trading hours, reintroducing weddings and private events, developing holiday accommodation (subject to the necessary planning permissions), and increasing revenue through additional income streams such as takeaway and retail sales. Extensive owner's accommodation makes the business suitable for family ownership or multi-generational operation.

Comprehensive handover support will be available, with trading accounts provided following a signed non-disclosure agreement and verification of purchaser credentials.

Opportunities of this quality and heritage rarely become available. Enquire today for further information or to arrange a viewing.

Property Information

Property:

Freehold

Living Accommodation:

Included is a self-contained three-bedroom owner's house together with an adjoining four-bedroom apartment offering flexible living arrangements or potential future accommodation use, subject to any necessary consents.

Location:

The Inn occupies a stunning position on the banks of the River Teign, immediately beside the 17th-century Grade II* listed Fingle Bridge. Set within a dramatic wooded gorge, the building is surrounded by ancient woodland protected by both the National Trust and Woodland Trust. It is an environment of rare natural beauty, where rushing water, wooded hillsides and a timeless stone bridge create one of Dartmoor’s most photographed views.

Despite its sense of seclusion, the Inn is conveniently located just ten minutes’ drive from the A30 at Whiddon Down or Cheriton Bishop. This accessibility, combined with its beautiful setting, makes it a natural magnet for visitors. The Inn is a key stopping point on many of Dartmoor’s most celebrated walks, drawing ramblers and families in large numbers, while the nearby National Trust estate of Castle Drogo provides another strong pull for tourists year-round.

Importantly, the property sits within both Dartmoor National Park and a designated National Landscape (formerly AONB). Planning protections mean that no new hospitality businesses can be created in this environment, giving the Fingle Bridge Inn an exclusivity that cannot be created in the proximity.

Premises Details:

Landmark riverside inn comprising a public bar seating approximately 60 guests, restaurant/function room seating approximately 70 guests (up to 120 for formal events), riverside terraces seating approximately 145 guests, fully equipped commercial kitchen, walk-in cold room, beer cellar, customer parking for approximately 50 vehicles, private owner parking for approximately 6 vehicles, workshops, stores and extensive ancillary accommodation.

Public bar: 81.1 sq m.
Restaurant: 13.6 m x 6.7 m.
Commercial kitchen and extensive ancillary accommodation.
Customer parking for approximately 50 vehicles.

Planning Consent:

Sui Generis (Public House and Restaurant).

Energy Performance Rating:
C

Business Operation

Expansion Potential:

Scope to increase opening hours, expand destination marketing, reintroduce weddings and events, develop holiday accommodation (subject to planning), introduce letting rooms, and increase retail and takeaway sales.

Competition / Market:

The property's protected National Park location and planning restrictions significantly limit the possibility of new competing hospitality businesses nearby.

Reasons for selling:

The business is being offered for sale on the open market for the first time in its history.

Trading hours:

Summer:
Monday-Tuesday: 11:00am-5:00pm (Food 11:00am-3:00pm)
Wednesday-Saturday: 11:00am-9:00pm (Food 11:00am-8:00pm)
Sunday: 11:00am-5:30pm (Food 11:00am-4:30pm)

Winter opening hours vary, with an annual two-week closure during January.

Years established:
129

Other Information

Support & training:

Trading accounts available following a signed non-disclosure agreement and purchaser qualification. Business handover available.

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