SOLD: The Old Thatch Inn, Cheriton Bishop, Devon

QUINTESSENTIAL THATCHED FREE OF TIE VILLAGE INN – WELL PRESENTED WITH STRONG LEVELS OF TRADE

THE OLD THATCH INN, CHERITON BISHOP, EXETER, DEVON, EX6 6JH

Stonesmith are delighted to have sold The Old Thatch Inn – a quintessential, thatched, free of tie village inn, extremely well presented throughout with strong levels of trade and profit. The inn is in the attractive Mid Devon village of Cheriton Bishop, a thriving and growing village community on the edge of Dartmoor National Park’s eastern flank, which is only eleven miles from Exeter.

This impressive and attractive Grade II Listed inn, is deceptively spacious, and presented to an extremely high standard throughout whilst still retaining many character features. The property briefly comprises: Character Main Bar Area (20+), Two Dining Rooms (42), Commercial Catering Kitchen, 2 En-Suite Letting Bedrooms and well appointed Living Accommodation. Externally, the property benefits from a Customer Car Park for 18 vehicles, Front terrace area and a rear Beer Garden and Patio.

The Old Thatch Inn trades as quality country village pub and restaurant with letting bedrooms. It is a popular and well-regarded business with an excellent reputation which benefits from excellent levels of regular, year-round trade, not only from the village, but also from the surrounding villages and towns. As the only pub in the village, the business benefits from an excellent local following and its proximity to the A30, with prominent signage, boosts trade levels further. The business is well regarded for its quality freshly prepared food, using the best available local produce, set within a quintessential thatched character freehouse.

New owner, Roy Hurst, is enjoying settling into the pub and meeting existing and new customers. He commented: “We have employed a new Chef who is developing the food offering with good wholesome traditional pub food. We have also installed a new log burner and welcome you all, including your four legged friends, to come in and say hello!”

Mike Phillips, Director of selling agents Stonesmith added “The sale of this lovely free of tie thatched village inn generated significant levels of interest and we were delighted to have concluded the sale to Roy and wish him every success with his new venture”

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Stonesmith are one of the leading business transfer agents in the South West specialising in the sale of licensed businesses throughout the Westcountry including Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.

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