Red Lion

A detached brick and stone built public house with an attractive frontage having trading areas at ground floor to provide for public bar and pool room, lounge bar/dining room and useful function room as well as the village shop (formally the pool room), commercial kitchen, three letting rooms at first floor and versatile additional accommodation that provides for a self-contained two-bedroom flat and a separate one-bedroom flat (or additional letting space). Basement beer cellar (The oldest part of the building and rumoured to have been a Devon cider house bar dating from the 16th century). Terrace and beer garden with expansive views over the Devon countryside, customer car park. The building has been subject to a comprehensive schedule of improvement during our client's ownership.

Shobrooke is a village and parish in Mid Devon approximately 1.5 miles Northeast of Crediton and with a last reported population of 532. The Red Lion occupies a prominent position on the approach to the village from nearby Shobrooke Park.

The property is approached from the front via an attractive cobbled courtyard with access to the shop and public bar and separate access to a ground floor hallway having access to the upper floor, dining room and public bar. Public bar (6.5m x 4.6m) with wooden bar servery, space for 18 covers and feature fireplace with inset wood burner. Door to inner landing leading to customer toilets, second stairway to the first floor and the shop (4.4m x 3.1m) with display shelving, till point, fridge and freezer displays. From the public bar there is an opening to the pool room (4.4m x 3.7m) with understairs storage area and door to rear lobby. The rear lobby provides access to the terrace and beer garden, kitchen and utility room (2.9m x 2.1m plus recess) housing the oil-fired boiler. Dining room (9.7m x 4.5m) with return bar servery and service area and space for a further 28 covers. Feature open fireplace with stone surround. Exposed ceiling and wall beams. Dual aspect. Opening with three steps down to function room (11.9m x 4.2m), which is a versatile room for either overspill dining or as a standalone function suite with its own toilet facilities. Space for circa 50 covers, double doors to terrace. Kitchen (6.6m x 6m) full commercial kitchen and extraction (not tested) with door to rear. Accessed from the bar stairs lead down to the basement which comprises storeroom (5.7m x 5.4m max) with delivery access from side of building. Beer cellar (4.6m x 4.1m).

Letting Accommodation:
Situated at first floor and providing for three ensuite rooms:
Room 1: Twin room (3.2m x 3.2m) with shower ensuite.
Room 2: Double room (3.2m x 3.1m) with shower ensuite.
Room 3: King size double room with countryside views and shower ensuite.

Owner's Accommodation:
There are two self-contained flats within the demise in addition to useful office space.
Flat 1 may suit for addition letting rooms or let as a separate apartment. Lobby with doors to lounge (5m x 4.9m) having dual aspect, feature fireplace and fitted kitchen units. Bedroom (3.7m x 3.5m max) with shower ensuite.
Flat 2 provides for lobby leading to kitchen (3.9m x 3.3m) with fitted units and over stairs storage cupboard. Archway to lounge (4.6m x 4.2m) through to inner lobby having separate stairway to ground floor. Bedroom (4.5m x 3.8m including shower ensuite), bedroom (4.5m x 2.4m plus recess), office/single bedroom (3.4m x 2.2m max).

External Area:
In addition to the cobbled courtyard to the front of the Red Lion there is a larger terrace to the rear over two levels with space for 6-8 benches. Kitchen storage area. Lawned beer garden backing onto fields with open countryside views and currently with inset patio seating for 6 benches, but with ample room to more than double this as required. Customer car park (15) and timber storage shed.

From the Valuation Office Agency website (www.voa.gov.uk) we understand that the current Rateable Value is £5,500.

We understand that mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property however these services have not been tested by the agents. Interested parties should make their own enquiries.

Awaited.

Each party to be responsible for their own legal fees in relation to this transaction.

The property has not been elected for VAT and therefore VAT will not be charged on the price.