Devonshire Dumpling, Morchard Road, Crediton, Devon,EX17

The Devonshire Dumpling is a substantial character destination food led village freehouse, which is well presented and occupies a prominent landmark trading position in the heart of Mid Devon. This deceptively spacious inn has been updated and improved by our clients to include new windows, and offers 2 Ensuite Letting Bedrooms (with potential for more), Lounge Bar (38+), Conservatory Dining Area (32), Dining Room/Breakfast Room (12), well-equipped Commercial Catering Kitchen with associated ancillary facilities, and spacious and flexible family sized 2/3 Double Bedroom Owner's Accommodation (one with shower cubicle and Basin), with Sitting Room, 2 Shower Rooms, Separate WC, Office/Sitting Room/Occasional 4th Bedroom and Kitchen Area. Externally, there is an enclosed Beer Garden and Patio Terrace Area (40+), Customer Car Parking for 22+ vehicles and various useful outbuildings and stores. The Devonshire Dumpling is a food led destination village freehouse and this multifaceted business undoubtedly offers tremendous potential to develop all aspects of the business and property, with the flexible owner's accommodation offering opportunities for additional letting bedrooms and for multi-generational living, depending on requirements. There are also opportunities for development of the outbuildings for alternative uses, subject to the necessary consents.

SITUATION
The Devonshire Dumpling occupies a prominent landmark trading position adjacent to the A377 within in the small Mid Devon village of Morchard Road, which is located between the villages of Copplestone and Morchard Bishop. The pub benefits from visible signage and customer parking, with a bus stop directly outside with frequent services to Exeter, Barnstaple and the surrounding villages/hamlets. There is also a well-used railway station on the Exeter to Barnstaple Tarka Line. Nearby, the market town of Crediton has a larger range of facilities including, supermarkets, further shopping, schooling and recreational amenities. The university and cathedral City of Exeter lies some 14 miles away and has a wealth of facilities befitting a centre of its importance including excellent shopping, dining, theatre and recreational pursuits. There are two mainline railway stations at Exeter on the London Waterloo and Paddington lines, as well as Exeter International Airport, and access to the M5 motorway. The Two Moors Way , a well-known and well walked coast to coast footpath runs near to the pub and brings regular custom for the letting bedrooms from walkers. The surrounding landscape provides endless opportunities for outdoor pursuits, including walking, cycling and riding.

INTERNAL DETAILS
Customer entrance door to the front with Entrance Vestibule and doors into; Main Lounge Bar a spacious and attractive room with carpeted flooring, part exposed feature stone walls, feature stone fireplace with inset wood burner, range of freestanding wooden tables, upholstered chairs, and upholstered benches comfortably seating 38+ customers plus adequate standing room. Timber fronted and topped Bar Servery fitted with associated back bar fittings, optics and display shelving with non-slip flooring, 2 double glass fronted bottle fridges, commercial glasswasher, stainless steel hand basin, ice freezer, coffee machine, EPOS touch screen till system with printer link to the kitchen and a handheld tablet for ordering. Conservatory Dining Area an attractive space with doors leading to the Beer Garden, LVT flooring, ceiling fans and a range of wood tables and upholstered wooden chairs comfortably seating 32 customers. Dining Room/Breakfast Room an attractive room with laminate flooring, feature fireplace (disused) range of freestanding wooden tables and upholstered chairs comfortably seating 12 customers, breakfast bar area with an under counter fridge. Commercial Catering Kitchen with non-slip flooring, part stainless steel and part wipe clean clad walls, well equipped with an extensive range of commercial catering equipment to include:- extraction system with stainless steel canopy and gas interlock system, 6 burner gas range, double floor standing deep fat fryer, 2 electric ovens, grill, 3 commercial microwave ovens, warming cabinet with serving gantry and warming lamps over, stainless steel work benches with shelving below, microwave oven, fridge/freezer, 4 door under counter commercial fridge unit, stainless steel shelving, stainless steel racked shelving units, stainless steel deep bowl sink unit, upright commercial fridge, upright commercial freezer, upright freezer, and door to rear. Wash Up Area with non-slip flooring and wipe clean clad walls, commercial pass through commercial dishwasher, stainless steel deep bowl sink unit, stainless steel hand basin, and stainless steel shelving. Ladies, Gents and Disabled WC's. Utility Room and Bottle Store. Beer Cellar temperature controlled on the ground floor. Dry Goods Store.

LETTING ACCOMMODATION
The business offers 2 Well Appointed Letting Bedrooms on the first floor and briefly comprise: - Bedroom 1 a good sized twin room with an Ensuite Shower Room. Bedroom 2 a good sized double bedroom with an Ensuite Shower Room (currently being used by the owner's and not being let out). There is also potential to utilise one of the owner's bedrooms for letting, dependant on personal requirements.

OWNER'S ACCOMMODATION
Situated on the first floor is the spacious and flexible family sized owner's accommodation which briefly comprises:- Sitting Room a good sized room with aspect to the side. Bedroom 1 a generous double bedroom. Bedroom 2 a large double bedroom suite which was previously 2 bedrooms and could easily be reinstated, one room has a shower cubicle and a handbasin. Separate WC. Shower Room with a large walk-in shower cubicle. Further Sitting Room/Office/Occasional Bedroom (formerly a manager's flat) an open plan room with vaulted ceilings, a Kitchen Area and a Shower Room.

EXTERNAL DETAILS
Immediately to the front of the property is Customer Car Parking for 12 vehicles and prominent signage. A driveway leads to the rear with a Further Car Park for around 10 vehicles. Former Skittle Alley used for storage and previously having had planning consent for 3 letting rooms. 2 Storey Storage Barn used for dry storage. Bin Store Area. To the side of the pub is an enclosed Beer Garden with lawn and patio areas and providing alfresco seating for 40+ customers.

THE BUSINESS
The Devonshire Dumpling trades as a food led destination country village inn and freehouse with letting bedrooms. Well presented throughout, the inn is a popular and well-regarded business with an excellent reputation for home cooked food which benefits from a prominent main road position, with customer parking, which helps to boost trade further. The close proximity of Morchard Road Railway Station and the bus stop outside also attract customers. The Two Moors Way, a popular walking route passes close to the pub and brings custom for the letting accommodation. Through our client's choice, the business currently trades as a family friendly dining pub/restaurant with letting accommodation and its website provides further background information. The business benefits from numerous excellent reviews on Google and Tripadvisor and has a 5 star food hygiene rating. The business is run by our clients, a husband-and-wife team, with the assistance of up to 3 casual members of staff. This is a unique and substantial business which has been owned by our clients 6 years, and which undoubtedly offers tremendous potential to develop all aspects of the trade and property still further and build upon the current levels of business. The sale of the Devonshire Dumpling represents an excellent opportunity to purchase a substantial and well regarded freehouse and inn with letting bedrooms and flexible owner's accommodation and is undoubtedly a very special place to live and work. A formal viewing is essential in order to appreciate all that this business and property has to offer.

TRADING INFORMATION
The business currently operates on limited opening hours to suit our client's family and lifestyle requirements. New owners can immediately change this, should they so wish. We are advised that the current split of trade is 70% food, 25% wet and 5% accommodation. Further information can be made available to interested parties following a formal viewing appointment.

OPENING HOURS
The current opening hours are 12pm to 2pm and from 5.30pm until 10pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. 12pm to 2pm on Thursday and Sunday. Closed on Monday and Tuesday all day, and Thursday and Sunday evenings.

POTENTIAL
Our clients advise that there is undoubted potential to develop all aspects of the business still further and for increasing the opening hours, for which demand exists. There is the opportunity to re-establish the wet trade, particularly with the pub's historic links and proximity to the Rail Ale Trail. There is scope to increase the number of letting rooms, dependant on personal requirements, and for maximising all available income streams and building upon the levels of trade already established. There is also the potential to develop the outbuildings, subject to the necessary consents.

EPC
Requested and to be confirmed.

RATING
Currently valuation as registered on the 2023 rating list is £6,000 and we are advised that there are currently no business rates payable due to small business rates relief.

SERVICES
Mains electricity and water are connected. Drainage is via a shared private sewerage system. LPG bottles for cooking.