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Guide Price£495,000

Kings Arms Inn, Fore Street, Winkleigh, Devon

Key Features

  • Charming rural Devon Inn in popular village
  • Character filled public bar and breakout dining areas
  • Established and profitable business
  • Large owner accommodation
  • Patio beer garden
  • Active community support
  • Strong trade base and complete renovation under current ownership
  • Chocolate box Inn

Description

An attractive traditional public house where charm abounds. Dating from the 18th century (possibly earlier) and Grade II Listed, the building has been subject to considerable improvement under the current owners, who have also re-established a well-regarded business with a busy bar trade, good reputation for food, and home to many events that supports village life. Predominately of cob construction under a thatched roof (renewed in 2018) the trading floor provides for a mix of lively public bar and break out dining areas suitable for private dining and romantic meals. On the first floor there is a 4 bedroom flat, which may provide for two independent flats (subject to planning) and suits extended family use as required. In addition, there Is a useful trade garden adjacent to the village square.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Winkleigh Primary School365 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    0 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Exbourne Church of England Primary School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    25
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery4.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dolton Church of England Primary School4.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Chulmleigh Primary School5.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    226
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Chulmleigh Community College5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    735
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Okehampton College8.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,066
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Great Torrington School11 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    863
    Type
    Academy converter
  • South Molton Community College12 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    656
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Queen Elizabeth's13 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,096
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - North Tawton, North Tawton4.5 miles
Spar Church Street, Dolton4.6 miles
Spar - Lapford Cross, Lapford Cross6 miles

GP surgery

Wallingbrook Health Centre5 miles

Pharmacy

North Tawton Pharmacy4.4 miles

Hospital

Okehampton Community Hospital8.2 miles

Green space

Play Space229 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Eggesford Rail Station3.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Turn134 metres

Typical drive times

Crediton24 min · 14 miles
Okehampton20 min · 11 miles
North Tawton10 min · 6.3 miles
Exeter (city)41 min · 29 miles
Great Torrington19 min · 13 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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