4 bedroom character property

If your dream is to have a ‘once in a lifetime' chance to change your lifestyle, then look no further than stunning this property at the top of lovely Old Shanklin Village. Here you can carry on a highly successful business and, at the same time, live in one of the most beautiful, thatched properties on the Isle of Wight. This ‘chocolate box' property includes an award-winning tea rooms and restaurant, famous for the current owners' unique ‘Isle of Wight Shaped Scones' and signature ‘Old Shanklin Pie.' It also incorporates a pretty gift shop/tourist information centre and has the accolade of winning the ‘Best Commercial Garden on the Isle of Wight' for its gorgeous sunny tea and beer gardens, with glorious planting, two covered ponds, private areas and extensive lawns seating more than 170 people - even with social distancing!

While the ground floor and gardens are all part of the business there is also a delightful, spacious, light and airy four-bedroom first floor apartment available for the owners to live the dream. Originally built in 1817 by talented artist and lawyer Edward Vernon Utterson, the cottage is steeped in history from its days as a smuggling centre with a tunnel that runs under the building to Shanklin Chine. It has far-reaching views from every room.

The extensive cottage has three inviting picturesque entrances, including one from the Old Village car park and coach park and it is also adjacent to the two Village bus stops, so it is the first place many visitors see when they arrive in the quintessential English village of Old Shanklin. From the full sun all-day Award-winning gardens, the attractive front door and French doors lead guests inside to the two charming tearooms/restaurant. These delightful bright rooms include diamond leaded light windows and attractive period fireplaces with views over the sunny gardens and hills beyond. There are appropriate cloakroom facilities, including a stylish new Ladies cloakroom, a large, separate washing-up room, prep room and storeroom plus beer cellar, as well as a superb spacious professional kitchen with recently installed equipment including ovens, under counter fridge units and stainless-steel work surfaces where you can create some mouth-watering dishes and cakes! The large gift shop with its prestigious ‘Beautiful South' Award-winning Tourist Information centre is very popular among tourists and currently stocks this property homemade produce and unusual gifts.

What the Owner says:
We came across this property by chance 12 years ago when we were sitting in the adjacent car park and someone said it might be for sale, so we decided to take a look. The minute we were inside we felt it was the place for us and would be the opportunity to start a new life, a new adventure. Since moving here we have transformed the property and uncovered and restored all the original features including the two exquisite fireplaces in the tearooms. The property has also been re-thatched, rewired, repainted and has a new boiler and radiators plus total redecoration and restoration inside. We discovered a ‘secret room' upstairs accessed from a hatch in the lounge where we found old pictures and photos including a framed picture of the house circa 1831, about 14 years after the cottage was built.

We have been so proud to build up an excellent thriving tearoom and restaurant business with unique scones and dishes, restore and replant the gardens and establish an Award-winning private Tourist Information centre. However, we feel it is now time to retire and move nearer to our children and pass the baton onto new owners who can enjoy this wonderful lifestyle and beautiful home.

Room sizes:

• Entrance Porch
• Hallway
• Tea Room 1: 17'11 x 12'6 (5.46m x 3.81m)
• Tea Room 2: 21'1 x 14'4 (6.43m x 4.37m)
• Gentlemans Toilet
• Ladies Toilet
• Store / Pump Room: 8'11 x 8'2 (2.72m x 2.49m)
• Commercial Kitchen: 16'1 x 9'1 (4.91m x 2.77m)
• Utility Area: 10'5 x 4'10 (3.18m x 1.47m)
• Washing Up Room: 9'1 x 9'0 (2.77m x 2.75m)
• Gift Shop
• Landing

• Lounge: 20'1 x 16'7 (6.13m x 5.06m)
• Kitchen: 11'1 x 10'3 (3.38m x 3.13m)
• Store Room: 11'0 x 4'0 (3.36m x 1.22m)
• Bedroom 1: 13'1 x 12'2 (3.99m x 3.71m)
• Bedroom 3: 11'5 x 10'3 (3.48m x 3.13m)
• Bedroom 4: 12'0 x 6'10 (3.66m x 2.08m)
• Bathroom: 8'8 x 8'7 (2.64m x 2.62m)
• Private Garden
• Double Garage
• Owners Parking
• Large Tea Gardens

 
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