Property agency Colliers International is seeking new owners for a unique leisure investment opportunity, where Exmoor meets the sea.
Marketed at just under £2m, Porlock Vale House in Somerset is a former hotel with stables, a riding school and 23 acres of land. Currently being run as a substantial self-catering complex, the property has equestrian history and has potential as a hotel or B&B.
Porlock Vale is renowned in equestrian circles. It was the training ground for the 1952 British Olympic equestrian team who went on to win gold in Helsinki. For the next 35 years, it was one of the pre-eminent equestrian training centres in Britain. Up until 2008, the property was run as an award-winning hotel generating an annual turnover of £500,000 with a British Horse Society-approved riding centre. The owners then changed direction, letting the main house for self-catering as a ‘big house venue’ and there are two self-catering flats and a cottage, with the land and stables being retained for private use.
Opportunities
Simon Wells, hotels director at Colliers International, said: “For sale in its entirety, the opportunities at Porlock Vale House are truly unique. The new owners can choose to continue to run the property as a self-catering house, re-open it as a hotel, run a wedding venue or capitalise on the strong equestrian offering. This is a fantastic chance to own a piece of equestrian history and prime leisure destination which will be attractive to a broad section of purchasers ready to take Porlock Vale House on the next stage of its journey.”
Porlock Vale House was built in 1904 and believed to have been a hunting lodge for Thomas Cook. With dramatic unspoilt views, the main house features 15 en suite bedrooms, wonderful lounge and dining room, a games room, wood-panelled bar and wine store, dramatic Hall retaining original features with a sweeping staircase and covered veranda on the terrace.
Separate to the main house is a first class three-bedroom home for the property’s owners, converted from part of the Edwardian stables. It has its own landscaped garden and views.
The equestrian offering includes the Edwardian stables which form one side of a cobbled courtyard, two additional stable yards and a large indoor school with viewing gallery. There is also a workshop with a tack and feed room, hay barn and log storage. The 23 acres of land surrounding the property is mainly pasture, paddocks and two orchards, though there are formal lawned gardens, including a croquet lawn. There is direct access to the shingle beach and the South West Coast Path.
Situated in Exmoor National Park, Porlock is a vibrant village on the coast, surrounded by high moorland. Porlock Vale House is on the road to Porlock Wier, a charming hamlet with a tidal harbour, home to yachts and pleasure craft and it’s a renowned tourist hotspot close to Lynmouth and Lynton, the region offers a range of outdoor pursuits from riding, cycling and walking to traditional hunting and fishing.
Mr Wells continued: “Porlock Vale House has a stunning position on the dramatic unspoilt Somerset coast with the dramatic backdrop of Exmoor. Offering idyllic views of the sea and the countryside, the property offers new owners a fantastic lifestyle, whether one chooses to maximise the potential or to simply enjoy the current relaxed self-catering business.
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