* Freehold
* Long established fine dining and guest house
* Good quality guest accommodation with ensuite
* Character Building
* Going Concern
* 3 Bed owner's accommodation
* Characterful Grade II Listed Building
For Sale as a Going Concern, Yalbury Cottage is a long - established fine
dining and guest house/boutique hotel nestled in the heart of the pretty
village of Lower Bockhampton, two miles east of the County Town of Dorchester.
The immediate area is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the original
inspiration for the novels of Thomas Hardye who himself was born in the
locality (Lower Bockhampton is called Mellstock in Under the Greenwood Tree).
The current proprietors have established an unrivalled reputation since taking
the property over in 2007 and the business benefits from regular customers
both local and further away. Locally sourced food, foraging and passion all
combine into a very memorable visit and a yearning to return. This passion is
perhaps best represented by the young staff all subsequently progressing their
careers in Michelin starred restaurants throughout the world and even the odd
Master Chef finalist. There is no finer accolade that Yalbury Cottage are
doing things right than from the industry itself.
The original thatched cottages date back some 350 years ago and have been
sympathetically modernised to form one building providing a public lounge and
dining area in a characterful space with oak beams and inglenook fireplaces.
There are modern kitchens in the cottage and a large more recent extension
provides the requisite contemporary guest accommodation quietly located at the
rear, away from the main function space. Owners/staff accommodation is
situated on the first floor of the cottage.
There is customer parking, gardens, garaging and additional storage and the
site overlooks the rolling countryside to the east.
The property is sold as a going concern including chattels and stock at value
but excluding personal effects. Accounting information is available on
request.
Outside
Customer parking, garaging, additional storage and gardens.
Council Tax Band: Owners Accommodation Band A
Business Rates: Rateable Value £33, 250
**Situation**
Lower Bockhampton is situated 2 miles east of Dorchester and in walking
distance of Kingston Maurward House and grounds. Thomas Hardye's birthplace
cottage and gardens are close by at Higher Bockhampton (National Trust). There
is excellent walking in the vicinity (Thorncombe Woods and Puddletown Forest).
The coast and decent beaches are just a 10 minute drive away at Preston and
Ringstead or a little further in Weymouth with its wide range of facilities.

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