North Devon Home & Leisure Business

Lower Yelland Farm, dating from 1658, and constructed in the style of a Devon Longhouse provides spacious and private owners' accommodation with 6 bedrooms. Also included in the sale is the profitable and well established Orchard Lodge self catering business.

The business at Lower Yelland Farm and Orchard Lodges is well established, and consistently delivers Net Profits of over £100,000. There is a high level of repeat business and annual occupancy performance is robust. The property is owner operated and provides an incoming purchaser the opportunity to acquire a business with a proven record of performance.

Lower Yelland Farm, the owners' accommodation, retains many attractive features such as exposed beams and fireplaces but has been sympathetically updated. There are 6 bedrooms in total, of which 4 are en suite complemented by a range of reception rooms on the ground floor including living room, dining room plus kitchen with feature staircase and views over the garden. The property has previously operated as a B&B and offers a purchaser the opportunity to do so again should they wish to.


To the rear of the house is a large, mature private garden which has the benefit of being south facing. In the garden is a decked area and a hot tub.


The 4 self-catering holiday lodges situated in an attractive Orchard. All units are finished to an excellent standard internally. Externally they have private gardens, BBQ's and hot tubs which encourage year round occupancy.

Orchard Lodges provides direct access to the Tarka Trail, 180 miles of cycleway and footpaths, with the longest stretch of traffic free cycling in the UK at 30 miles.

In total, the Lodges accommodate up to 22 guests.



Lower Yelland Farm is located in Yelland, a predominantly residential village. It is accessed via the B3233 which joins the A39 'Atlantic Highway' at Westleigh, 3. 7 miles away. The closest M5 motorway junction is 27 at Tiverton which provides accessibility to Exeter and the north. The nearest train station is Barnstaple Station which is approximately 4.5 miles away.


North Devon is a stunning region of the South West and is home to 3,000 hectares of dramatic coastline, woodland and moorland. The excellence of the environment is reflected throughout North Devon's sweeping golden sandy bay beaches, lush valleys and sparkling streams. North Devon is a surfing hub being exposed to some of the best Atlantic swell that the North Devon coast has to offer.

Directly accessible from the property is the Tarka Trail which is a 180 mile loop of footpaths and bridleways with a large section of converted railway providing 30 miles of traffic free cycling, which is the longest stretch in the UK.

North Devon is home to several market towns, including Barnstaple, Bideford, and South Molton, each offering their own unique charm and character. The nearby village of Instow, on the estuary where the Taw and Torridge meet, is particularly attractive with a range of independent shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs. On the other side of the estuary is the traditional fishing village of Appledore, full of history and home to the annual Appledore Book Festival.

RHS Garden Rosemoor, one of only 4 RHS gardens, is 11.8 miles from the property. Saunton Sands and Westward Ho Beach are 11.3 and 6.3 miles from the site respectively - both of which are great surfing destinations.