Exceptional Trading Opportunity in an Iconic Riverside Location, Kingswear, Devon
Key Features
- Our Ref: CD-10279Recent capital investment in excess of £500,000
- Stabilised trading at c. £650,000 net, with healthy profits
- Iconic raised position overlooking the River Dart, with views of Dartmouth
- Ground floor lounge bar & restaurant: c. 40 covers
- First floor dining room: c. 30 covers
- Alfresco roof terrace (part covered): c. 40 covers
- One-bedroom owner’s/manager’s flat
- Planning permission for 3 x flats on the alfresco terrace
- Year-round trade with seasonal peak in summer
- Largely run under management
Description
FH Price: £775,000 Guide Price
Situated in the heart of Kingswear, the Steam Packet Inn offers exceptional accessibility to Dartmouth via the nearby ferry. The property benefits from connections to Exeter and Plymouth and is within easy reach of the M5 motorway network. Kingswear itself is steeped in history, overlooking the River Dart and Dartmouth Naval College, with a strong visitor base including walking and boating enthusiasts, holidaymakers, and discerning day-trippers.
The location is one of South Devon’s most desirable, combining natural beauty with strong tourism and residential footfall.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-12
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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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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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
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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
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; 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
- Dartmouth Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Pupils
- 435
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Stoke Fleming Community Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 170
- Type
- Academy converter
- Galmpton Church of England Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 222
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Dartmouth Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Pupils
- 435
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy3.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,062
- Type
- Academy converter
- Brixham College4.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,012
- Type
- Academy converter
- Paignton Academy5.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,568
- Type
- Academy converter
- King Edward VI Community College8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 940
- 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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.
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Listing agent
Charles Darrow, Devon
12 St. Pauls Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2HP
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