Auction: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Well-known Countryside Freehouse Set In Large Grounds, Ashburton, Devon
Key Features
- Our Ref: CD-10194
- To be Sold by Public Auction on 28 October 2026
- Traditional inn dating from circa 1876, full of period character
- Trading areas for circa 108+ covers and a commercial kitchen
- Four en-suite letting bedrooms
- Three-bedroom owners’ apartment
- Beer garden and substantial car park, on a site of approx. 2,330 m² (25,086 sq ft)
- Fixtures and fittings included within the sale Could suit a range of other commercial and residential uses, subject to planning
- Freehold with vacant possession on completion
Description
FH Price: £285,000 Guide Price
The Rising Sun Inn offers the opportunity to acquire a characterful freehold former country inn, set in an attractive rural position at Woodland, near Ashburton, on the edge of Dartmoor.
Dating back to circa 1876, the property retains a wealth of period features, including exposed beams, open fireplaces and painted rendered elevations.
For many years the Rising Sun traded as a well-known destination freehouse, drawing custom from Ashburton, Newton Abbot and the surrounding South Devon villages. The business has now closed and the property is offered with vacant possession, with the fixtures and fittings included within the sale.
The accommodation is extensive and versatile, with open-plan trading areas, a commercial kitchen and ancillary stores on the ground floor, four en-suite letting bedrooms and a three-bedroom owners apartment, together with a beer garden and car park. The property will appeal to operators wishing to reopen it as a pub, restaurant or inn. Its size, layout and rural setting also lend it to a range of other commercial and residential uses, subject to planning and any other necessary consents.
Link to auction
The Rising Sun, Woodland, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 7JT | Commercial Development for auction in Newton Abbot | BTG Eddisons Property Auctions
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-13
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
- Parking Available
- 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
6 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Ashburton Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 161
- Type
- Academy converter
- Landscove Church of England Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 91
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Denbury Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 111
- Type
- Community school
- Broadhempston Village Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 43
- Type
- Academy converter
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 244
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- South Dartmoor Community College1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 801
- Type
- Academy converter
- Coombeshead Academy4.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 870
- Type
- Academy converter
- Newton Abbot College4.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,108
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Devon UTC4.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- University technical college
- King Edward VI Community College5.3 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
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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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