A chance to live and work in an historic and chocolate-box pretty tearoom - famed for its Isle of Wight shaped scones and among the loveliest cottages the Island has to offer - is on the market.
In Shanklin Old Village, stunning Vernon Cottage was built in 1817, by English lawyer, book collector, editor and artist, Edward Vernon Utterson.
These days it is an award-winning thatched tearoom with four-bedroom apartment and further potential to convert it into 'a substantial dwelling.'
On sale for a cool £1,000,000, a future owner will discover their new home and business is connected to the bottom of Shanklin Chine by a long tunnel - once the heart of the Island’s huge smuggling empire in the early 19th Century.
Isle of Wight County Press property need to know:
- Location: Shanklin
- Price: £1,000,000
- Historic tearoom, award-winning business and spacious apartment
- Agent: BCM (01983 828800)
On Eastcliff Road, it is described as a 'thriving lifestyle business opportunity with a tearoom, restaurant, tavern, gift shop and tourist centre'.
There are expansive lawns and two covered ponds as well as seating for more than 170 people.
The business incorporates a gift shop and its accolades include ‘best commercial garden on the Isle of Wight’ and the Beautiful South award for the tourist information centre.
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Upstairs, a spacious first floor apartment offers four bedrooms (including three doubles) and exposed beams, bay windows, a delightful fireplace and all day sunshine.
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