The Glenorleigh is a substantial detached Victorian guest house arranged over lower ground, ground and first floor levels and currently operated as a well-established hospitality business.
The property offers a strong mix of guest accommodation and facilities including a licensed bar, dining/function space, commercial kitchen and heated outdoor swimming pool, together with self-contained owner’s accommodation.
Externally, the property benefits from off-street parking to the front, while to the rear there are landscaped gardens and paved leisure areas centred around the outdoor swimming pool, creating attractive outdoor space for guests and owners alike.
The business enjoys an excellent reputation and represents an opportunity to acquire a proven hospitality business within one of South Devon’s strongest tourism locations. There may also be potential for alternative uses, subject to the necessary consents, with a neighbouring hotel having been successfully converted into residential flats.
Accommodation
First Floor
- Devonshire – Family room (double bed, two single beds and sofa bed)
- Cockington – Family room (double bed & bunk beds)
- Tuckenhay – Single room
- Torwood – Double room with single bed
- Ellacombe – Double room with single bed
- Lincombe – Single room
Ground Floor
- Reception area
- Bar, dining room and function space
- Marldon – Single room
- Wellswood – Bay window double room
- Chelston – Bay window double room
- Meadfoot – Double room with single bed
- Watcombe – Single room
- Warberry – Double room
Lower Ground Floor (Garden Level)
- Upton – Double room
- Commercial kitchen
- Large walk-in larder fridge
- Guest lounge
- Pool room (off the guest lounge)
- Bar and dining area providing approx. 30 covers
- Administration office
Owner’s Private Accommodation
Self-contained owner’s quarters accessed separately from guest areas comprising:
- Lounge / dining room / kitchen
- Balcony overlooking the swimming pool
- Spiral staircase to bedroom with dressing area
- En-suite bathroom with sunken bath
External Areas
Front: Tarmac frontage providing off-street parking for multiple vehicles.
Rear: Landscaped and paved gardens with heated outdoor swimming pool and seating areas.
Location
The property is situated on Cleveland Road, Torquay, within a quiet and well-regarded residential area close to the town centre, seafront and marina.
Torre railway station is within walking distance, providing regional and national connections. Torquay forms part of the English Riviera, one of Devon’s best-known tourist destinations attracting both year-round visitors and seasonal leisure trade.
Tenure
Freehold.
EPC
Energy Rating C (60).
Business Rates
Rateable value currently £10,500 per annum, increasing to £12,250 from 1 April 2026.
Price
Guide £995,000
Viewing
Strictly by appointment through:
Matty Ash or Nick Wheeldon MRICS
Waycotts Chartered Surveyors
01803 403060
property@waycotts.co.uk
