Idyllic waterside property available to let in Exeter

Published: 8 March 2024

A landmark property situated in one of Exeter’s most stunning locations has become available to let.

Topsham Lock Cottage – nestled idyllically on the banks of the River Exe and right beside the tranquil waters of the Exeter Ship Canal – is now on the market to rent for outdoor leisure use or as a holiday cottage.

The property has recently been renovated for residential use and occupies a unique location between the two waterways and within the Exe Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The cottage would be ideally suited for water-based recreation or similar educational activities, a self-accommodating holiday unit or café premises.

The property has an extensive garden area extending right up to to the river and canal.

Inside the charming cottage there are two bedrooms, a fitted kitchen, bathroom with shower and toilet, as well as an outdoor loo.

Access to the property is restricted, in that it can only be reached freely by private boat or by the pedestrian ferry from Topsham. Pedestrian access is possible across Exminster Marshes.

Offers are invited in the region of £3,000 excluding VAT per quarter for a 10-year lease, with a rent review after five years. The property does need some roof repairs to be carried out by the successful tenant.

For more details of the property, visit the Council’s Commercial Property Register at https://tinyurl.com/3uf9zp9r or contact the City Council’s Planning Services department on 01392 265223 or email orla.kislingbury@exeter.gov.uk