AN historic Moretonhampstead pub has gone on the market with a price tag of £795,000.

The award-winning White Hart is a 17th century, Grade II listed hotel and coaching inn was previously owned by entrepreneur Peter de Savary as a sister operation to nearby Bovey Castle.

The building, which is reputed to date from 1639, and has been a focal point of village life in Moretonhampstead for centuries, according to agents Bettesworths.

The hotel has 17 en-suite bedrooms and a further three en-suite rooms for staff accommodation.

There are also two function rooms, one being a boardroom-style function room with a large central table seating 12. and the other with seating for 60 and a flat screen television.

The current owners bought the inn in 2012 and since then have made significant investment in the infrastructure and fabric of the building, including the fitting of a state-of-the-art heating and hot water system, refurbishment of the majority of bedrooms to a superior standard and the upgrading of most of the commercial catering equipment.

Matt Bettesworth who is handling the sale said:’The sale of the White Hart Hotel provides a unique opportunity to purchase a fabulous Dartmoor property and business, presented to an extremely high standard throughout.

‘It would ideally suit an owner/operator couple‚ who can capitalise on running the business themselves and thus maximising the bottom-­line profits.’