The Old Shop B&B Shebbear

20/10/2025

TAKEN FROM THE BBC WEBSITE
It mentions The Old Shop when it was operating, probably around the time this photo was taken.

Domesday Reloaded 1986

SHEBBEAR SQUARE
The wide square contains the "Devil's Stone" Inn, two shops, a farmhouse, the Doctor's house, the Church room and three dwellings.

The Inn, built 1678 has four double and one single rooms for residents, a Restaurant open in the summer, and bar. It has about 50 visitors daily, and 6-8 residents weekly. Charges are very moderate.

The village shop goes back 400 years. It sells food, toys, wines, sweets and to***co, fuel, stationery etc. About 100 people use the shop daily. Prices are higher than in the supermarkets
but it offers convenience. Thursday is the busiest day.

The Korna shop sells wool, haberdashery, shoes, decoraters'
products etc.

The Church room is used for smaller village meetings. The old
oak tree is beside it, and underneath the oak is the famous devil's stone.

10/09/2025

Ever wondered about the history of the lovely pub next to us? You need wonder no longer, I've written a book about it that should quench the thirst of knowledge for anyone interested.

You can purchase them when you visit, or if you can't wait, you can buy them from Ebay.

All proceeds go to the Shebbear History Project to benefit the people of Shebbear and everybody interested in it’s history. The Shebbear History Project is delighted to announce it has released it’s first publication.

25/12/2023

A very merry Christmas to all of our customers past, present and ones we've yet to meet.

The B&B has been very popular in 2023.

Thank you one and all for being fab and making our business so enjoyable.

28/08/2023

We know this isn't news to regular visitors to Devon, but this article highlights just how nice Devon is and how it compares to other regions of the uk. Our lovely neighbours Somerset and Cornwall come very high up the list too.

Here is a partial quote;

Devon didn’t just top our rankings – it blew away the competition, with 79 points separating it from second-placed Cumbria. In a nip-and-tuck competition, this represented a chasm.
Simply put, it has everything. Two national parks and five AONBs (worth a total of 110 points), 13 Blue Flag beaches (52 points) along its 495kms of coast (46 points – second only to Cornwall). Nine RSPB reserves (45 points), an RHS garden (20 points), and vast tracts of woodland (9.9 per cent of Devon is tree-covered, according to the Ordnance Survey, a fact worth 38 points). That’s the natural wonders covered.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/counties-of-england-map-best-visit-parks-beaches-heritage/?fbclid=IwAR1RKkg5waxgHhABH6rNKx1GSXFeLw4p94LupFFlN4S7nuqfGapPPp3CXTs

We’ve crunched the data across 33 categories and can reveal – once and for all – which is the best county in the land

15/03/2023

Fancy getting a tattoo? You could do worse than booking a stay with us and checking out this very talented Shebbear artist to ink your skin.

Diary is now open 🙌
message to book an appointment ❤️
Deposit required upon booking

01/12/2022

As the roof was getting new slates, the flat roof has a fibre glass covering for the first time, we thought that we would take the opportunity to show an unusual view of Shebbear and beyond.

31/10/2022

The big day is nearly here.