With your support, The Globe Hotel will become:
A beautiful hotel with 11 ensuite rooms
A restaurant and bar for residents and visitors alike
A venue for events, training and community gatherings
A local employer and skills training hub
A beacon of sustainability, social enterprise, and civic pride
This is about so much more than a building — it’s about building the future.
This isn’t just about restoring a beautiful old building.
It’s about creating:
A welcoming community bar and restaurant
Over 20 fair-wage jobs for local people
Training and apprenticeships for young people
A space to gather, learn, celebrate, and connect
High-quality guest rooms that support local tourism
A sustainable business that reinvests in the town.
The Globe will once again be somewhere we’re proud of – not just for what it is, but for who it belongs to: all of us.
The Globe Hotel Torrington Limited is a Community Benefit Society which has been established as the first step on this journey and will take ownership. In 2019 key partners came together, including Great Torrington Town Council, Torridge District Council, Petroc and The Plough, supported by the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), to undertake a viability study for the concept. That came back positively, and in 2020/21 further funding was secured from AHF and a specialist body, Power to Change, to progress towards a community purchase, with major support, including from the community, RHS Rosemoor and The Plough Arts Centre. At the last minute the then owner’s demands made the project unviable.
This time is different. A new national attitude to community ownership, even greater need given the challenges for The Globe and a benefactor keen to support by safeguarding the building on a short term basis. This is the one shot we will get. A community share issue of £230,000 – £430,000 is achievable and realistic. But that will be the first step, with major renovation funding to then be secured. That can best be done together, as a community.
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