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" A luxurious penthouse apartment overlooking the formal gardens and delightful countryside surrounding The Priory in popular Abbotskerswell.

SITUATION No 23 is an elegant penthouse apartment on the second floor of the desirable Priory development, now owned and maintained by Retirement Villages. From its lofty position atop the grand Abbotsleigh House which dates back to 1848, the apartment enjoys fabulous views of the gardens and grounds to the north and east, and a breathtaking southerly vista. Set in five acres of gardens and grounds with stunning views of the surrounding countryside, The Priory has 43 cottages and apartments centred around a magnificent listed Victorian Priory which houses extensive leisure and social facilities. ACCOMMODATION A glazed timber door leads into a private entrance lobby, which in turn leads to the wide central entrance hall. The entrance hall leads to two generous double bedrooms, the family bathroom, the cloakroom, the kitchen and the expansive sitting and dining room. Both bedrooms have delightful gothic arched windows and are fitted with built-in wardrobes, whilst one has a useful built-in corner shower cubicle. The family bathroom is fitted with a panelled bath with electric shower over, a pedestal washbasin, WC and a window over Priory Court. The cloakroom is fitted with a pedestal washbasin, WC and the kitchen is fitted with matching base and wall units with roll edge work surfaces, a 4-burner electric hob, an eye-level oven and microwave, space for an American style refrigerator/freezer and a stainless steel sink-and-a-half with chrome mixer tap. The spacious sitting room and dining room are found through wide double doors, enjoy lovely views on three sides and are separated by an original feature fire, no longer in use. AGENT'S NOTE There is a requirement that residents at The Priory be over 60 years of age. The property is leasehold to include the residue of a 299-year lease from 1986 with a peppercorn ground rent. Service charges amount to ?4,833.25 per annum. The service charges include, full on site professional estate management, up keep and maintenance to the exterior of the buildings and grounds, heating, lighting and energy costs of the communal areas, external window cleaning, emergency call and monitoring system, mini bus for local shopping trips and maintenance of the swimming pool. For further information on the service charge details, please contact the manager at The Priory. LOCAL AUTHORITY Teignbridge District Council. Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX. Telephone is 01626 361101 and e-mail is info@teignbridge.gov.uk VIEWING Viewing strictly by prior appointment with Stags on 01803 865454. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Totnes, take the A381 towards Newton Abbot go past the village of Ipplepen and the Two Mile Oak Public House, taking the right hand turn sign posted for Abbotskerswell. Proceed down into the village centre and at the first mini roundabout, take the left hand turning sign posted Kingskerswell, proceed out of the village up Priory Road for approximately 1 mile where The Priory will be found on the right hand side. On entering The Priory, follow the drive to the turning circle where several visitor spaces can be found. Web Find: 53366 You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website. "