The Birches - Luxurious Villa ideal for families

Location

The villa is perfectly located. You can enjoy a stroll into town or just further down to the beach or marina.

About Torquay

Torquay is a seaside resort town on the English Channel in Devon, south west England. Known for beaches such as Babbacombe and cliffside Oddicombe, its coastline is nicknamed the English Riviera. Torquay Harbour near the town centre offers shops, cafes and a marina. Torre Abbey, a monastery founded in 1196, has art galleries and extensive gardens featuring plants from local writer Agatha Christie's novels.

Babbacombe Model Village is a 4-acre miniature town with scaled-down versions of British landmarks such as Stonehenge. The Stone Age cave site Kents Cavern offers an archaeology exhibit and guided tours. Living Coasts is an oceanfront zoo featuring an enormous aviary with habitats for penguins and other seabirds. Cockington Country Park is a woodlands area with walking paths and landscaped gardens. Some 7 miles west of town lie the ruins of Berry Pomeroy Castle, a medieval manor that's purportedly haunted. Also to the west, Compton Castle is a 14th-century estate with formal gardens.

Parking

Guests can comfortably park on the road directly outside the property in front of the garage

Guest Access

Full access to all of the house and grounds but excludes the 6 bedroom to the rear of the house and the front garage.

The Neighbourhood

There are only two neighbours to the property to the right and left of the property each of which respect the own privacy but the gardens and the house is not overlooked.

Getting Around

There is a bus stop directly at the bottom of the driveway with routes to Teignmouth and Shaldon (15 minutes), Dawlish, Starcross, Powderham and Exeter (30 minutes). Other routes also include Paignton, Brixham and Newton Abbott.

There is also two train stations in Torquay (one on the sea front next to the Grand Hotel and the other in Torre which is only a 5 minute walk up the road.