A well-crafted estate in a parish with Saxon roots
Abbey Mill enjoys a delightful location in the popular village of Prestbury, on the site of a former corn mill overlooking the River Bollin. It is a beautifully-crafted estate with the cottages and apartments arranged around an intimate garden courtyard, maintained by the estate managers, with cars safely tucked away in underground garaging.
A footpath to the village runs next to St Peter’s Church, one of the oldest parish churches in the country with religious roots dating back to the Saxons. A frequent winner of Best Kept Village awards, and part of a Conservation Area with many buildings managed by English Heritage, Prestbury has excellent shops including a supermarket with post office, a florist, a chemist, coffee shops and a good variety of restaurants and pubs. There is a tennis club and bowling green, the nearby Prestbury Golf Club is a jewel in the crown of Cheshire golf and Macclesfield Forest allows for walking and other outdoor pursuits. Almost 1,500km² of rugged hilly countryside begins just a few minutes’ drive to the east of the estate, within the Peak District National Park, and there is a local station with hourly trains to Manchester and Stoke on Trent for when you want a city excursion.
Orcombe Gardens, Orcombe Gardens, Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, Devon,
A collection of 23 individual freehold properties, consisting of three bungalows and 20 detached houses – all carefully designed for those over 55 who want to live later life in style.
Knoll Gardens is on the edge of historic Abergavenny in the southern part of the Black Mountains and on the River Usk which has some of the best salmon fishing in southern Britain.
Broadway sits at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment in a beautiful landscape with the main high street running gently down the final slope to meet the green by the Lygon Arms Hotel. It is full of handsome eighteenth century houses set back from the road built in mellow Cotswold stone with a honey coloured texture creating a picture postcard world. Broadway Tower at the top of Broadway Hill affords fine views across the Vale of Evesham and on a fine day many counties can be seen.
