About this property

Historic Setting: The Upper School House in Ashburton is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming environment. Comfortable Accommodations: The property features two bedrooms and two bathrooms, along with a spacious living room. Family rooms provide ample space for relaxation. Modern Amenities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, an outdoor dining area, dishwasher, and TV. The reception staff speak English, ensuring a comfortable stay. Local Attractions: Located 8.1 mi from Totnes Castle and 24 mi from Exeter International Airport, the holiday home is close to attractions such as Sandy Park Rugby Stadium (21 mi) and Brixham Harbor (17 mi). Highly rated for its central location, room comfort, and host.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 10 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (10.0)


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Wilson
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Location, cleanliness and design of the apartment and lovely welcome
Ney
United States United States
The best airbnb we have ever stayed in, over multiple countries. Exceptionally high quality beds, beautiful linens, high-end decor, an excellent kitchen, views of the hills out some of the windows, splendid bathrooms. The location in the charming...
Anthony
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beautiful apartment with high ceilings, thoughtfully curated furniture, beautiful fittings and stunning attention to detail. Also brilliantly located in the heart of Ashburton. It's set back off the street so very quiet. Adrian was a lovely and...
Philippa
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen very well appointed. Location was great.
Ravinder
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Very comfortable and clean. Beautiful light and well maintained .
Amy
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Exceptional facilities, comfort and decor. Very friendly hosts.
Richard
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Luxuriously decorated and top class facilities. Right in the heart of this lovely village, we couldn’t have picked a better place to stay.
Joanna
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The Upper School House was an exceptional stay. The apartment was beautifully decorated (very recently), immaculately clean with every possible amenity needed for a weekend or much longer stay. The host Adrian met us at the gate and instructed on...
Madeleine
United Kingdom United Kingdom
We loved our stay at the Upper School House. The property has been finished to a very high standard and was absolutely spotless. Both bedrooms were spacious with very comfortable beds- it was also so nice to have ensuites for both rooms. The...
Megan
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Wow! What a gorgeous property, immaculately clean, comfy and it had everything you could need! Adrian was so friendly and helpful with recommendations for the area - we felt grateful to have found such a beautiful home!

Hosted by Ashburtons Luxury Lets

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Ashburtons Luxury Lets
The Upper School House is a luxury 2 bedroom apartment on the first top floor of a converted school house. Sleeping 4 people. Two Super king size beds with one splitting into 2 singles. Refurbishment completed in May 2023. Situated in the centre of Ashburton, a moorland village with boutique shops. 20 mins drive to the closest beach. The apartment benefits from underfloor heating and Ventilation (MHVR) throughout. Weekend/short stay bookings are available during low and high season and dogs are welcome upon request.
Adrian and Jenna Ager
The Upper School House is directly opposite the play park and village green which is ideal for walking the dog. Ashburton has charming independent boutique shops ranging from "the 10 antique trail shops"; vintage clothing; gift shops and galleries; fish deli; artisan baker; local devon butcher; hairdressers; a couple of nail and health spas; pubs and eateries. There is also a lively community art centre where various top musicians perform Jazz, folk and classical performances most days. It also boasts an outside heated swimming pool with a large lawn to sunbathe on in the summer and the local ancient church St. Andrews which is open for service on Sundays as is Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh 10 mins drive away. Dawlish Warren Beach and Nature Reserve is a 20 minute drive as is Motherombe Beach. Bantham Beach is a 40 minute drive and popular with Surfers and . Dartmoor National Park is a 3 minute drive from the Meeting House and has many other attractions for children close by such as River Dart Country Park, Pennywell Farm . From Ashburton one can also explore The South Hams and the South Devon area of outstanding Natural Beauty. From the front door one can take advantage of some lovely local country walks to the blue bell woods along the river Ashburn which takes you out into the countryside and onto the moor. Dartmouth, Exeter and Plymouth are a 30 minute drive and provide many attractions.
Language spoken: English

Area info

Amenities of The Upper School House

Great facilities! Review score, 10

Most popular amenities

  • Family rooms
  • Free Wifi

House rules

The Upper School House takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 4:00 PM
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in.
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Enter your stay dates and check the conditions of your selected option.
Refundable damage deposit
A damage deposit of £200 is required. The property charges this 7 days before arrival. That's about $270. This will be collected by credit card. You should be reimbursed within 14 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full by credit card, subject to an inspection of the property.
Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 10:00 AM.
Pets
Pets are allowed. Charges may apply.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 10:00:00.

A damage deposit of £200 is required. The property charges this days before arrival. This will be collected by credit card. You should be reimbursed within 14 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full by credit card, subject to an inspection of the property.

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