The warm-hearted, friendly community of Buckfastleigh, in the lea of Buckfast, together with Bradley's Estate Agents, welcomes you to your new home. At first glance Buckfastleigh appears to be a rather quiet, sleepy town, but you will soon discover there is always something going on, despite an apparent lack of visible entertainment.

The Town Hall in Bossell Road caters for a variety of events, clubs, societies and meetings and incorporates the library and council offices.

Buckfastleigh is an all-inclusive town and the monthly news sheet, which should be delivered to your door gives details of all events happening in the Town. We are fortunate in having our own swimming pool, open from May to September, and other sports flourish, particularly rugby, football, tennis, cricket and bowling. Clubs for running, cycling and other activites are based here. Various churches are represented, and include the new St. Luke's Parish Church , which also doubles as a community centre and concert hall, the Methodist Church , Roman Catholic and Christian Communities plus other humanitarian groups.

You will find a range of shops for all your daily requirements, all willing to stock or order items you need. Public houses are varied, some offering excellent food, some music and others traditional games, including Euchre, a West Country card game, which may be new to you.

There are takeaway food outlets, a café and a delicatessen. Children are well catered for with several playgroups, mother and baby clubs, family workshops with sports, music and drama activities for older children. Teenagers have, in addition, a Youth Club, a drop in centre and a Time Out Café.

Historically, Buckfastleigh is a wool town and retains many of the original wool lofts and mill workers cottages. Mill buildings have become small industrial units and the pretty alleyways and mews leading to the rivers and streams are part of the town's rich industrial heritage. Attractions include Buckfast Abbey, the South Devon Steam Railway, the Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary. More recently, the town purchased and restored a 1950's pub, "The Valiant Soldier", which was taken over untouched since it closed in the early 1950's and is now a Heritage Centre.

You will find the town folk friendly, always ready to stop and chat and talk about the town, its facilities and history, so when you are out and about just smile and say "hello" and who knows what you will discover and how many new friends you will make. what you will discover and how many new friends you will make.