Life at Brandon Care
About Hillside House
Hillside House is a boutique care home with a warm and homely ambience set in the outstanding East Devon countryside, the home sits alongside the beautiful Aylesbeare Common on the outskirts of the village of Newton Poppleford.
The home provides superior accommodation for 14 residents. The rooms are all unique, but each being large and bright with a contemporary ensuite shower room.
Throughout the home there are panoramic views across the countryside towards Sidmouth and Ladram Bay and eastward to the Blackdown Hills and beyond. Within the 18 acres of grounds at Hillside House we have stables that provide homes for six beautiful horses and ponies, A herd of Alpacas, two golden guernsey goats and a flock of chickens and ducks.
The Property
Hillside House has been fully renovated and architecturally designed for use as a care home with 14 bedrooms available for letting, Seven on the ground floor and seven on the first floor.
We have many communal areas of the home, starting with the day room. The day room is accessed along a walkway with views and access into the beautiful courtyard garden, the day room is the heart of the home with lots of chatting, laughter, and music. The day room offers a sociable space for groups to gather for our activities and events.
There are also several areas on first floor landings that provide intimate seating areas perfect for enjoying a light refreshment while appreciating the fine views.
The dining room, a key feature within the home, is located centrally within the building on the ground floor, with the kitchen alongside you can see our chefs at work preparing daily menus; we aim for all mealtimes to be a sociable and enjoyable experience for everyone.
The Gardens
We are very proud of the gardens we keep at Hillside House. Being set within our own 18acres of land on the edge of the beautiful Aylesbeare Common we have many different areas of outside space and gardens to enjoy. From our tranquil courtyard garden to the grass paddocks for the horses and alpacas.
Accessed from within the home we have a tranquil courtyard garden which catches the best of the sunshine throughout the day, it has raised flowerbeds and pots offering a wide variety of colourful flowers and plants and a relaxing burble of water from the sculptured water feature.
Surrounding the home, we have various areas of well planted beds and pots with a wide variety of shrubs, flowers and plants offering plenty of colour and interest. Viewed from the day room we have a large vegetable garden and green house, producing some fresh vegetables which the chefs are keen to include in their cooking for all to enjoy. Around the rear of the home, we have a large level deck area showing the views across the grounds towards Sidmouth.
In the paddocks at the rear of the home we have a variety of animals, four horses, two Shetland ponies, a herd of alpacas, two golden guernsey goats and a flock of chickens and ducks. Neighbouring Hillside is the Aylesbeare common which is operated by the RSPB and recognised as a great place for wildlife, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Natura 2000 site. So from Hillside we are very lucky to enjoy seeing some of the wonderful visiting and native breeds of birds and wildlife.
Hillside House is the perfect place to enjoy the stunning east Devon scenery, with the ever-changing gardens, landscapes, animals, and wildlife there is always something of interest to watch and enjoy.
The Accommodation
All rooms have large windows providing plenty of light and wonderful views. All but one of the ground floor bedrooms have direct access to a level outside space on the sun decked patio areas. The bedrooms on the first floor are accessed either by two conveniently positioned staircases or by our spacious passenger lift, are bright, airy and offer picturesque views.
Each bedroom is equipped with its own TV, a personal phone line with handset, an electronically adjustable bed with a comfortable and supportive mattress, a built-in wardrobe and plenty of cupboard space and at least two relaxing chairs with a coffee table. Each room has its own en-suite shower room.
We also offer a well-appointed hydrotherapy bathroom for all residents to use.
Community
We are proud of the communities within our homes. There are many celebrations, activities and events taking place. So that we can share these with family and friends we run a Facebook page for each of the homes, where we post pictures and videos. The pages act as a blog of daily events within the homes.
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Excellent food, like staying at a nice hotel. Nice to be able to bring your own personal effects; like photos, ornaments and pictures to make it feel more homely."
