homebuyers with £6m to spare have been queuing up to take a look around one of Worcestershire's most expensive properties.

Worcester estate agent Andrew Grant said there had been considerable interest in Stanbrook Abbey in Callow End since the 19th Century premises went on the market at the start of last month.

The property, which is likely to attract offers in the region of £6m was recently named the most expensive home for sale in the Midlands but that hasn't put off the 20 potential buyers that the city estate agent's owner, Andrew Grant, said had already viewed the historic monastery and its grounds - seven of them on one day last week alone.

The abbey is currently home to an order of Benedictine nuns who have lived there since 1838 but announced their plans to move more than three years ago

Plans for the building include turning it into a hotel or a care home - and an order of Tibetan nuns recently had a look tound with a view to turning it into a nunnery.

Mr Grant said he was not surprised at the level of interest it had attracted as it had been marketed locally and also nationally in both Country Life and the Financial Times.

He said: "We're not really at the offering stage because whoever puts a bid in has to do a lot of homework with regards to what they want to do with it and how much they are willing to spend on it.

"It's a property of national interest which does attract people and I'm sure it will sell but it's probably a bit early at this stage."

The estate agent is planning to write to the people who have viewed the abbey over the next two to three weeks to confirm their interest.

The Benedictine nuns living there are set to move to a purpose-built monastery on farmland at Wass, in the North Yorkshire National Park.

Residents of Callow End have previously expressed concern that the village would be harmed if there was any large-scale housing or industrial development on the 21-acre site.