3 bedroom farm for sale

LOT 3a BERRYDOWN FARM Traditional brick and flint farmhouse with 4 bedrooms, 431 acres arable and pasture, 64 acres woodland In all about 508 acres (205 hectares) LOT 3b BERRYDOWN FARM BUILDINGS AND COTTAGES Range of useful farm buildings with significant development potential and six cottages In all about 10 acres (4 hectares) BERRYDOWN FARM 508 ACRES (205 HA) BERRYDOWN FARMHOUSE Located to the northwest of Berrydown Farm and conveniently to the southwest of the farm buildings, Berrydown farmhouse is constructed of red brick and knapped flint. Currently split into two flats which can easily be returned to the original farmhouse, the accommodation is over two storeys and includes: hallway, living room, bedroom, kitchen, shower room with separate WC on the ground floor; three bedrooms, kitchen, shower room and WC on the first floor. LAND Berrydown Farm extends to around 431 acres of certified organic arable and permanent pasture and is classified as Grade 3 according to the ALC. The soils are free draining loam and are suitable for both spring and autumn crops and have a long grazing season under grass. The fields are bounded by the public road, Waltham Lane, to the south with Burley Lane dividing the land to the east and west, both providing easy access to all of the fields, which are well-fenced and gated. There are approximately 64 acres of woodland on Berrydown Farm, the majority of which is at Berrydown Copse to the west of the Lot with strategically planted shelter belts to the east. Although there is currently no active shoot, the farm offers the potential to establish a good quality driven pheasant shoot. There is roe, fallow and muntjac stalking across the land at Berrydown. LOT 3b BERRYDOWN FARM BUILDINGS & COTTAGES 10 ACRES (4 HA) FARM BUILDINGS Located to the south of the Berrydown Lane cottages is a useful range of traditional and modern farm buildings benefitting from good access. Centred around a gated concrete hard standing, the buildings can be summarised as follows: • Two Cattle Cubicle Sheds • Two Calving Sheds • Former Milking Parlour • Four General Purpose Sheds • Hay Barn • L-shaped Steading comprising three traditional brick buildings in poor condition. The buildings offer the potential for further development for a wide variety of uses, subject to the requisite planning consents. • Two traditional red brick barns. One is used for storage purposes, the other is in poor condition. An independent planning appraisal has been carried out which highlights some development opportunities. BERRYDOWN LANE COTTAGES There is a collection of six farm cottages on Berrydown Farm, offering additional guest or staff accommodation, or diversified revenue streams. All six cottages lie to the north of the farm buildings and benefit from direct road access off Berrydown Lane. NO 1 AND 2 BERRYDOWN LANE A pair of semi-detached bungalows of render construction under a tile roof. The cottages have extensive gardens and parking with No1 including a timber framed garage. NO 3 AND 4 BERRYDOWN LANE An attractive pair of semi-detached cottages which have been recently renovated. Constructed of part rendered part timber construction under a tile roof, both cottages have a large garden and parking to the front. NO 5 AND 6 BERRYDOWN LANE A pair of semi-detached bungalows of red brick construction under a slate roof. Both cottages have a garden to the rear and parking to the front. Berrydown Farm is situated in the heart of the rolling landscape of the Hampshire Downs, an area renowned for its large scale, open farmland and ancient woodlands, all of which are linked by large tracts of chalk downland. The Farm lies adjacent to the picturesque and historic village of Overton which is centred on the River Test chalk stream, the source of which lies one mile to the north. The village offers a number of boutique shops and cafs, village shops and highly regarded pubs. The Bombay Sapphire Distillery is housed in the original Laverstoke Paper Mill on the west side of the lake and the popular towns of nearby Winchester and Newbury provide an extensive range of shopping, professional and cultural facilities. The Farm affords the perfect combination of peaceful rural living with exceptional transport links into central London. There are a number of railway stations in the area including Overton, Basingstoke and Newbury, all providing direct access into London Waterloo and Paddington within 60 minutes. The M3 is within 9.5 miles of the farm and the M4 within 18.5 miles, with both providing easy access to Central London. Farnborough Airport is only 27.5 miles to the east. Berrydown is ideally positioned to take advantage of all the diverse recreational activities that Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire have to offer. There is horse racing locally at Newbury and further afield at Ascot and Royal Windsor whilst polo can be played or spectated at Tidworth, Cirencester and Cowdray Park. The area offers an excellent choice of schools including Winchester College, St Swithun's, Downe House, Bradfield College, Cheam, Horris Hill, Prince's Mead, Farleigh and Twyford.