Farms, Estates & Land for sale in Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon -

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276 acre ring fenced dairy farm with dairy complex providing accommodation for 200 dairy cows and followers.
Spacious modern five bedroom farmhouse situated in rolling Devonshire countryside close to the Devon Cornwall border.
The property has equal appeal as a whole or in the following lots - Lot1:  Farmhouse, dairy complex and farm buildings and approx 136.10 acres.
Lot 2: Approximately 54.36 acres Lot 3: Approximately 86.51 acres

West Venn Farm is situated close to the Devon and Cornwall border,  5½ miles from the Devonshire market town of Holsworthy, 10 miles from the historic Cornish market town of Launceston and 17 miles from Okehampton, known as the gateway to Dartmoor.  The A30 dual carriage way is easily accessible at Okehampton or Launceston, with its links to the Cathedral City of Exeter and the M5 motorway. The city of Plymouth with its new shopping centre is 36 miles.

The farm is only a mile from the village of Ashwater and 4 miles from St Giles on the Heath,   both these villages provide a range of local facilities including a Primary School, places of worship, Post Office and Public Houses.

Dartmoor and the Cornish Moors, together with the beaches and coastline are all within easy reach of the Farm. Roadford Lake is located some 2 miles away and has a popular visitor centre, walks, fishing and water sports. 

The property enjoys fantastic views over open countryside towards both the Cornish Moors and  Dartmoor.

The five bedroom farmhouse enjoys superb views over open farmland and provides a spacious modern family home. The dairy complex and farm buildings are designed to accommodate a 200 cow dairy herd and followers, providing a light and airy environment. The land is contained within a ring fence and serviced by a quiet parish road and internal hardcore tracks.

TREWENNICK HOUSE

The property is approached off a quiet parish road onto a gravelled driveway which in turn leads to a parking and turning area and garage. The farmhouse benefits from double glazing and has oil fired central heating with radiators in all rooms. The hot water is heated by a combination of a solar panel backed up by the oil fired combination boiler.

This spacious and light modern farmhouse provides the following accommodation.

Hall - Stairs rise to first floor with under stairs storage cupboard, radiator and doors off to kitchen and

Sitting room - 21'  x 13'  (6.4m x 3.96m) Triple aspect room with views over the garden and countryside beyond. Patio doors to rear, open fireplace with marble effect surround and marble hearth, television aerial point and radiator. Open arched access to

Family room - 11' 4''  x 10'4''  (3.45m x 3.15m) Three windows overlooking the rear garden, radiator. Door to

Dining Area/Kitchen - 26'  x 15' 8''  (7.92m x 4.78m max)  Dining area with window to rear, television aerial point and radiator. Kitchen area with window to front overlooking the garden and views over open countryside. Fitted with a range of wall and base units with work surfaces over incorporating a 1½ bowl stainless steel sink unit and drainer with tiled splash backs. Integral ceramic four ring hob with electric double oven below. Space and plumbing for automatic dishwasher. Tiled recess housing an oil fired ‘Rayburn Royale’ for cooking and hot water. Door to hall and

Utility/Rear Hall - 15' 11''  x 8' 1''  (4.85m x 2.46m) Space and plumbing for automatic washing machine, stainless steel sink unit with cupboard under, radiator, door to garage, double glazed door to rear garden, office and

WC with tiled shower cubicle and ‘Mira’ power shower, WC, wash hand basin and obscured glazed window.

Office - 9' 8''  x 8' 1''  (2.95m x 2.46m) Window to front overlooking garden, wall shelves, fitted work surface with cupboards below.

Garage - 17' 10''  x 11' 5'' [internal] (5.44m x 3.48m) With up and over door, concrete floor, window to side, light and power connected. Door to

Boiler House - 11' 7''  x 7' 11''  (3.53m x 2.41m) Oil tank, double glazed door to rear. Site of ‘Worcester’ oil fired boiler for central heating and hot water.

From the hall stairs rise to first floor and galleried landing with window to front overlooking garden. Doors to bedrooms and bathroom, loft access to part boarded loft space and Airing
Cupboard with hot water tank, immersion heater and slatted shelving.

Bathroom - Obscured glazed window, feature wall shelf, suite comprising corner bath with tiled surround, pedestal wash hand basin and low level WC. Radiator.

Master Bedroom suite  - 14' 4''  x 13'  (4.37m x 3.96m) Window with lovely views, radiator. Arched access to Dressing Room and door to En-suite Shower Room with suite comprising panelled bath with shower over and tiled surround, WC and pedestal wash hand basin. Obscured glazed window, radiator.

Bedroom 2 - 12' 3''  x 9' 10''  (3.73m x 3m) Window, radiator and curtained recess with hanging rail, shelving.

Bedroom 3 - 12' 4''  x 8' 9''  (3.76m x 2.67m) Window and radiator.

Bedroom  4 - 12' 4''  x 8' 11''  (3.76m x 2.72m) Window and radiator.

Bedroom 5 - 8' 6''  x 7' 10''  (2.59m x 2.39m) Window to front with lovely views over surrounding countryside. Two fitted wardrobes and radiator.

Outside - The property sits in and elevated position with super views across the rolling Devon countryside. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with some mature shrub and tree borders and a path leads around the property to the rear where steps lead to a raised lawn area.

The whole is enclosed within post and rail fencing and natural Devon hedge banks with mature broadleaf trees.

THE FARM BUILDINGS

The farm buildings are situated conveniently across the parish road with separate access. The buildings comprise a dairy complex for 200 milking cows and young stock.  The modern dairy complex has been designed to provide a well ventilated comfortable environment for the livestock.

MODERN DAIRY COMPLEX - 200' 0''  x 65' 0''  (60.96m x 19.81m) Steel portal frame under a profile sheet roof with open ridge and stock board cladding providing an umbrella building
containing;

The Dairy - Housing two Mueller DX bulk tanks (5000 and 6000 litre). 300 litre hot water tank (partly solar powered), plate cooler and ancillary robotic milking equipment. Door through to
10:20 Herringbone Parlour Pit with feed bins over. Access to Workshop Area and stairs to first floor office with light and power connected.  Robotic Milking area (3 ‘Lely’ Astronaut A2
robots available by separate negotiation). Cubicles for 120 cows with central passage and two loafing/feeding passages, feed barriers and mangers suitable for TMR feeding. 

The feed passages and internal loafing areas are cleaned by an automated flush wash system.

Adjacent to the above cubicle building is a further cubicle house constructed in 2000 by Farmplus providing a further 50 cubicles and loafing/feeding passage - 112'  x 65'  (34.14m x 19.81m) This timber building has a 14’ central passage providing easy cow movement with open ridge and stock boarding providing a very comfortable climate for the dairy cattle. The feeding area has feed barrier with manger also suitable for TMR feeding.

To the rear of the cubicle shed is a YOUNG STOCK REARING AREA with 7 group calf hutches (Multimax) each with galvanised pennage.

SILAGE CLAMPS - 85' 3''  x 85' 3''  (26m x 26m) and .85' 3''  x 72' 2''  (26m x 22m) with concrete floor and concrete walling.

2 External FEED BINS 12 tonnes each

FLUSH WASH SYSTEM with 12000 gallon water tower providing head of water for flush system and PUMP HOUSE housing pump extracting water from the weeping wall slurry/dirty water lagoon.

FYM STORAGE PAD

At the rear of the dairy complex a concreted yard area provides access to the lower yard and lane to fields.

SLURRY LAGOON - 91' x 91' x 10' depth (28m x 28m x 3m depth) with approximately  1 million gallon capacity.

Timber KENNEL BUILDING with 58 cubicles and external concreted feeding and loafing area with feed barriers and troughs.
Timber frame ‘AI’ CALF REARING BUILDING -  60'  x 30'  (18.29m x 9.14m)  with spaced sheeted roof, stock board cladding, concrete floor, power and light connected.

DUTCH BARN - 60'  x 27'  (18.29m x 8.23m) Steel frame under a profile sheet roof.

DRY COW UNIT -  90'  x 49'  (27.43m x 14.94m) Steel portal frame under sheeted roof providing 36 cubicles with loose housed calving area, feed barriers and concrete manger.

External concrete yard with cattle handling facility and slurry ramp.

Small stone and slate TRADITIONAL BARN housing electricity meter.

THE LAND

West Venn Farm extends in total to some 276.97  acres (112.09 hectares) and is contained within a ring fence. The farmland is well serviced by the quiet parish road and internal hardcore lanes.

The majority of the farm has been re-seeded in the last 10 years, and following Autumn 2008 re-seeding, the whole farm will be down to productive mid term and long term grass leys and
pasture. In recent years the land has also been arable cropped.

Boundaries are formed by natural hedge banks with mature broadleaf trees. Henford Water and tributary streams provide some of the natural boundaries. The farm benefits from small areas of
mature natural woodland and two wildlife ponds which create an attractive environment and amenity, sporting and wildlife interest.

The fields are well serviced by a private or mains piped water supply and natural water.

A internal farm track through lot one provides excellent access connecting the dairy complex with the field enclosures and would allow the farm to easily adapt to a variety of dairy and farming systems. Lot 2 has a separate access track adjoining the parish road.  Lot 3 enjoys access onto two separate parish roads
 
The land is available as a whole or in the following three lots as identified on the farm plan.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Dairy Herd and Robotic parlours: The vendors would favourably consider and option  of selling the dairy cows and/or the  robotic parlours with the farm (By separate negotiation). 

OTHER INFORMATION

Single Farm Payment Entitlement: Single Farm Payment entitlements have been established over the land. Entitlements equal to the area of eligible land being sold will be transferred to the purchaser. The vendor will undertake to lodge any such documents with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to allow the transfer of entitlements subject to RPA guidelines. Further details regarding these
entitlements are available at the Agents office.

Tenure: The farm is freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

Agricultural Occupancy Condition (AOC): The farmhouse is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition.

Valuation: The purchaser will be required to take over all silage, hay, straw, fodder, growing and standing crops at valuation to be prepared by Messrs Kivells and there will be no counter claim for dilapidations. Such valuations to be conducted in accordance with the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV).

Farm Sale: The vendor reserves the right to hold a farm sale on the farm before completion.

Farm Plan: The farm plan is based on ordnance survey extracts, and the areas are not guaranteed and purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy.

Easements, Wayleaves, Rights of way: The Property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.

Boundaries: Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.  Should any dispute arise as the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendors

Services:
Water - The farmhouse and dairy has a mains water supply. The farm buildings and land have a mains water supply which can be switched to a private well supply with a 2000 gallon header tank iron filtration and purifying system.
Electricity - Mains (with partial solar powered hot water)
Drainage -  Private drainage.   

Council Tax: Band E (£1752.69 2008/9) 

Local Authorities:  Torridge District Council, Riverbank House, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2QG. 
Tel: 01237 428700
South West Water, PO Box 4, Exeter, EX2 7HS, T: 0800 169 1144
EDF, Customer Service Team, Freepost 3814, London, WC1V 6AJ  T: 0800 096 2270

Viewings: Please call the FARMS DEPARTMENT on 01409 259547 to make an appointment.  We are open from at least 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm Saturdays.  FULL DETAILS OF THIS AND EVERY PROPERTY ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE www.kivells.com

Disclaimer:
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1.  The particulars are set out only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees, and do not constitute part of an offer or contract.
2.  All descriptions, photographs, which may be taken with a wide angle lens or zoom, dimensions, references t condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation, and other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as t the correctness of each of them.
3.  No person in the employment of Kivells has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.
4.  In the event that our details are used in part exchange negotiations we reserve the right to recoup our costs.
5.  All measurements are approximate. None of the electrical items have been tested by ourselves. There are numerous power points.

property reference: KIHO999001155