Superb Agricultural and Sporting Farm situated within the Chilterns AONB

Description

Ewelme Park Farm

The farmland is accessed by public road access to the east and a right of access over and along a central third party owned driveway. The large field sizes are suitable for modern farm machinery and comprise predominately arable land with some pasture, interspersed by woodland. The Arable land which extends to approximately 366 acres comprises mainly Grade 3 farmland with two distinct soil types. The western portion of the estate is predominately steep ground and is made up of shallow lime-rich soils over chalk or limestone. To the east of the main house the land is flatter and comprises slightly acid loamy and clayey soils. The arable land is farmed in-hand on a standard rotation basis.

Farm Buildings

Located to the north of the entrance to the main driveway are two steel framed grain stores built in the 1990s. They are surrounded by a concrete forecourt and are accessed through double five bar gates. The buildings house storage up to 800 and 500 tons respectively and there is a dry air generator within the larger of the two buildings.

Woodland

The woodland on the estate extends to approximately 142 acres and is strategically located to benefit the Estate’s private shoot. The woodlands are primarily deciduous with distinct groups; mixed broadleaves and conifers; broadleaves and conifer. Less than 8% of the woodland is classified as ancient woodland and a significant area was planted on farmland throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s. The woodlands generally have level to moderate slopes but are located in undulating topography which allows for harvesting and extraction to be carried out by conventional means.

Shoot & Conservation

A shoot was run across the estate from 1960 to 2021 and utilised the woodland and strategically planted cover crops to provide challenging pheasants and partridges. Feeder pens are located within the woodland.

Cottages

Four cottages available by separate negotiation

Location

The Farm is located in South Oxfordshire between the villages of Nettlebed (2.6 miles to the South) and Watlington (5.1 miles to the North). Both of these settlements contain a good range of everyday services. A wider range of retail, educational and leisure facilities can be found in Henley-on-Thames, 7.8 miles to the South East, Wallingford, 9.6 miles to the West, Reading, 12.7 miles to the South and Oxford, 19.7 miles to the North West.

Communication links to the Estate are good via A4130 to Henley-on-Thames, Wallingford and Didcot. The local road network provides access to M40 J5 8.6 miles to the North. The M40 provides access to London to the South East and the Midlands to the North.

The closest mainline railway station is at Reading, 11.9 miles to the south with a direct service into London Paddington within approximately 30 minutes and direct services into London Waterloo within approximately 90 minutes. International air travel is provided at London Heathrow, 35.7 miles to the South East. There is a private airfield at London Oxford airport, 20.16 miles to the North West.




Acreage: 518.54 Acres