To Let by Informal Tender, Middle Hill Farm provides a fantastic and extremely rare opportunity to let a former dairy holding in a peaceful corner of Mid Devon.

Description

To Let by Informal Tender from 25th March 2024

Tender closing date: 12 Noon on Friday 24th November 2023

Viewing day: Friday 3rd November 2023

The Huntsham Estate is situated around the Village of Huntsham, Tiverton, Mid Devon, extending to approximately 4,000 acres, comprising a mixture of let diary and livestock farms and woodland along with a portfolio of residential properties.

Middle Hill Farm provides a fantastic and extremely rare opportunity to let a former dairy holding in a peaceful corner of Mid Devon yet easily accessible to the M5 (Junction 27) and mainline railway station (Tiverton Parkway) should members of the selected applicants family need to commute. The farm is situated near the village of Huntsham and is entirely laid to grass. The land is all designated Grade 3.

The Huntsham Estate is seeking applications for a ten-year Farm Business Tenancy for either the whole farm or in two separate lots. Applicants are encouraged to provide different proposals or farming practices in their tenders.

Lotting:
Middle Hill is being let either as a whole or in two lots,
offered on a Farm Business Tenancy of ten years.

Farmhouse:
A well apportioned and south facing four bedroom farmhouse, well maintained by the outgoing tenant that has provided a family home for the past 40 years. Set within its own garden grounds, along with a number of outbuildings.

The Buildings:
Middle Hill farm is a former dairy farm, now set up as a beef and sheep enterprise. There are a range of buildings, all in a good condition. The holding comprises of steel portal frame buildings, timber framed hay/cart sheds and a timber framed cattle shed. These buildings provide ample storage for implements and the current tenants herd of cattle. There is a former slurry lagoon on the holding that is excluded from the tenancy. There is potential scope for the traditional buildings on the holding being converted or used for something other than agricultural use. All applicants are encouraged to submit
proposals or ideas within their tenders for these buildings.

The Land:
Gently undulating topography with good size field enclosures surrounded by traditional hedge banks. The majority
of the fields are fenced for livestock and benefit from a private water supply (troughed). The Land is predominantly Grade 3, with loamy and relatively free draining soils.





Directions

From M5 Junction 27: Join the A361/North Devon link road and
exit at the first junction signposted for Tiverton Parkway. Take
the first exit at the roundabout and continue all the way through Sampford Peverell for approximately half a mile. Turn right at the crossroads signposted towards Uplowman. Continue up the hill before turning left towards Uplowman. Continue along here, crossing over the A361. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead with the pub on your right. Follow this road for just over 3 miles until you reach the triangle, follow signs for Huntsham Village to the left. Continue round the left-hand bend at the war memorial and bear left at the Old Post Office. Follow the road and then track signposted Middle Hill Farm for approximately ¾ of a mile. The Farmyard is at the end.

Additional Info

The scenic location provides easy access to the M5 (Junction 27) and mainline railway station (Tiverton Parkway) should members of the selected applicants family need to commute.

For further information please refer to the attached brochure.