BIDDESTONE STUD BIDDESTONE, CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE

BIDDESTONE STUD, BIDDESTONE, CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE SN14 7DG A SUCCESSFUL COTSWOLD STUD FARM ON THE EDGE OF A PICTURESQUE VILLAGE

– Chippenham 4.5 miles – Bath 9 miles (Paddington 1 hours 20 minutes) – Bristol 15 miles – M4 (Junction 17) 6 miles (Distance and times are approximate)

Lot 1: Four bedroom cottage, 51 stables in 3 separate yards, office, vets room, 2 horse walkers, lunge ring, all weather turn out areas, mature post and rail paddocks. In all about 85.94 acres (34.78 ha)

Lot 2: Grooms Cottage – A detached three bedroom period cottage adjoining the stud. situation DESCRIPTION Biddestone is a charming, peaceful village with attractive, LOT 1 traditional Cotswold stone houses and cottages centred Stud Cottage around village greens with a duck pond and two public A recently modernised and extended detached Cotswold houses. The nearby towns of Corsham, Chippenham and stone house under a clay tiled roof. This has been designed Bath provide very good local shopping, and Bristol and for use either as two separate units or as one dwelling. Cirencester are close by. Biddestone is well located for communications. It is just less than 6 miles from Junction The full extent of the property is set out in the floorplans. 17 of the M4 motorway. There is a regular train service to London from Chippenham taking about 80 minutes. The Stud Buildings Sporting activities in the village include very active The stud buildings are in two main groups, one by the tennis and cricket clubs, and in the general area include village, a second 500 yards to the south, and a range of hunting with the Beaufort, Polo at Westonbirt, racing at isolation boxes across the road: Cheltenham, Bath and Newbury, and golf at Chippenham, Castle Combe, Bowood, The Park and Lansdown. Schools The Main Group (36 boxes) in the area are excellent and include Westonbirt, St By the entrance are ranges of block built stables with the Mary’s Calne, Stonar, Dauntsey’s, Beaudesert Park at stud office. These comprise: Minchinhampton, Badminton and all the Bath schools that A range of 4 boxes, with feed room 20.72m x 4.57m cover all ages. (68’ x 15’), adjoining vet room and tack room INTRODUCTION A range of 6 boxes. This range includes the stud office Biddestone Stud is a well established stud and has produced many fine racehorses from Mtoto in the 1980s A range of 5 boxes 19.5m x 4.57m (64’ x 15’) right up to the modern day, with the 2017 Group 2 Temple Stakes success of Priceless. At Royal Ascot last month the Foaling Barn 18.28m x 15.24m (60’ x 50’) with 4 boxes and stud was represented by four home-bred runners. turn-out yard. This is a 4 bay steel barn with block walls and corrugated roof The current owners have been running Biddestone Stud for the last five years and have decided to rationalise their 2 Covered 5 bay Claydon horse walkers bloodstock interests. Boarded lunge ring 18.28m (60’) diameter

8 Boxes (13’ x 11’) in a 3 bay steel barn 13.7m x 12.19m (45’ x 40’) with block and Yorkshire boarded elevations under a corrugated roof.

4 Bay steel and corrugated roofed barn 18.28m x 9.14m (60’ x 30’)

4 Bay extension 18.28m x 3.65m (60’ x 12’) with storage and 3 cage boxes.

6 Boxes (15’ x 11’) in a 3 bay lean-to barn 13.71m x 9.14m (45 x 30’)

New Barn (15 boxes) At the southern end of the paddocks, with a separate access off the lane 600m from the village, is a further twin span 5 bay steel portal framed Barn 34.48m x 22.50m (100’ x 74’) with concrete panels, Yorkshire boarding above and box profile roof; one barn has 15 boxes, the other is a pair of excellent turn-out yards.

There are 3 close boarded woodchip turn out pens to one side, and a hardcore machinery storage open yard to the other.

The Land The land comprises two distinct parcels, the major portion around the buildings lying to the west of the lane, extends to about 65 acres and a further area of post and rail paddocks, to the east of the lane extending to about 20 acres.

The post and rail paddocks throughout the property form part of an attractive landscape with mature trees, hedges, stone walls and post and rail boundaries. The soil is free draining overlying limestone being ideal for equestrian activities.

In all the property extends to 85.94 acres (34.78 hectares).

LOT 2 GROOMS COTTAGE A detached Cotswold stone and clay tiled three bedroom house set in an attractive garden adjacent to the Stud building. This property has a separate access to the Stud which is shared with other residential properties. The full extent of the property is shown on the floor plans. GENERAL INFORMATION METHOD OF SALE The Stud is for sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in 2 Lots.

TENURE AND POSSESSION The property is Freehold and sold with vacant possession.

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME The Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements are included in the sale.

SERVICES Stud Cottage and Grooms Cottage – Mains water, electricity and drainage. Buildings – Mains water and electricity (3 phase).

OUTGOINGS Current Council Tax Band Stud Cottage - Band B Groom’s Cottage - Band F Business Rates Stud Buildings - £1,850.00 Rateable Value (this is below the current threshold for the payment of business rates)

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, sport, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not. Rights between lots (if sold separately) will be agreed. A plan of the bridleway and footpath on the farm is available from the Agents..

VAT Any guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property or part of the property becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable (or become payable by the purchaser) in addition to the purchase price.

SOLICITORS Tanners, Lancaster House, Thomas Street, Ciencester GL7 2AX Contact: Julian Archard T: 01285 646112 Email: [email protected] LOCAL AUTHORITY Wiltshire Council, Monkton Park, Chippenham SN15 1ER www.wiltshire.gov.uk T: 01249 706111 (General Enquiries)

FURTHER INFORMATION PACK A digital pack containing more detailed information is available upon request from either of the Vendors’ Agents

VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment through the selling agents – Carter Jonas 01225 747270 or Windsor Clive 01672 521155. Given the potential hazards of a working Stud, we would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection for your own personal safety.

DIRECTIONS From Junction 17, M4 take the second exit off the roundabout onto the A350 towards Chippenham. After approximately 1.5 miles turn right at the first set of traffic lights towards Kington St Michael. After half a mile turn left at the first crossroads (before the village). Continue for about 2 miles, pass over the next crossroads. At the next T junction turn right on to the A420; then taking the next left towards Biddestone. Pass through the centre of the village and the entrance to the Stud will be found on the right immediately after the Biddestone Arms.

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