WILLIAM BECK FARM , , NORTH MOORS NATIONAL PARK

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ESTABL I S H E D 1 8 6 0 WILLIAM BECK FARM CHOP GATE BILSDALE NATIONAL PARK 8 miles, 11 miles, Teesside 15 miles, 35 Miles, York 45 Miles (All distances approximates)

A BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED 148.5 ACRE LIVESTOCK FARM WITH RESIDENTIAL APPEAL LOCATED BETWEEN STOKESLEY AND HELMSLEY

Farmhouse: A traditional period farmhouse which has been modernised and provides spacious family accommodation with lovely views. The accommodation comprises: Front Porch, Entrance Hall, Open Plan Kitchen/Living/Diner, Sitting Room, Cloakroom, Utility Room. To the first floor are Four Bedrooms and a Bathroom. To the second floor is a large Attic Room offering scope for further Bedrooms.

Farm Buildings: A comprehensive range of superbly presented traditional buildings and modern farm buildings. The buildings are currently utilised for sheep housing, lambing sheds and machinery stores and are suitable for cattle and sheep housing. The buildings would be suitable for conversion to holiday lets or alternative sues, subject to the necessary consents.

Land: In all 148.5 acres of which approximately 142 acres is productive grassland utilised for grazing, mowing and silage. There is also the benefit of 200 sheep rights onto the adjoining East Bilsdale Moor. The land also has some small areas of shelterbelts, river Seph frontage and offers sporting value.

FOR SALE AS A WHOLE OR IN THREE LOTS Lot One: Farmhouse, buildings and grassland, in all situated within approximately 135.36 acres. Lot Two: 7.53 acres of grassland and River Seph frontage Lot Three: 5.61 acres of grassland and River Seph frontage In all approximately 148.5 acres (60.13 ha) 3

DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND William Beck Farm is an attractively situated and productive circa 150 acre livestock farm with residential appeal, comprising a 4 bedroom detached period farmhouse, a large range of superbly presented traditional buildings and more modern farm buildings situated within around 148.5 acres of grazing and mowing land.

The farm is situated in a beautiful elevated position in an unrivalled position and there are simply stunning views, which are south, west and north facing over the valley. The house and buildings are reasonably centrally located to the land and in many aspects, most of the fields can be viewed / stock watched from the house.

The general setting would make the house a superb residential or lifestyle property base and the traditional buildings have been renovated and maintained to an exceptional standard and they could relatively easily be converted to holiday cottage accommodation subject to the necessary consents.

The farm is a traditional livestock unit and has been well farmed in recent years with the grassland appearing in good heart and providing good quality grazing and hay production.

The farm currently operates as a typical upland sheep farm, and would be suitable for a mixed sheep and cattle unit. The land comprises productive meadows suitable for mowing and silage making, good grazing land and some rougher grazing providing access onto the adjoining Bilsdale East

Moor and is interspersed with woodland shelterbelts provides some good sporting value.

The property should appeal to those with equestrian interests as the farm has immediate access onto the adjoining moor, for which there is access to some superb riding over the many miles of public bridleways.

LOCATION

The farm is located immediately to the southern edge of Chop Gate village with direct access off the

B1257. The farmstead is situated in a beautiful location in an elevated position with private access from a 0.5 mile private road, which leads up though the fields to the farmstead.

Chop Gate is an attractive and peaceful rural village situated within the North York Moors National

Park a short drive from Stokesley (7 miles) and Helmsley (11 miles), both are vibrant towns with diverse shopping facilities, services and amenities. Chop Gate benefits from a primary school, public house/restaurant and village hall.

Whilst situated in a beautiful rural location, the property has quick and easy access onto the B1257

(Helmsley to Stokesley road) which provides access into the commercial centres of Teesside within

15 miles and the historic City of York is situated approximately 45 miles away with mainline trains available to Kings Cross, London and Edinburgh in less than 2 hours.

There are livestock (Whitby), , Darlington, Malton and .

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WILLIAM BECK FARMHOUSE WC William Beck farmhouse is a substantial detached farmhouse, providing spacious 2.44m x 1.52m accommodation, which has been improved and modernisation. Low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, tiled floor, under stairs cupboard.

The property is situated to the south east of the yard area and is situated in a lovely elevated SITTING ROOM position with exceptional views over the National Park countryside. 3.84m x 3.75m A nicely proportioned sitting room with attractive west facing views over open countryside, The property has well-proportioned rooms and amounts to around 1,800 sq.ft plus attic radiator, wood burning stove on stone hearth and surround. rooms and comprises:

GROUND FLOOR

OPEN PLAN KITCHEN/SITTING/DINING ROOM 8.16m x 4.38m A very attractive open plan room comprising a modern range of wall and base units with wooden worktops incorporating single drainer sink unit and mixer tap over, Rangemaster oven with extractor fan over, double aspect to west and east, tiled floor, beamed ceilings, radiator, wood burning stove in stone surround with timber mantle over and in-built cupboards to either side.

UTILITY ROOM 3.94m x 3.37m A very large utility room with range of modern wall and base units with 1.5 bowl stainless steel sink unit, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, door to rear.

FIRST FLOOR

BEDROOM ONE 4.73m x 4m Double bedroom, radiator, lovely west facing views.

ENTRANCE HALL BEDROOM TWO 6.98m x 1.38m 3m x 2.35m Entrance hall with tiled floor, radiator, exposed stone walls to part, stairs up to first floor, Small double bedroom with superb west facing views beamed ceiling. BEDROOM THREE 4.46m x 3.95m 5

Double bedroom, radiator, west facing views FARM BUILDINGS LANDING Stairs up to attic rooms, window to east The farm benefits from a large range of traditional and more modern farm buildings suitable for livestock and general storage purposes. BEDROOM FOUR 3.97m x 3.46m The traditional buildings are generally in an exceptional order, with all but one having been re- Double bedroom, radiator roofed in recent years and appearing reasonably structurally sound and therefore conversion to alternative uses would seemingly be relatively straight forward subject to consents, BATHROOM (including walk-in wardrobe) 4.48m x 3.99m A very large bathroom comprising bath with shower over, tiled walls, low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, 2x radiators, airing cupboard plus there is a door to a large in-built walk in wardrobe/storage cupboard.

SECOND FLOOR

ATTIC 11.2m x 4.7m A large part boarded out attic room with windows to south and north offering potential to create further living accommodation subject to any relevant consents.

OUTSIDE

To the front of the property are steps leading up to a large stone flagged patio area providing an outside seating space with exceptional views over the surrounding countryside.

To the rear of the property is a rear garden comprising two separate areas with walled lawned gardens and stone flagged patio areas.

SINGLE STOREY TRADITIONAL BUILDING Stone and pantile building comprising • STORE ONE - 5.37m x 2.18m • STORE TWO - 5.37m x 2.4m

SINGLE STOREY TRADITIONAL RANGE EAST Stone and pantile building comprising the following: • WORKSHOP/WC - 4.6m x 5.1m • UTILITY/STORE – 3.83m x 4.69m • BOILER ROOM/KENNELS – 4.76m x 8.9m Including 4 in-built kennels plus Biomass boiler and pellet store

TRADITIONAL BUILDING NORTH A single storey stone and pantile building attached to the north comprising: • STORE ONE - 2.6m x 5m • STORE TWO - 6.9m x 4.6m

• STORE THREE - 8m x 7.1m 6 • STORE FOUR - 8.1m x 6.5m

GENERAL PURPOSE/LAMBING BUILDING 20.3m x 18.3m A more modern general purpose building with central steel portal frame building plus timber lean to’s to the north and south. Clad surrounds to north, south and west and open sided to part to east.

GENERAL PURPOSE/LIVESTOCK SHED 19.5m x 6.4m A Steel lattice frame building with concrete block walls and fibre cement roof.

GENERAL PURPOSE/STOCK BUILDING 17.2m x 10.7m Timber frame livestock building with block walling with boarding above and fibre cement roof, feed passage.

TRADITIONAL GRANARY BUILDING An attractive two storey stone and part single storey and pantile granary building comprising: • STORE ONE - 8.36m x 6.65m. Concrete floor, full height stable door south • ARCH STORES - 6.9mx 6.46m. Steps up to first floor, concrete floor • GRANARY ABOVE - 6.9m x 6.5m • FORMER FORGE - 7m x 3.22m. A former forge with stone forge and bellows • FEED HOUSE - 7m x 3.2m. Concrete floor, double wooden doors to south

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LAND LAND SCHEDULE (Colours relate to individual lots, as shown on plan) In All the farm amounts to around 148.5 acres of which the agricultural land on the holding amounts to approximately 142 acres of grassland. 135 acres is situated to the east of the Lot Field Number Description Ha Acres B1257 road with the remainder comprising two small fields to the west, leading down to the 1 House, Yard and Buildings 0.57 1.42 River Seph. 1 Roadway 0.4 1.02

A large area of the land is relatively level and good quality pasture capable of grazing or 1 0646 woodland 0.39 0.96 mowing for hay and silage. The grass enclosures are well secured by post and rail or post and 1 0540 Grassland 1.96 4.84 wire fences, mature hedges or stone walls and there is a private water supplies to most fields. 1 1741 woodland/pond 0.05 0.12 1 3040 woodland 1.16 2.86 The land also has the benefit of 200 sheep grazing rights to Bilsdale East Moor. 1 2232 Grassland 1.58 3.9 1 1321 Grassland 1.34 3.31 1 4325 Rough Grazing 18.63 46.03 1 0629 Grassland 1.19 2.94 1 9939 Grassland 0.07 0.17 1 0612 Grassland 0.64 1.58 1 9906 Grassland 0.8 1.97 1 8809 Grassland 1.64 4.05 1 9918 Grassland 1.81 4.47 1 9532 Grassland 1.23 3.03 1 9045 Grassland 0.52 1.28 1 9239 Grassland 0.03 0.07 1 7438 Grassland 1.61 3.97 1 7830 Grassland 3.02 7.46 1 8019 Grassland 2.01 4.96 1 4636 Grassland 2.49 6.15 1 5623 Grassland 3.04 7.51 1 4318 Grassland 1.18 2.91 1 3424 Grassland 0.9 2.22 1 3028 Grassland 0.93 2.29 1 2436 Grassland 1.67 4.12 1 1030 Grassland 2.98 7.36 1 1718 Grassland 0.97 2.39 1 54.81 135.36 2 9819 Grassland 3.05 7.53 3 0498 Grassland 2.27 5.61 TOTAL 60.13 148.5

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GENERAL INFORMATION - REMARKS & STIPULATIONS METHOD OF SALE The property is being offered for sale by private treaty as a whole or in three lots. Interested GRAZING RIGHTS parties should register their interest with the agents to be involved in sale negotiations. For The farm has the benefit of 200 common grazing rights over the adjoining Bilsdale East Moor, those with queries or to inform the agents of their interest please contact Tom Watson on further enhancing the capability to run the farm as a productive livestock unit. 01653 697 820 or email: [email protected]

BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME ADDRESS The land has been registered with the Rural Payments Agency for entitlements to the Basic William Beck Farm, Chopgate, Bilsdale, , TS9 7JN Payment Scheme. The entitlements will be included in the sale and the agents will transfer to the purchaser if the purchaser is registered. DIRECTIONS Travelling from Stokesley, continue on the B1257 through Great Broughton and continue for around 5 miles and pass through Chop Gate, as you leave Chop Gate the village hall is on the ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES th right hand side and continue forward and take the first turning to the farm on the left hand The land is all situated within a Higher Level Stewardship Scheme which expires on the 30 side, identified by Cundalls For Sale boards. September 2023. The annual income is £7,976.20. Full details are available from the Agents.

Travelling north from Helmsley, follow the B1257 out of Helmsley and continue on the road

EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY & WAYLEAVES for around 10 miles, just before you reach Chop Gate the farm is situated on the right hand The property is sold subject to and with the benefits of all existing rights of way, water, light, side, identified by Cundalls For Sale boards. If you reach Chop Gate Village Hall, you have drainage and other easements attaching to the property whether mentioned in these travelled too far. particulars or not. The neighboring farm Stonehouse Cote has a right of way over the access road also, however please note this is not their main access and is only occasionally used. GENERAL INFORMATION A footpath crosses through Lot 1, however please note the route has successfully been Services: Mains electric. Spring water supply. Private septic tank drainage. Bio Mass diverted so it will no longer go through the farmyard. Please note existing OS Explorer maps Boiler central heating. will still show the old route, however subject to some small areas been finalized the route will Council Tax: Band F. be diverted around the farmstead. Planning: North York Moors National Park Authority Tel: 01439 770657. Tenure: The property is Freehold and vacant possession will be given upon

completion. BOUNDARIES Viewing: Strictly by appointment with the agents office in Malton, 01653 697 820 The vendors will only sell such interest as they have in the boundary fences and hedges etc. Postcode: TS9 7JN. (Please do not rely on Sat Nav, please also view location plan). All boundaries and areas are subject to verification with the title deeds. Guide Prices: As a whole: £1,100,000. Lot 1: £1,030,000. Lot 2: £40,000. Lot 3; £30,000.

SPORTING, TIMBER & MINERAL RIGHTS Details and photographs prepared May 2017. Sporting, timber and mineral rights are in hand and included in the sale. All measurements are approximate. The services as described have not been tested and cannot be guaranteed. Charges may be payable for service re-connection. The property is brought as seen. ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not An EPC has been prepared for the farmhouse and is available for inspection at the agents constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of Malton office, or please find insert attached. representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy. No person in this firm’s employment has the authority to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of the property. WATER

There is a private Spring Water supply serving the land, the buildings and the farmhouse.

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