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Fursdon Farm Bratton , , EX20 4JG

A30 junction 5 miles • Okehampton 7 miles • Launceston 14 miles • 15 miles

Large period farmhouse for modernisation with traditional and modern buildings and 75 acres

• 5 bedroom period house in need of modernisation

• Traditional buildings with potential for conversion (STP)

• Adaptable modern farm buildings

• Productive pasture. Further 40 acres at South Fursdon available by separate negotiation

• As a whole or in two lots

• In all about 75.02 acres

Stags Farm Agency Stags 21 Southernhay West Kensey House, 18 Western Road The London Office Launceston 40 St James’s Place Devon EX1 1PR Cornwall PL15 7AS London Tel: 01392 680059 Tel: 01566 774999 SW1A 1NS Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7839 0888 stags.co.uk Fursdon Farm.qxp_Stags 27/05/2015 12:22 Page 4

Situation Fursdon Farm lies just over a mile from the unspoilt village of Bratton Clovelly. Local amenities include a village hall and recreation ground, together with the popular public house the Clovelly Inn. There is a nearby primary school at Boasley Cross. The village is surrounded by rolling Devonshire countryside and the nearby Roadford Lake provides opportunities for watersports and scenic walks. The town of Okehampton is situated on the northern fringes of the Dartmoor National Park, famed for its hundreds of square miles of superb unspoilt scenery with many opportunities for riding, walking and outdoor pursuits. The town has a wide range of local shops, services and amenities together with three supermarkets, which include a Waitrose. From Okehampton there is direct access to the A30 dual carriageway providing a link west into Cornwall or east to the Cathedral and University City of Exeter with its M5 motorway, mainline rail and international air connections. Okehampton has a college with sixth form, whilst the well-known College and Kelly College at are also within easy travelling distance.

Introduction Fursdon Farm offers the opportunity to acquire a small stock farm in a beautiful and picturesque part of . The house is set apart from the buildings, in a slightly elevated position with fine views towards Dartmoor.

The traditional farmhouse, with some modernisation, offers the potential to create a comfortable family home, making use of the spacious room sizes, high ceilings and farmhouse kitchen. The farm buildings, meanwhile, are a mixture of modern and traditional, the farm having previously been a dairy, and could now be adapted for agricultural or equestrian purposes. The traditional buildings also offer the potential for alternative uses (STP).

The land, which extends to about 75 acres (30.35 hectares), comprises permanent pasture in a ring fence suitable for mowing and grazing.

LOT 1: Fursdon farm, range of farm buildings. 8.40 acres in all The Farmhouse: The floor plan shows the extent of the accommodation, but briefly it comprises: Entrance Conservatory with inner door to Entrance Hall. Doors off to Sitting Room and Dining Room with tiled grate hearth and mantelpiece. Farmhouse Kitchen with Rayburn set in open fireplace recess; doors off to Store and Pantry. Utility Room and Former Dairy. From the hall a door leads through to stairs down to a Cellar.

On the first floor, which can be accessed from two separate staircases, there are Four Double Bedrooms and a Single Bedroom as well as a Family Bathroom and an airing cupboard.

Outside: Lawned gardens surround the property. Fursdon Farm.qxp_Stags 27/05/2015 12:22 Page 5

Farm Buildings Workshop: (13.3m x 10.32m plus 5.95 x 4.09m) Timber frame with corrugated roof and elevations

Timber Pole Barn: (8.95m x 8.14m) Timber frame with corrugated roof and elevations

Silage Clamp: Concrete floor with sleeper walls

Cubicle House: (14.78m x 12.67m) Steel frame with concrete block walls under corrugated roof. Approximately 48 cubicles.

Shippon with Loft: (8.61m x 5.35m) Stone and cob under clad roof. Adjoining store (3.39 x 3.53m)

Former Parlour: (14.68m x 6.09m) Stone/cob and block construction under a clad roof adjoining former dairy.

Livestock Barn: (14.58m x 8.32m) Block construction and corrugated elevations under corrugated roof.

Straw Barn: (13.76m x 22.69m) Concrete frame under corrugated roof.

Former Pig Houses: Stone walls with sectional housing and storing back-up generator.

Hay Barn: (10.69m x 11.75m) Timber frame with corrugated roof.

Hay Barn: (11.13m x 9.05m) Timber frame with corrugated roof.

Former Slurry Store.

The Land The land within Lot 1 in all extends to about 8.40 acres, made up of productive grassland paddock, former orchard and small woodland area adjoining the farm buildings.

LOT 2: A run of grassland of about 66.41 acres of pasture The 66.41 acres (26.87 hectares) of productive permanent pasture forms a ring fence. The land is divided into several good sized enclosures, which are bounded by mature hedgerows.

The land gently slopes from the north to south and is suitable for grazing and mowing.

Throughout the property there are a number of attractive broadleaf trees, offering amenity and sporting appeal.

A further 40 acres of permanent pasture at South Fursdon may be available by separate negotiation. Fursdon Farm.qxp_Stags 27/05/2015 12:22 Page 6

General Remarks electricity or telephone poles, wires, stays, cables etc., or water or drainage pipes etc., either passing Services upon, over or under it. The property is also sold LOT 1: Mains water & electricity. Private drainage. subject to and with the benefit of any public or LOT 2: If sold separately from Lot 1, the buyer of lot private rights of way or bridleways etc. 2 will have to make a new connection to the mains water in the public highway. Plans and Boundary Fences A plan, which is not to scale and is not to be relied Tenure upon, is attached to these particulars. Purchasers Freehold with vacant possession. must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise Access as to its accuracy. Fursdon Lane links to the public highway. Viewing Rights of Way Strictly by appointment with Stags Farm Agency on A footpath runs east to west through the farm. 01392 680059

Specific Rights & Fencing Covenant Directions An agricultural right of way is reserved through the From Exeter take the A30 to Okehampton, taking the south east corner of Lot 2 for land at South Fursdon. second Okehampton turning at Cross. Turn The buyer of Lot 1 will be responsible for erecting a left onto the A386 signposted to Tavistock/ new boundary fence between points A to B. and . Pass under the A30 and follow the Local Authority A386. At the first roundabout bear left onto the A3079 to and Holsworthy. Drive for 3.5 miles, West Devon Borough Council - Tel: 01822 813600 / passing Ashbury Golf Club and through Thorndon www.westdevon.gov.uk Cross. Then at Vern Down Cross turn left signposted Basic Payment Scheme Bratton Clovelly. Continue along this road, passing Entitlements will be made available. The current Boasley Cross and after about 2 miles, the entrance year’s payment is reserved from the sale. to Fursdon Farm can be found on the left hand side.

Schemes These particulars are a guide only and should not be The Farm is entered into an Entry Level Scheme relied upon for any purpose. which ends on ends on 30th September 2018. As part of the purchase of the farm the purchaser(s) will undertake to take on this agreement. Sporting and Mineral Rights The sporting and mineral rights insofar as they are owned are included with the freehold. Fixtures and Fittings All fixtures and fittings, unless specifically referred to within these particulars, are expressly excluded from the sale of the freehold. Wayleaves, Rights of Way etc The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any wayleave agreements in respect of any Fursdon Farm.qxp_Stags 27/05/2015 12:22 Page 7

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area 284.8 Sq Metres 3066 Sq Ft

Bedroom 4 3.76 x 3.51m Store Bedroom 2 12'4 x 11'6 Room 4.32 x 4.22m Bedroom 3 14'2 x 13'10 5.77 x 4.24m 18'11 x 13'11

Down

Down Bedroom 5 2.44 x 2.44m 8' x 8' Family Bathroom

Bedroom 1 5.05 x 4.17m First Floor 16'7 x 13'8

Store 4.22 x 2.54m 13'10 x 8'4 Kitchen Sitting Room 4.88 x 4.85m 4.34 x 4.24m 16' x 15'11 14'3 x 13'11

Pantry 4.22 x 3.20m 13'10 x 10'6

Up Conservatory Up 3.63 x 2.79m 11'11 x 9'2

Dairy Utility 4.19 x 2.72m 4.27 x 2.72m 13'9 x 8'11 14' x 8'11

Dining Room 5.11 x 5.05m 16'9 x 16'7 Ground Floor Fursdon Farm.qxp_Stags 27/05/2015 12:22 Page 8