LOW HOUSE FARM COWESBY, THIRSK. YO7 4BG A TRADITIONAL DAIRY/STOCK REARING FARM WITH ARABLE POTENTIAL COMPRISING A STONE BUILT 3-BEDROOMED FARMHOUSE WITH 2-BEDROOMED ATTACHED COTTAGE TOGETHER WITH A RANGE OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FARM BUILDINGS AND LAND EXTENDING IN ALL TO 225 ACRES (91 HECTARES) FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION IN 3 LOTS ON WEDNESDAY 12TH MARCH 2008 3.PM WITHIN THE GOLDEN LION HOTEL NORTHALLERTON (UNLESS PREVIOUSLY SOLD) GUIDE PRICE: £1,400,000 FOR THE WHOLE VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 143 High Street, Northallerton, DL7 8PE Tel: 01609 771959 Fax: 01609 778500 www.northallertonestateagency.co.uk LOW HOUSE FARM, COWESBY, THIRSK. INTRODUCTION GROUND FLOOR Low House Farm is an established Dairy Farm which has been Entrance Vestibule in the ownership of the Barker family since 1941. The original 1.52m x 1.16m (5’ x 3’10”) max farm extends to just over 200 acres and is being offered as Lot 1. Approximately 24 acres were subsequently purchased by the Leading to: farming partnership of Barker and Wood and is being offered as Lots 2 and 3. Lounge 4.57m x 4.54m (15’ x 14’11”) The sale of the farm is being occasioned by the retirement of the farming partner and the impending change of the Capital Gains Feature fireplace with exposed beams. Tax rules. Living Room / Kitchen Diner SITUATION 6.35m x 4.24m (20’10” x 13’11”) Northallerton 7 miles Thirsk 6 miles Comprising Inglenook open fireplace, Kitchen with solid fuel York 25 miles Teesside 18 miles Aga and a range of base and wall units. Stainless steel sink unit. (All distances are approximate) Leading to: Low House Farm is situated approximately 1 ½ miles north east Rear Porch / Cloakroom of the village of Knayton on the Cowesby Road giving excellent 2.44m x 2.13m (8’ x 7’) access onto the A19 dual carriageway at the interchange bringing all major destinations within easy reach. With stable door rear exit to concrete yard. Leading to: DESCRIPTION Outside WC 1.52m x 1.61m (5’ x 2’) Low House Farm is an excellent residentially attractive stock rearing and dairy farm situated in beautiful rolling countryside Understairs Cupboard Storage with adjacent staircase leading to: between the A19 and the North Yorkshire Moors. Most of the farm has been ploughed at some stage for reseeding purposes and FIRST FLOOR there is the potential to produce good arable crops. Landing The residences comprise an attractive 3-bedroomed stone built 1.83m x 1.52m (6’ x 5’) farmhouse with an attached 2-bedroomed cottage with adjoining stabling and loft. Subject to Planning Permission there is Bedroom No. 1 tremendous potential to modernise and extend the dwelling 4.27m x 3.66m (14’ x 12’) houses which are situated some distance from the main farm steading (see attached plan). South facing with small storage cupboard. The modern farm steading has sufficient accommodation to Bedroom No. 2 house a 100 plus head of dairy cows and their followers and is 4.52m x 2.79m (14’10” x 9’2” max) complemented by a modern milking parlour. South facing. The majority of the land has been ploughed and re-seeded to maximise grass production and is in good heart. It is mostly well Bedroom No. 3 fenced and the farm benefits from private water supplied from 2.46m x 3.37m (8’1” x 11’1”) an artesian well. Bathroom The farm is situated in the heart of good shooting and hunting 4.27m x 2.74m (14’ x 9’) country and benefits from in hand shooting rights. Suite comprising shower cubicle, bath, pedestal wash hand basin ACCOMMODATION and WC. Heated Towel rail. Airing cupboard. LOW HOUSE FARMHOUSE LOW HOUSE COTTAGE The farmhouse is stone built with pantile roof. It was formerly The stone built with pantile roof cottage is situated between the 5-bedroomed, currently 3-bedrooms with adjacent 2-bedroomed farmhouse and barn (with loft over) and offers an excellent cottage, enjoys an elevated south facing position and is opportunity to develop the three properties into one subject to the conveniently detached from the farmstead. relevant Planning Permission. The cottage enjoys a southerly facing aspect with quaint divided into separate units with own accesses; character and comprises: Outhouse GROUND FLOOR 4.88m x 2.13m (16’ x 7’) Entrance Vestibule Coal House 1.86m x 1.47m (6’1” x 4’10”) 2.74m x 2.13m (9’ x 7’) Leading to: Stonebuilt Outbuilding 10.05m x 4.57m (33’ x 15’) Lounge 4.90m x 5.51m (16’1” x 18’1”) With pantile roof currently adapted to kennels with runs on southside. Inglenook open fire with back boiler. Exposed beams and window seat. Stonebuilt Stable Block 10.69m x 4.57m (35’ x 15’) Kitchen 4.90m x 1.80m (16’1” x 5’11”) With mono pitched corrugated roof containing two loose boxes. Range of base and wall units, stainless steel sink with tiled 2 Bay Covered Yard splashback. Staircase leading to First Floor. 7.32m x 7.62m (24’ x 25’) Bathroom (accessed from Lounge) Formerly 4 bay open fronted cartshed which is southfacing with 2.76m x 1.55m (9’1” x 5’1”) tackroom to western elevation. Comprising bath with overbath shower and pedestal wash hand 3 Bay Dutch Barn basin. Timber framed with corrugated iron roof. Separate WC DETACHED RANGE OF TRADITIONAL & MODERN FIRST FLOOR (Accessed from Kitchen) FARM BUILDINGS (see reference plan for layout details) Landing leading to: General Purpose Building (ref No. 1 plan) Bedroom No. 1 27.43m x 10.05m (90’ x 33’) 4.90m x 4.27m (16’1” x 14’) 6 Bay steel framed partial block and box profile cladded walls South facing with corner cylinder cupboard. with corrugated roof, containing Fulwood 12/24 parlour (installed 2001 commissioned in 2002) with ACR’s auto feeders Bedroom No 2 and washers with concrete collecting yard. 3.35m x 2.69m (11’ x 8’10” max) 8 Bay Atcost Building (Ref No 2 on plan) Boxroom 36.57m x 15.24m (120’ x 50’) 2.13m x 0.61(7’ x 2’) Concrete framed construction with corrugated roof. It includes OUTSIDE 72 cubicle places with collecting area, former parlour with 5000 litre Fabdec bulk tank (currently used) with loft over dairy with Range of Traditional Buildings comprising: storage tank and concrete floor. Stone Built Barn (adjacent to the Cottage) 7 Bay Covered Silage Clamp (ref No. 3 on plan) 7.62m x 5.18m (25’ x 17’) 32.00m x 6.40m (105’ x 21’) Two ground floor loose boxes accessed from front doorway with Timber framed with corrugated roof over, rear gable block & loft accessed from external stone steps. buttress walled, side walls cladded with concrete and Yorkshire boards to eaves with gated open front, concrete floor. Loose Boxes (stonebuilt) 7.92m x 5.18m (26’ x 17’) General Purpose Livestock Building (ref no. 4 on plan) 32.00m x 23.77m (105’ x 78’) Two individual loose boxes. 7 Bay steel portal framed with lean to on either side, central area Rear Outhouse / Coal Shed (adjacent to cottage and stable of 72 cubicle stands with mattressed feeding areas either side. with loft) Access with feeder wagon to troughs at front. Block walls and 7.62m x 2.13m (25’ x 7’ overall) Yorkshire boarding over with corrugated roof and concrete floor. Milling House (ref No. 5 on Map) SCHEDULE 10.05m x 5.79m (33’ x 19’) Calf House (ref No. 6 on map) 8.23m x 8.53m (27’ x 28’) Stone built with purple slate roof and concrete floor. General Purpose Building (ref No. 7 on plan) 18.29m x 13.72m (60’ x 45’) 4 Bay steel portal framed construction with block & Yorkshire boarded over cladded walls with corrugated roof over, accessed from eastern gable through double sliding doors. Concrete floor. General Purpose Building (ref No. 8 on plan) 41.14m 13.72m (135’ x 45’) 9 Bay steel portal frame construction with corrugated roof, block walls with Yorkshire boarding on 3 sides. Open fronted with 6 internal cattle pens. Concrete floor with run out onto concrete apron and feeding area outside. Silage Clamp (ref No. 9 on Plan) 25.91m x 11.58m (85’ x 38’) Steel RSJ uprights with concrete panels, concrete floor. Cubicle House (ref No. 10 on plan) 16.76m x 7.32m (55’ x 24’) Block constructed with corrugated monopitch roof, containing 30 cubicle places with concrete passage. GENERAL REMARKS & STIPULATIONS Silage Clamp (ref No. 11 on plan) Low House Farm will be offered by Public Auction within the 15.24m x 7.32m (50’ x 24’) Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton at 3pm on Wednesday 12th March 2008 (unless previously withdrawn). Completion is fixed Steel RSJ uprights with concrete panels and concrete floor. for 23rd April 2008.A deposit of 10% of the purchase price will be payable on the fall of the hammer. In addition the payment for Isolation / Bull Pen the Single Farm Payment entitlements is due on the fall of the 4.88m x 5.18m (16’ x 17’) hammer. The property is being sold subject to a reserve price and the right Stone and block construction with corrugated roof accessed via to bid is reserved. personnel side gate and or gated front. Due to the money laundering regulations a cash deposit will not THE LAND be accepted.Cheque or bankers draft is acceptable. LOT 1 (edged red on attached plan) MILK QUOTA The sale of Low House Farm specifically excludes the sale of the Comprises the original Low House Farm which is situated in one milk quota which is available to the Purchaser by separate block divided by the council maintained road.