* Freehold
* Superb commercial livestock/arable farm set in the rolling West Dorset countryside
* 4 bedroom farmhouse (aoc)
* Adjoining one/two bedroom annexe
* Excellent range of versatile farm buildings
* Agricultural Occupancy Condition
* Productive organic arable/pastureland
* Well serviced by farm tracks & ring fenced
* Two bedroom mobile home
* In all 170. 23 acres
* For sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in up to three lots.
A fine commercial 170. 23 acre livestock/arable farm set close to Beaminster. 4
bedroom farmhouse with annexe, versatile farm buildings and productive
arable/pastureland (currently registered organic) serviced by excellent farm
tracks.
**Situation**
Kitwhistle Farm is situated in the rolling West Dorset countryside just over 2
miles from the popular town of Beaminster in the West Dorset National
Landscape. The farm is quietly situated off a minor road, yet only a short
distance from the A356 Maiden Newton to Crewkerne Road providing good access.
Beaminster has a wide range of shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as a
medical centre and veterinary surgery. The coastal town of Bridport also
provides a range of amenities including a twice weekly market, regular farmers
markets and a Waitrose supermarket. There are a range of cultural activities
including a cinema, arts centre and newly refurbished leisure centre. The
Jurassic Coast is just a short distance away and offers excellent
opportunities for walking, fishing and swimming. Crewkerne and the county town
of Dorchester, each with a mainline rail service to London Waterloo, are
within easy commuting distance.
**The Property**
The farm comes to the open market following the vendors decision to retire
after 35 years, having purchased in 1989. Formerly run as a dairy, it offers
prospective purchasers the rare opportunity to acquire a superb commercial
farm in this sought after area of West Dorset. The farmhouse provides spacious
residential accommodation together with a substantial range of farm buildings
and an excellent block of productive land making this a very versatile
property.
Please see floorplan for accommodation and measurements.
**Outside**
The farmhouse is set back from the road and approached by a short drive that
sweeps around to the parking area in front of the house. The surrounding
gardens are mostly laid to lawn, with a conservatory to the rear of the
property and patio doors opening onto the garden. A two - bedroom mobile home is
located near the farm buildings and has been on site more than 14 years.
**Lot One**
Lot One - Farmhouse, farm buildings and about 24. 59 acres (9. 95 ha)
Kitwhistle Farmhouse is at the heart of the farmstead. It is an attractive,
detached house constructed of reconstituted stone under a tile roof built in
about 1969 subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition (aoc). It provides a
spacious, well - proportioned family home, the kitchen which has an oil - fired
Rayburn, opens to a family room with patio doors to the conservatory and the
terrace. There is a large more formal sitting/dining room with views to the
south over the property’s land. At the other end of the house is the annexe
currently with one bedroom, a further bedroom/sitting area and ensuite shower
room. The vendors have successfully run a B&B business from the farm for over
30 years. The farmhouse could also provide the perfect multi - generational
living accommodation for families.
Upstairs there are four spacious bedrooms including the master bedroom with
ensuite bathroom and dressing area. The level gardens to the rear of the house
provide privacy and separation from the surrounding farm and are laid mainly
to lawn.
Farm Buildings
A range of adaptable farm buildings arranged around expansive
concrete/hardcored yards, they comprise: -
1\. Calf Housing (5. 94m x 18m). Steel framed clad with block walls and a
concrete floor.
2\. Machinery Shed (6m x 17. 09m) Steel framed.
3\. Former Dairy/Collecting Yard (23. 73m x 47. 08m) Steel framed umbrella farm
building with concrete/chalk floors.
Attached lean to (7. 22m x 19. 34m) and office/storage room which adjoins the
dairy.
4\. Machinery Store/Workshop (14. 62m x 38. 3m) Steel framed umbrella building
with part block walls and part Yorkshire Boarding.
5\. Concrete floor Silage Pit (13. 73m x 18. 57m)
6\. Slurry Lagoon (16m x 31m)
7\. Former cow kennels (delapidated)
The Land
Surrounding the farmstead is an excellent block of productive
arable/pastureland offered in good heart, registered Organic with the Soil
Association since 2006. The land has good access from the farmyard and the
highway. Mature hedges and trees form the boundaries. Lot One extends to about
24. 96 acres (10. 10 ha) in all.
**Lot Two**
Lot Two - Land at Kitwshistle Farm about 117. 05 acres (47. 37 ha)
Adjoining Lot One, is a superb block of pasture/arable land that extends to
117. 05 acres (47. 37 ha) lying within a ring fence. It is well served by
concrete tracks and long road frontage enabling easy access. The fields are
all a good shape and size, being Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land
Classification Scale. The soil is free draining loam over chalk, has been
farmed in an arable rotation and is capable of growing good crops, much of the
land is currently down to a Red Clover Leys. The land is level or gently
sloping and divided into eight main enclosures. If sold in lots, the
purchasers of Lot One will be granted a Right of Way over the main farm track
between Lots One & Two.
**Lot Three**
Lot Three - Land at Corscombe Cross about 28. 59 acres (11. 57 ha)
An off lying block of quality, level arable/pastureland land, currently down
to a Red Clover Ley. The land benefits from good access and road frontage,
again with free draining soil of a chalk loam. Mature hedges and trees form
the boundaries.
**Services**
Lot One – Main electricity and water. Private drainage.
Lot Two – Water troughs are located in most fields, if sold separately from
Lot One a right to water will be required.
Lot Three – No water currently connected.
**Tenure**
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.
**Sporting**
All rights are understood to be owned and included in the sale. Hunting with
the Cattistock Hunt. Racing at Taunton or Wincanton. Golf at Yeovil or
Bridport. Sailing on the coast at West Bay.
**Rights Of Way**
A public bridleway runs north to south along the main farm track. No Public
Footpaths cross the property.
**Education**
State primary at Evershot and primary/secondary schools at Beaminster.
Independent schools in the area include Perrott Hill, Leweston and the
Sherborne Schools.
**Local Authority**
Dorset Council. Tel: Council Tax Band: E
**Agricultural Schemes**
Delinked payments will be retained by the current owners. The land is entered
into an Organic Countryside Stewardship Scheme ending in 2026, the purchasers
will be required to take this scheme over. No application to the Sustainable
Farming Incentive (sfi) has been made.
**Designations**
Kitwhistle Farm is located in Dorsets area of National Landscape (Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty). The whole farm is located in a Nitrate Vulnerable
Zone (nvz) and has no Sites of Special Scientific Interest (sssi).
**Planning**
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries in respect of any
planning consents and matters. The Local Authority is Dorset Council. Tel: /
**Fixtures And Fittings**
All freestanding equipment other than equipment not specifically mentioned in
the details are excluded.
**Ingoing Valuation**
The purchaser shall in addition to the purchase price pay for any growing
crops and other acts of husbandry in accordance with caav costings. Costs of
stores including seeds, chemicals, fertilisers and fuel will be charged at
cost. Silage and straw remaining in the holding will be paid for at market
value. Should the valuation not be agreed within four weeks of completion, the
matter will be referred to a single independent expert appointed by the
vendors. Subject to timings holdover maybe required and early entry will be
permitted for a purchaser to conduct tillages and sowing crops at their risk
and cost.
**Farm Dispersal Sale**
The vendors reserve the right to hold a dispersal sale of farm machinery on
site between exchange of contracts and completion.

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