Land for sale in Land At Burrows Lea, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford GU5, £150,000

150,000.00

Offer Nr.:
66386329
Type of ad:
for Sale
Property type:
Land
Contact name:
Clarke Gammon
Phone(s):
01483 665730

* Freehold
* Rare opportunity to acquire circa 2 - acres of pasture land
* Productive orchard
* Superb views across Surrey Hills aonb
* Shared vehicular and pedestrian access
* Fresh water supply
* Outstanding location
* Nearby picturesque Surrey village of Shere
* Close to nearby towns of Guildford & Dorking
The property constitutes approximately 2 - acres of pasture land with superb
views across the Surrey Hills aonb towards Winterfold Forest. The location of
the property provides some excellent hacking and links to bridleways. The
property benefits from shared vehicular and pedestrian access and a fresh
water supply.
List of improvements/orchard establishment work our clients have carried out
since purchasing the land: -
•Installed new deer & rabbit fencing with rabbit fencing taken down to 2 - 3 ft
below ground level;
•Planted 400 apple trees (4 varieties supplied and planted by Frank P
Matthews) on tall spindle/trellis system with trellis in place for a further
200 trees;
•Conditioned soil to increase acidity suitable for growing blueberries on the
lower part of the orchard;
•Planted 750 blueberry bushes (5 varieties supplied and planted by Frank P
Matthews);
•Installed underground water tanks to capture up to 10, 000 litres of water and
act as reservoirs for irrigation system;
•Installed metered mains water supply and metered mains electricity supply via
Burrows Lea Healing Sanctuary;
•Installed computer controlled irrigation system to provide water to all trees
and bushes in the orchard as needed.
Looking ahead to next year's harvest, it is expected the apple trees shall
produce 3. 7 tonnes of fruit and the blueberries 2. 0 tonnes of fruit. As the
trees/bushes mature in 2025 and 2026, this is expected to increase to 7. 2
tonnes / 3. 1 tonnes and 10. 9 tonnes / 4. 2 tonnes respectively.
This is located near the picturesque Surrey village of Shere; a beautiful,
quintessential English village with its pretty period cottages, village square
and stream with ducks running through the centre; it provides local shops for
day - to - day needs including a Co - Op, two public houses: The White Horse and The
William Bray, The Dabbling Duck cafe and Hilly's Teashop, as well as Kinghams
fine dining restaurant. Aslso, nearby towns of Guildford & Dorking are within
easy access.

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