* Freehold
* Productive organic arable/pastureland
* Well serviced by concrete tracks & lying within a ring fenced
* Convinient location close to Beaminster
* Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classification Scale
* Free draining loam over chalk soil
* Excellent land capable of growing good crops
* In all 117. 05 acres
* Lot Two of Kitwhistle Farm - For sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in up to three lots.
A superb block of organic pasture/arable land extending to 117. 05 acres lying
within a ring fence. The land is well serviced by excellent concrete tracks
and long road frontage. Lot Two of Kitwhistle Farm. For sale private treaty as
a whole or in up to three lots.
**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.
**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.
**Services**
Lot Two – Water troughs are located in most fields, if sold separately from
Lot One a right to water will be required.
**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.
**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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