Launches of farms and land from Devon to Lanarkshire

Whole farms and a sizeable block of land feature in this week’s new launches.

With 242 acres in a ring-fence, extensive modern and traditional farm buildings and consent for a 16,000-bird free-range egg unit, Ebsworthy Town Farm comes to the market at Bridestowe in west Devon.

The farm is being launched by DR Kivell Country Property at £5m.

See also: Smaller farms and grassland blocks on offer

It is in organic conversion and has 190 acres of clover-rich pasture, fertile arable land in good-sized fields, 37 acres of woodland and two wildlife ponds.

The arable ground has produced good yields of cereals and fodder crops, such as kale and turnips.

There are 14 acres of mature conifer. The remainder of the woodland is a mixture of deciduous species.

The modern farm buildings include multiple livestock sheds and two general purpose sheds.

There are two traditional stone barns with lapsed planning consent for holiday use.

One of these has consent for change of use to a café.

Consent has also been granted for change of use of one of the multi-use farm buildings to flexible commercial use under Class R.

There are also two farmhouses, one with five bedrooms and the other with four.

Geoff Lupton, of DR Kivell Country Property, says:

“The farmstead has been considerably improved and modernised over the past five years, providing a highly diverse unit which caters for a variety of farming, commercial and hospitality enterprises.”

Lanarkshire holding

Parkgatestone © Savills

Savills is seeking offers in excess of £2.6m for 485-acre Parkgatestone, near Biggar in Lanarkshire.

The land includes 304 acres of arable or silage ground, 131 acres of pasture and 34 acres of rough grazing. The farm also has 5 acres of woodland.

Currently run as a mixed holding, it has an expansive range of traditional and modern buildings and a five-bedroom farmhouse.

Berkshire

Buck Farm © Savills

The same agent has Buck Farm at Maidenhead, Berkshire, on the market at a guide price of £2,517,500.

The 215-acre farm has been used historically for grazing livestock and horses.

Planning permission was previously granted for three polo pitches and to convert buildings into ancillary accommodation.

Two of the pitches are now grassed over and grazed.

“Planning permission is believed to have lapsed, but the property still possesses the opportunity for establishment of a significant equestrian facility,” says Savills.

Cumbria

Birkbank Farm © Savills

Birkbank Farm, a grassland holding at Mosser, Cockermouth, is also coming to market with Savills.

It is for sale as a whole at £1.5m, and comes with 131 acres, a range of traditional and modern buildings and sits in a ring-fence.

The land is a combination of mowing and grazing ground interspersed with 7 acres of woodland.

It is classified as Grade 4 and 5 and offers the opportunity to focus on commercial livestock production or on natural capital and conservation, says the agent.

There is also potential to develop the traditional buildings into residential accommodation, holiday cottages, storage or offices.

Dorset mixed farm

Cruxton Manor Farm © Carter Jonas

Carter Jonas and Symonds & Sampson are joint agents for Cruxton Manor Farm, a 277-acre arable and livestock holding on the banks of the River Frome at Maiden Newton, Dorchester.

There is a large number of farm buildings and infrastructure, including a modern grain store and silage pits.

The farmhouse has four bedrooms and is subject to an agricultural occupancy condition.

A Countryside Stewardship agreement is currently in place.

Cruxton Manor Farm is on the market at £3.9m as a whole, or is available in up to eight lots.

Wiltshire bare land block

Bare block land at Winterbourne Bassett © Carter Jonas

In Wiltshire, Carter Jonas is marketing a ring-fenced block of Grade 2 and 3 land at Winterbourne Bassett, near Swindon.

At 173 acres and with a guide price of £1.85m, this block is currently farmed in an arable rotation and will be sown to winter wheat and spring barley for the 2026 harvest.

Subdivided into good farmable areas across three fields, the land sits within the North Wessex Downs national landscape.

It has loamy lime or freely draining lime soils over chalk or  limestone.