New farmland launches range from estate to vineyard

From the south-west of Scotland to South West England, featuring a broad cross-section of enterprise types and prices, this week’s new launches offer buyers a broad choice.

In terms of scale, at 1,796 acres the Bapton Manor Estate in Wiltshire is the largest launch.

The estate, some of which sits within the Wylye Valley, has arable and livestock enterprises including numerous farm buildings with combined grain drying and storage capacity for more than 4,000t.

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A portfolio of properties includes the Grade II listed Bapton Manor and seven estate houses and cottages which generate rental income and housing for current or former employees.

Commercial lets and renewable energy generation bring in further revenue.

The estate, marketed by Savills, is on the market at a guide price of £25m as a whole or is available in six lots.  

Balgown Farm © Galbraith

Dumfries dairy

For those in the market for a dairy holding, Balgown Farm near Kirkcolm in Dumfries and Galloway comes with 445 acres and established facilities.

It is home to 220 cows and the dairy setup includes a 12:24 swingover parlour, cubicle housing and a 4.5m-litre slurry store.

A range of traditional buildings includes stables, a workshop and stores, and there is a four-bedroom farmhouse.

The majority of the land is south-facing Grade 3(1) and there is also an area known as Balgown Moss, classified as Grade 5(3).

Neighbouring Drumdow Farm, which is in separate ownership and is also on the market, offers the potential to create a mixed holding of about 1,000 acres.

Galbraith is seeking offers over £3.5m for Balgown Farm.

Thornery Farm © Stags

Devon mixed holding

Smaller in scale but itself a former dairy farm, Thornery Farm is coming to the market near Bideford, Devon.

The 98-acre arable and grassland farm has Grade 3 land with a mixture of soils including free draining slightly acid loam which has supported cereal and forage crops in recent years.

The modern farm buildings were constructed for dairy use, while the south-facing farmhouse has four bedrooms and a large garden.

Stags has set a guide price of £2m for the whole and is also offering the farm in three lots.

Land at Knole and Etsom © Symonds & Sampson

Also in the south-west of England, in Somerset, Symonds & Sampson is launching 241 acres of mostly productive arable land.

The bare land, near Somerton, is in a Mid Tier Countryside Stewardship agreement until 31 December 2027.

As a whole, the guide price is £2.285m but the land is also available in five lots.

North Tresamble Farm © Carter Jonas

Grass farm in Cornwall

At Gwennap near Redruth, Carter Jonas is launching North Tresamble Farm, a ring-fenced grassland farm with a significant range of traditional and modern farm buildings and a three-bedroom farmhouse.

In recent years, the land has been used to produce haylage and features a small area of woodland and a pond.

North Tresamble Farm has a guide price of £1.625m for the whole or is available in two lots.

Cutcare Farm © Carter Jonas

Carter Jonas is also handling the letting process for Cutcare Farm, a Cornwall Council holding near Liskeard, which is described as a high-quality livestock farm with 102 acres, a farmhouse and a range of traditional and modern farm buildings.

It is being let on a 15-year Farm Business Tenancy, and there is a tender deadline of 15 July for applications to be sent to Carter Jonas’ Truro office.

Chet Valley Vineyard © Brown & Co

A property with a difference is coming to the market in Norfolk.

Chet Valley Vineyard at Bergh Apton, south-east of Norwich, is around 24 acres and supports a high-value enterprise.

Since they planted the first vines in 2010, owners John and Bridget Hemmant have achieved international recognition for their wines.

The vines, featuring both red and white grape varieties, cover approximately 18 acres on gently undulating land. Further land offers opportunity to expand the vineyard.

Mostly Grade 3, with small pockets of grades 2 and 4, the land has slightly acid loamy and clay soils and some lighter sandy soils above gravel.

There is a fully equipped winery and bottling facilities to process about 29,000 bottles.

Vine House, a three-bedroom converted stable and dairy, operates as a holiday let.

Brown & Co is marketing Chet Valley at a guide price of £1.65m.