Egremont, Egremont Sale by Tender £765,000

Rothersyke Farm Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2US To include a range of farm buildings and approximately 110.20 acres (44.38 hectares) of agricultural land forming Rothersyke Farm, Egremont, Cumbria, CA22 2US. An exciting opportunity to acquire a well-located block of land and buildings with land available in separate lots being productive grassland with parts suitable for arable cropping to the south side of Egremont near the village of Beckermet. Rothersyke is split up into five lots, all of which have road access. A range of farm buildings and mixed grassland, three further lots of grassland some with potential for growing cereal crops and a lot of woodland. It is anticipated that the lots will appeal to a wide variety of purchasers including local farmers, equestrian users, investors and lifestyle and amenity purchasers. For sale in up to five individual lots, as a whole or any combination of lots as follows: Lot One Rothersyke buildings along with 71.88 acres (28.88 ha) Lot Two – 12.84 acres (5.20 ha) of land Lot Three – 4.60 acres (1.86 ha) of land Lot Four – 19.46 acres (7.87 ha) of land Lot Five – 1.42 acres (0.57 ha) of land To be sold by Informal Tender CLOSING DATE FOR OFFERS TO BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY 1st May 2024 AT 4 P.M LOCATION Rothersyke Farm is situated off the B5345 heading from the A595 Gosforth to Egremont Road towards St. Bees. From the A595 if you turn left at Forwardhill Cemetery and head towards St. Bees crossing over the River Ehen you follow the road round to the right and the entrance to Rothersyke Farm is approximately 0.3 miles from the River Ehen. The town centre of Egremont is approximately 2.1 miles to the north by road. What 3 Words for Lot 1 are ///dreamer.reliving.milkman. DIRECTIONS Heading south out of Egremont along the A595 continue towards Sellafield for 1.4 miles. Turn right onto the B5345 signposted to St Bees and continue for 0.7 miles over Low Mill Bridge, then turn immediately right following the B5345 towards St. Bees. Lot 3 is located immediately opposite the bridge, Lot 1 is 0.30 miles along the B5345 toward St. Bees on the left hand side and Lot 2 is approximately 0.4 miles from the bridge on the right hand side just after the Home Farm entrance and for Lot 4, you turn left once over the River Ehen and follow the ‘C’ classified road towards Greystones with the lot being opposite the first house on the left hand side. For Lot 5, is on the corner adjacent to Lot 3, continue straight after turning right onto the narrow lane and the lot is located on the right-hand side after the permanent pasture field. Each Lot is identified by a Whittaker & Biggs ‘For Sale’ sign. The Ordnance Survey reference number is NY007071. VIEWINGS The viewing of the farm buildings are strictly by prior appointment with the agents Whittaker and Biggs. The land may be viewed during daylight hours whilst in possession of a copy of these particulars and which will constitute authority to view. Please ensure that all gates are left as found and latched or tied correctly. Anyone inspecting the land does so entirely at their own risk and neither the selling agents nor the vendors accept any responsibility or liability for any injuries or consequential loss howsoever caused. Lot 1 – A range of farm buildings and approximately 71.88 acres hatched blue on the attached plan Guide Price - £475,000 The buildings are located at the northern end of the block of land and provide a good base for farming as a self-enclosed unit or as a satellite unit. The buildings comprise of one main building which has several lean-to’s and an additional former dairy and steel portal frame which is incomplete. The grassland is suitable for a range of uses from mowing and grazing or arable in parts to just grazing land. Rothersyke Farm Rothersyke Farm comprises of a mixture of block-built buildings and steel portal framed buildings predominantly used as general storage and for housing livestock. The yards are chiefly concreted providing good access and extra hard standing storage with a concreted bale/ store or muck heap. The farmyard has good access off the main road with a cattle grid and side gate. Building 1 (9.1 m x 4.04 m) The former tank room constructed of block and steel frame under a mono pitched cement fibre roof, concrete floor and personnel access doors, used for general storage. Building 2 (6.75 m x 17.95 m) Herringbone milking parlour complete with half a Fullwood parlour with a race and crush to the side. Constructed of block walls, with a steel frame and a mono pitched fibre cement roof. Building 3 (36.36 m x 32.95 m) Central building being a former silage pit with block walls and a concrete floor, lean-to the east with a double row of cubicles currently used for storage of hay, and two further lean-to’s to the west being former cubicles and now utilised as loose housing/fodder storage. The building is constructed from a steel portal frame under a pitched fibre cement roof, fully clad sides with block walls and Yorkshire boarding in parts with other parts being side cladding and has access into the shed from both ends via steel clad gates. Building 4 (31.07 m x 13.73 m) A high steel portal frame building to the south of building 3, which has not been finished, being solely steelwork and Z purlins covering a muck heap area in part. Building 5 (40.01 m x 15.06 m) An earth banked muck heap/silage pit/haylage store with a concrete floor and effluent tank to the northern end. Building 6 A Boythorpe slurry tower of approximately 1,000 gallons capacity which is no longer fit for purpose. Lot 1 - Land The land within Lot 1 extends to 71.88 acres (28.88 ha) of ringfenced land all currently permanent pasture with several fields suitable for mowing and grazing and several for solely grazing as detailed in the Schedule of Land. The land is of Grade 3 and of medium loamy soil consistency. Lot 2 – 12.84 Acres Land to the north of Rothersyke Farm (Hatched red on the attached plan) Guide Price - £90,000 Land to the north of Rothersyke Farm comprising of two field parcels with main road access off the B5345 and off Uldale View. The first field being field 10 slopes down to the main road and is suitable for grazing only the second field being 11 being suitable for mowing or grazing. The land benefits from a mains water connection which is believed to be on a tank basis. Lot 3 – 4.6 acres of grassland (Hatched green on the attached plan) Guide Price - £45,000 A regular shaped and level pasture field adjoining Rothersyke Farm. The field has road frontage with an existing gateway. The land is suitable for mowing or grazing and could be ploughed for arable cropping, with a small area of trees. The land does not currently have mains water, however it is understood that there is a water main alongside the main road and there is currently a shared water trough with Lot 1 in field 9. Lot 4 - 19.46 acres of grassland (Hatched brown on the attached plan) Guide Price - £150,000 Split into two productive fields being mostly level in nature, the fields are currently permanent pasture but could be suitable for the growing of a range of cereals crops. The land has road frontage along the northwestern boundary to the first field and a track leading down to the second field which adjoins the River Ehen. The land is served with a mains water supply charged on a trough basis with the water trough being within parcel 13. Lot 5 - 1.42 acres of woodland (Hatched turquoise of the attached plan) Guide Price - £5,000 A small area of woodland with road frontage to the western side with a mixed woodland area sloping down to the River Ehen. The Himalayan Balsam present in the parcel has been treated. SOIL TYPE & LAND GRADE According to the Cranfield Soil and Agri-food Institute (Soilscapes of England & Wales), the soil is classed as “Soilscape 10” described as freely draining slightly acid sandy soils and the land is Grade 3 Good to Moderate (Land Classification Series for England & Wales) (Grade 1 - best, Grade 5 – worst). Land Registry The land is registered under title number: CU234863, the title register, and title plans are available upon request. The mines and minerals are not included within the title. WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY ETC. The Egremont and District Anglers own the fishing rights to Lot 4, and they have a right of way along the River Ehen bank. There are four large pylon poles within Lot 1 operated by Electricity Northwest. The land is subject to a 25 year lease with the Environment Agency from 16 November 2007 for a Observation Borehole in field parcel 2 at a rent of £100 per year, with an access right of way, a copy of the agreement is available on request. The neighboring properties have several rights via conveyances, none of which are onerous and a copy of which is available on request. The Land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights including Rights of Way whether public or private, light, drainage, water and electricity supply, and all other rights, obligations, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves or covenants whether disclosed or not. TENURE AND POSSESSION The Land is sold freehold and with vacant possession granted upon completion with the existing grazing agreement coming to an end on competition. BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME The land is registered with the Rural Payments Agency and has been claimed on under the Basic Payment Scheme, but no Reference Payment is included with the sale of the land. The land parcels can be transferred following the sale for Environmental Schemes. SERVICES Mains Water Supplies 1. Mains water is connected to Lots 1, 2 and 4. It is understood that there is a mains water pipe within the main road adjoining Lot 3 but the vendors have not applied to United Utilities to check if connections are possible and interested parties are therefore advised to make their own enquiries 2. Lot 1 has an electricity connection, and the electricity has not been checked in anyway. SALE PLANS The sale plans have been prepared by the Agents for the convenience of the prospective purchasers and are for identification purposes only and they are not to scale. They are deemed to be correct, but any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their accuracy. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS Prospective Purchasers will be required to provide photographic identification and a utility bill proving residency to enable us to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations prior to the acceptance of any offer made for the property. METHOD OF SALE The property is offered for sale by Informal Tender. The closing date for offers to be received by is Wednesday 1 st May 2024 at 4 P.M. A Tender Form is attached to these particulars and only offers submitted using the Tender Form will be considered. All Tender Forms should be addressed to Mr J A Wilson, Whittaker & Biggs, 34 High Street, Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 6AP ‘Rothersyke Farm – JAW’. The vendor reserves the right to not accept the highest, or any offer. DEPOSITS AND COMPLETION The successful purchaser will be required to pay a deposit of 10% of the sale price upon exchange of contracts. It is expected that exchange will take place within 28 days of an offer being accepted and that completion will take place as soon as possible thereafter.