5 bedroom house

Birtley, Bucknell, Herefordshire, SY7 0EF

Guide Price

£1,840,000

  • Status: FOR SALE SOLD UNDER OFFER
  • First Marketed: Dec 2020
  • Removed: Date Not Available
  • 161.4 acres
  • 5 beds

Residential Tags: N/A

Property Tags: Equestrian, Ménage, Walled Garden

Land Tags: Arable Land, Pasture Land

Summary Details

  • First Marketed: Dec 2020
  • Removed: Date Not Available
  • Residential Tags: N/A
  • Property Tags: Equestrian, Ménage, Walled Garden
  • Land Tags: Arable Land, Pasture Land
Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Upper Woodbatch Farm and Woodbatch Cottage occupy a beautiful, unspoiled, elevated position in rural North Herefordshire.
The main house has been significantly extended throughout its lifetime and has in more recent years undergone various refurbishment works. The kitchen breakfast room has a four oven Aga, the property also has a dining room and spacious sitting room with access out onto the south facing terrace overlooking the garden. On the first floor are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. To the South of the main House is a small barn which contains spacious ancillary accommodation over two floors including; living area, kitchen with two oven Aga, landing area, double bedroom and large bathroom.
The walled garden comprises a large flag stone terrace and a level lawn. The garden has fantastic open views over the farmland with a ha ha. It is bordered by the main house, barn and a kitchen garden wall to the East giving a sheltered feel. In the Northern corner of the garden there is a traditional style timber and brick building currently used as the home office. This building has electricity, telephone line, under floor heating and an open fire.T
The property has agricultural and equine Facilities including six loose boxes of wooden construction conveniently located around a concrete yard, three portal frame buildings currently used for storage extending to around 6,043 sq ft. and a manege with post and rail fencing and a sand and rubber surface. To the east of the property on the boundary is a general purpose pole barn with corrugated sheet roof construction which is currently used for hay and straw storage.
Woodbatch Cottage is located in a stunning valley setting approached along its own private drive. The property is a traditional Herefordshire timber framed house under a tiled roof. This delightful cottage has a kitchen, good sized living room with an open fire and downstairs WC. On the first floor there are two bedrooms and a bathroom. The property was fully refurbished just over 10 years ago. It is currently let out under a periodic Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement. To the rear of the cottage is a large building which is of traditional timber construction under a corrugated iron roof. The building would require improvement before use.
Upper Woodbatch has a fantastic sporting element to it, with superb topography combined with various covers, woods and game strips which lends itself to superb shooting. A shoot has been run on the farm for many years in conjunction with neighbouring land. Upper
Woodbatch itself holds five drives and regularly sees bags of up to 150 a day. The sporting rights are all in hand.
The land comprises of 136 acres of arable and pasture currently planted with a number of crops. The land is split into convenient parcels with various wooded areas all set within a beautiful valley in a ring fenced block. No agricultural Environmental Schemes are currently in place across the land , which is classified as Grade three under the Agricultural Land Classification and the soil type is noted in the Soil Survey of England and Wales as a Stanway soil comprising fine silty soils over clay.
There is good vehicular access to most of the land with gates leading onto the lanes for ease and a track through the most part of the valley.
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Wigmore 2.5 miles , Ludlow 11.5 miles, Hereford 24 miles, Shrewsbury 37 miles. (Distances are approximate)
The village of Wigmore is just to the East and has a variety of facilities including the parish church, nursery, primary and secondary schools, Leisure centre, shop, post office and two pubs.
The thriving marke



Marketed by: Knight Frank, Worcestershire

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