Winter Hall

Attractive Pembrokeshire country house with outbuildings and land


Description

Winter Hall is an impressive country house with its original parts thought to date back to c.1855. Over the years the property has been sympathetically extended and renovated to provide a spacious and comfortable home. We have been informed by the owner that the older East wing was constructed with the finest of teak (with the staircase, doors etc) from the royal yacht, The Royal Sovereign which was dismantled in the royal dockyard of that period. The property was the main residence for the farm that in the past was a mixed farm with poultry, livestock, crops and cereals. This has long ceased and the land is now let out on annual rental agreements. The property is set in about 41 acres (stms – subject to measured survey) of productive pastureland in one block. The property has not been offered for sale for several generations and so offers a rare opportunity to acquire a period property with a good amount of land to work and enjoy in this sought after area of Pembrokeshire.

Accommodation Ground Floor
A welcoming front entrance leads into the reception hall with doors leading off to the main reception rooms and a cloak room off at the far end. On the immediate right is the sitting room with a fine marble fireplace surround and slate hearth with views over the gardens. Double doors open into the adjoining dining room that also enjoys garden and views towards the pond. A door on the left of the reception hall leads through to the character kitchen with a beamed ceiling, fitted units, space for appliances and an attractive tiled floor. Sliding French doors open out into the adjoining spacious living room with French doors opening out onto the garden patio and a wood burning stove providing a warm focal point. Doors lead off the living room to a useful play room and utility room that has a door to the rear courtyard. Adjoining the utility room and accessed off the kitchen and courtyard is the rear hallway with walk-in pantry and adjoining separate office/study.

First Floor
A fine staircase rises up from the reception hall to the first floor accommodation. Two large bedrooms can be found on the east side enjoying views over the gardens and land together with a grand balcony that wraps around this wing. A useful cloakroom is situated off the landing. Moving further along the first floor is a family bathroom with separate shower, a third bedroom and then at the west side of the house is the generous principal bedroom enjoying an en suite shower room.

Externally
Winter Hall enjoys attractive landscaped grounds and gardens including lawned areas, patio and seating areas, vegetable patch, greenhouse, mature trees, hedges, bushes, shrubs and flower borders. In the valley to the side of the house is also a very pretty pond area.

The Outbuildings
An extra appealing feature of the property is the range of useful traditional and modern outbuildings that would serve a range of uses. Attached to the rear of the house is a U-shaped outbuilding set around a courtyard that includes a coal house and general purpose barn. This building could have conversion potential (stp – subject to planning). Across the entrance drive is another two storey outbuilding that is used for storage. Again this may also have conversion potential (stp). To the rear of this is a modern stable block with two loose boxes, tack/feed storage room and garaging for a horse box. Moving further along the concrete yard is a superb modern general purpose outbuilding that is perfect for machinery/vehicle storage/workshop purposes etc that was newly built in recent years. Opposite is a general purpose building that has been used for livestock and feed. At the far end of the yard are two large former poultry barns. These are no longer used but due to their scale offer many possible uses.

The Land
The farmland with the property extends to about 41 acres (stms) and comprises productive pastureland in one block with some small areas of woodland.

Location

Winter Hall enjoys a rural position in south Pembrokeshire within close proximity to the famous Pembrokeshire Coast National Park with its miles of stunning coastline, beaches and rivers.

It is about 1.7 miles north of the village of Lamphey with the remains of Lamphey Bishop’s Palace, one of three grand fortified palaces in Pembrokeshire belonging to the Bishop of St Davids.

It is about 2 miles west of the historical castle town of Pembroke with national rail line and about 2.5 miles west of the harbour town of Pembroke Dock with ferry services to Ireland and national rail line.

The A477 and adjoining A40 road is easy to reach and provides quick access to other nearby towns and further afield with Carmarthen and the A48 M4 link road about 29 miles to the north east, taking you onto the rest of south Wales (Swansea about 56 miles and Cardiff about 99 miles) the Severn bridge and beyond.

Square Footage: 3,192 sq ft




Acreage: 41 Acres


Additional Info

General Remarks and Stipulations

Method of Sale
Offered for sale by private treaty.

Tenure & Possession
The tenure of the property is freehold with vacant possession upon completion with exception of any annual agreements in place on the farmland.

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
The land is registered for the Basic Payment Scheme and the Entitlements are included in the sale. The Vendor will make reasonable endeavours to transfer the relevant Entitlements to the Purchaser(s) after completion of the sale. Further details are available from the selling agents. Whenever completion of the sale takes place, the payment for that year will be retained by the vendors.

Agri-Environment Schemes
The Farm is not entered into any Schemes.

Sporting, mineral and timber rights
In so far as they are owned by the Vendors, rights of sporting, minerals and timber are included in the sale. All such rights are believed to be owned by the Vendors.

Ingoing Valuation
If applicable, in addition to the purchase price the Purchaser(s) will take over and pay for all growing crops, cultivations and stocks and stores (e.g. feeding stuffs, hay, straw, fuels, oils etc) at valuation. Payment is to be made upon completion at the figure assessed by the Vendors’ value based upon CAAV rates or contractors’ rates where applicable and invoiced costs of stocks, stores, seed, fertiliser and sprays applied.

Fittings, contents and machinery
Unless specifically described in these particulars, all other fittings, contents and machinery are excluded from the sale though some may be available by separate negotiation. Further information is available from the Vendor’s agents.

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale or not. Please check with the Highways Department at the local County Council for the exact location of public footpaths/bridleways.

Note: There is a footpath that runs through the yard and fields.

Plans, Areas and Schedules
Plans are for identification and reference purposes only. The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property. Any error or mis-statement shall not annul a sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.

Health & Safety
Given the potential hazards of a working farm, viewers should take care and precaution with regard to their personal safety when viewing the property, particularly around any livestock, farm machinery and buildings.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment with Savills or Edward H. Perkins Rural Chartered Surveyors.

Marketed by: Savills, Cardiff