Dale Head Farm
Westerdale, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2DE
Guide Price
£650,000
Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Grade II
Property Tags: Livestock Farm, Traditional Buildings
Land Tags: Pasture Land, Permanent Pasture
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Feb 2022
- Removed: Nov 2022
- Residential Tags: Farmhouse, Grade II
- Property Tags: Livestock Farm, Traditional Buildings
- Land Tags: Pasture Land, Permanent Pasture
PARTICULARS OF SALE
Lying at the head of picturesque Westerdale in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, Dale Head Farm is brought to the market for the first time in many, many years, having been tenanted by the same family for over 60 years. The property lies in a remote position at the end of a stone track, around half a mile from the council road over common land. It enjoys a spectacular private setting.
A small, traditional stock farm, the property has only enjoyed relatively modest improvement and therefore does not boast large modern commercial sheds, but is instead an immaculate example, having been beautifully maintained along traditional lines. Rarely will you see such well-kept facilities and such a unique array of features amongst farm buildings, representing a bygone era of farming in the moors. Among the buildings are stone dovecotes, an owl flight hole, a goose house, a stone floored hen-house, pig sties with original troughs, crook framed barns and even a listed bee-house - a building designed to shelter old fashioned bee skeps, predating bee-hives. The walls and fences are also in great condition - a lesson many others could learn from.
Farmhouse
The farmhouse, built of neatly coursed stone under a Westmorland slate roof, is understood to date back to the eighteenth century. It is a handsome structure adjoined by farm buildings which will be of similar age.
Facing south and west, as you will see from the floor plans (with room measurements), the house is arranged on a 'four-square' design with 2 reception rooms, a kitchen and pantry downstairs off a central through hallway; and 3 double bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor off a central landing, plus a box room / study which makes a small 4th bedroom. A door opens onto a staircase up to the second floor attic rooms with the potential to offer more bedrooms, if required.
The farmhouse has had some modernization and it is notable that many of the windows are double glazed and improvements have been made to the plumbing and wiring. The house does retain some period character with beamed ceilings, panelled doors and period fireplaces, but is ripe for updating.
The first of the adjoining farm buildings offers a utility room and leads on to a cart shed offering garaging and storage. There are gardens at both the front and rear of the house, enclosed by stone walls. There is a small range of stone buildings close to house, formerly a blacksmith shop and a fuel store with a flagstone floored hen house above, at first floor level, accessed from a stone flight of steps on the end of the building. These buildings have been used as domestic storage.
Farm Buildings
The farm buildings lie to the south of the farmhouse and are set around a sloping stoned yard with the house at the bottom.
The main run of buildings are of stone under pantile / slated rooves and offer byres, cart houses with lofts over part. At the top of this range a handsome stone and pantile range runs east-west offering stables and a cart house, with a tiny goose house on the very end.
A further range, built of stone and pantile, lies on the east side of the yard, opposite the main buildings, offering more stalls / byres with lofts over and pig-sties leant-to the gable end.
In addition to the house and farmstead, the property also includes 'Anthony House' a traditional, grade II listed, stone and pantile building that was a separate farmhouse, until it was abandoned many years ago. This lies around half a mile from the main farmhouse, off to the southwest.
The Land
The land lies in a ring fence and is bounded by the intake wall from the moor and Tower beck, which feeds down into the Esk.
Excluding the farmstead, there are approximately 57 acres of undulating permanent pasture grazing which have the benefit of secure walls, hedges and post and wire fences.
This land is all accessed directly from the farm yard, with a droving lane through the middle of the property and water supplied from streams and troughs.
GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS
Viewing: Viewings are strictly by appointment through the sole selling agents. All interested parties should discuss this property and in particular any specific issues that may affect their interest with the agent's office prior to travelling or making an appointment to view.
Directions: See also location and boundary plans provided.
Travelling from the north, make your way to Castleton Village in the upper Esk Valley. From here head south up towards the moor and along the Rigg towards Rosedale. Drive along for around 2 miles until you see a turning to your right (back on yourself) into Westerdale Dale. Follow this road and descend the bank, turning off to your left at Brown Hill House, as the road levels out. Follow this track to its conclusion and you will arrive at Dale Head Farm.
Travelling from the south, leave the A170 between Pickering and Helmsley at Keldholme and follow the road north through Hutton le Hole up onto the moors. Pass the Lion Inn at Blakey Rigg and continue north towards Castleton. Around 3 miles from The Lion you will pass a sign to your right for Botton and Danby Dale, then take the next turning on your left into Westerdale Dale. Then follow instructions as above. Follow this road and descend the bank, turning off to your left at Brown Hill House, as the road levels out. Follow this track to its conclusion and you will arrive at Dale Head Farm.
Tenure: We understand that the property is freehold and that vacant possession will be given on completion.
Planning: The property falls within the administrative area of the North York Moors National Park Tel: . The farm house and buildings are not listed however a wall and the bee house in front of the house are grade II listed. The off-lying Anthony House is also a grade II listed building.
Basic Payment Scheme: All of the land has been registered with the RPA and the former tenants have claimed under the BPS scheme in previous years. These same entitlements are available for purchase by separate negotiation from the outgoing tenant. The farm is not registered for any stewardship subsidy schemes. The number of entitlements are as follows:- English SDA - 20.78 units; plus 45.00 Moorland Entitlements.
The farm has 100 moor sheep rights on Westerdale Moor
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way: The property is offered for sale subject to, and with the benefit of, all Wayleaves, Easements, Rights of Way etc. whether mentioned in these particulars or otherwise. In particular it is noted that a public bridleway runs north south through the farm, the route going through the farmstead.
Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights: Sporting, timber and mineral rights are in hand and will pass on completion.
Boundaries: The vendors will only sell such interest that they have in the boundary hedges, walls, fences etc. All boundaries and areas are subject to verification with the title deeds.
Services: The property is understood to be connected to a spring water supply and mains electricity. There is oil fueled Rayburn stove in the kitchen which provides hot water and a multi-fuel stove in the Living Room. The property has a private septic tank which does not meet current regulations and will require improvement.
Council Tax: The house is band 'D' with approx. £2,017 payable for 2021-22. Scarborough Borough Council. Tel: .
Post Code: YO21 2DE
Farm Track: Please note that the farm road is not suitable for low suspension cars.
Details and Photographs: Prepared July 2021
Please Note: Due to the high amount of interest received on this property, a deadline has been set for all 'best and final' offers to be forwarded to our office by 12noon on Friday 4th March 2022 either by email or post marked 'Dale Head Farm, Westerdale' and addressed to: Richardson and Smith, 8 Victoria Square, Whitby, North Yorkshire. YO21 1EA
Marketed by: Richardson & Smith, Whitby
Lying at the head of picturesque Westerdale in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, Dale Head Farm is brought to the market for the first time in many, many years, having been tenanted by the same family for over 60 years. The property lies in a remote position at the end of a stone track, around half a mile from the council road over common land. It enjoys a spectacular private setting.
A small, traditional stock farm, the property has only enjoyed relatively modest improvement and therefore does not boast large modern commercial sheds, but is instead an immaculate example, having been beautifully maintained along traditional lines. Rarely will you see such well-kept facilities and such a unique array of features amongst farm buildings, representing a bygone era of farming in the moors. Among the buildings are stone dovecotes, an owl flight hole, a goose house, a stone floored hen-house, pig sties with original troughs, crook framed barns and even a listed bee-house - a building designed to shelter old fashioned bee skeps, predating bee-hives. The walls and fences are also in great condition - a lesson many others could learn from.
Farmhouse
The farmhouse, built of neatly coursed stone under a Westmorland slate roof, is understood to date back to the eighteenth century. It is a handsome structure adjoined by farm buildings which will be of similar age.
Facing south and west, as you will see from the floor plans (with room measurements), the house is arranged on a 'four-square' design with 2 reception rooms, a kitchen and pantry downstairs off a central through hallway; and 3 double bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor off a central landing, plus a box room / study which makes a small 4th bedroom. A door opens onto a staircase up to the second floor attic rooms with the potential to offer more bedrooms, if required.
The farmhouse has had some modernization and it is notable that many of the windows are double glazed and improvements have been made to the plumbing and wiring. The house does retain some period character with beamed ceilings, panelled doors and period fireplaces, but is ripe for updating.
The first of the adjoining farm buildings offers a utility room and leads on to a cart shed offering garaging and storage. There are gardens at both the front and rear of the house, enclosed by stone walls. There is a small range of stone buildings close to house, formerly a blacksmith shop and a fuel store with a flagstone floored hen house above, at first floor level, accessed from a stone flight of steps on the end of the building. These buildings have been used as domestic storage.
Farm Buildings
The farm buildings lie to the south of the farmhouse and are set around a sloping stoned yard with the house at the bottom.
The main run of buildings are of stone under pantile / slated rooves and offer byres, cart houses with lofts over part. At the top of this range a handsome stone and pantile range runs east-west offering stables and a cart house, with a tiny goose house on the very end.
A further range, built of stone and pantile, lies on the east side of the yard, opposite the main buildings, offering more stalls / byres with lofts over and pig-sties leant-to the gable end.
In addition to the house and farmstead, the property also includes 'Anthony House' a traditional, grade II listed, stone and pantile building that was a separate farmhouse, until it was abandoned many years ago. This lies around half a mile from the main farmhouse, off to the southwest.
The Land
The land lies in a ring fence and is bounded by the intake wall from the moor and Tower beck, which feeds down into the Esk.
Excluding the farmstead, there are approximately 57 acres of undulating permanent pasture grazing which have the benefit of secure walls, hedges and post and wire fences.
This land is all accessed directly from the farm yard, with a droving lane through the middle of the property and water supplied from streams and troughs.
GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS
Viewing: Viewings are strictly by appointment through the sole selling agents. All interested parties should discuss this property and in particular any specific issues that may affect their interest with the agent's office prior to travelling or making an appointment to view.
Directions: See also location and boundary plans provided.
Travelling from the north, make your way to Castleton Village in the upper Esk Valley. From here head south up towards the moor and along the Rigg towards Rosedale. Drive along for around 2 miles until you see a turning to your right (back on yourself) into Westerdale Dale. Follow this road and descend the bank, turning off to your left at Brown Hill House, as the road levels out. Follow this track to its conclusion and you will arrive at Dale Head Farm.
Travelling from the south, leave the A170 between Pickering and Helmsley at Keldholme and follow the road north through Hutton le Hole up onto the moors. Pass the Lion Inn at Blakey Rigg and continue north towards Castleton. Around 3 miles from The Lion you will pass a sign to your right for Botton and Danby Dale, then take the next turning on your left into Westerdale Dale. Then follow instructions as above. Follow this road and descend the bank, turning off to your left at Brown Hill House, as the road levels out. Follow this track to its conclusion and you will arrive at Dale Head Farm.
Tenure: We understand that the property is freehold and that vacant possession will be given on completion.
Planning: The property falls within the administrative area of the North York Moors National Park Tel: . The farm house and buildings are not listed however a wall and the bee house in front of the house are grade II listed. The off-lying Anthony House is also a grade II listed building.
Basic Payment Scheme: All of the land has been registered with the RPA and the former tenants have claimed under the BPS scheme in previous years. These same entitlements are available for purchase by separate negotiation from the outgoing tenant. The farm is not registered for any stewardship subsidy schemes. The number of entitlements are as follows:- English SDA - 20.78 units; plus 45.00 Moorland Entitlements.
The farm has 100 moor sheep rights on Westerdale Moor
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way: The property is offered for sale subject to, and with the benefit of, all Wayleaves, Easements, Rights of Way etc. whether mentioned in these particulars or otherwise. In particular it is noted that a public bridleway runs north south through the farm, the route going through the farmstead.
Sporting, Timber and Mineral Rights: Sporting, timber and mineral rights are in hand and will pass on completion.
Boundaries: The vendors will only sell such interest that they have in the boundary hedges, walls, fences etc. All boundaries and areas are subject to verification with the title deeds.
Services: The property is understood to be connected to a spring water supply and mains electricity. There is oil fueled Rayburn stove in the kitchen which provides hot water and a multi-fuel stove in the Living Room. The property has a private septic tank which does not meet current regulations and will require improvement.
Council Tax: The house is band 'D' with approx. £2,017 payable for 2021-22. Scarborough Borough Council. Tel: .
Post Code: YO21 2DE
Farm Track: Please note that the farm road is not suitable for low suspension cars.
Details and Photographs: Prepared July 2021
Please Note: Due to the high amount of interest received on this property, a deadline has been set for all 'best and final' offers to be forwarded to our office by 12noon on Friday 4th March 2022 either by email or post marked 'Dale Head Farm, Westerdale' and addressed to: Richardson and Smith, 8 Victoria Square, Whitby, North Yorkshire. YO21 1EA
Marketed by: Richardson & Smith, Whitby
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.