Howbarrow Farm, Cartmel, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria

TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT CARTMEL VILLAGE HALL, CARTMEL, LA11 6QD ON FRIDAY 26TH APRIL 2024 AT 2.30PM A rare opportunity to purchase a delightful rural property in the highly sought after Cartmel Valley.

Traditional Grade II listed period five bedroom farmhouse with self-contained apartment, cottage, ancillary leisure facilities with hot tub and endless pool, stables, menage, allotment garden with polytunnels, orchard and array of renewable energy sources.

In all about 8.72 acres (3.52 hectares)

Directions
From the centre of Cartmel village head north on Park View Road alongside Cartmel Racecourse. Follow the road around to the left approximately 600m and take the left turn signposted cul-de-sac. Continue to the end of the road for just over a mile and Howbarrow Farm is locatedat the end of the adopted tarmacked road.

Location
Howbarrow Farm is in an elevated position overlooking the picturesque Cartmel Valley. It is approximately one kilometer east of the popular village of Cartmel.

What3words: tracks.belonged.overused
Grid reference: SD

Outside
Land
The main steading is surrounded by a ring-fenced block of good quality grazing and meadow land extending to approximately 6.49 acres (2.63 hectares). The land rises to the west and presents an excellent viewing point over the Morecambe Bay and back towards the Cartmel Valley. Boundaries consist of post and wire fences. There is also a small cross country course with connecting jumps, starting from the arena on the southern boundary, ideal for those with equestrian interests. The drained menage is 20m x 40m and is surfaced with a sand/carpet mix. It is stoned and drained underneath and sits in a prominent position overlooking the valley. Adjacent to the arena is a juvenile mixed deciduous woodland consisting of Oak, Ash, Holly, Silver Birch, Cherry and Chestnut.

Orchards
The property has two small orchards with a wide range of trees including Apple trees, Pears, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant, Whitecurrant, Japanese Winerberry and Damson Trees. The hedges around the property have historically been harvested for Elderflower, Sloe, Hazelnut and Winter Holly.

Allotment gardens and polytunnels
To the immediate south of the main steading are the allotment gardens and polytunnels, marked PT on the sale plan. The gardens contents includes perennial herbs, mint beds, perennial artichokes, strawberries rhubarb and a grape vine. The farm has two functional 12 x 24” polytunnels. There is also a timber framed garden room with a stove to the east of the polytunnels.

Renewable energy sources
5Kw Evance Wind Turbine-5Kw Evance Wind Turbine-to the rear of the main steading and accessed via the hard track bridleway is a Evance R9000 wind turbine on a Hutchinson tower approximately 12m in height. The turbine was commissioned on 8th September 2011 and has a 25 year FIT.

36Kw Grant Spira Condensing Wood Pellet Boiler-located in the back utility room of the main house. A new wet pipe radiator was installed throughout the house at the same time.

3.92Kw Solar PV Array-south facing unit attached to the stable roof. House roof solar/thermal panel-located on the house roof this small unit does not attract any FIT payments but does produce hot water for the house in conjunction with a heat exchange water tank that it also fed by a back boiler.

Services
Energy rating
Howbarrow Farm- ????
Howbarrow Farm Cottage-F

Council tax/rateable value
Howbarrow Farmhouse - Band "F"
The two holiday lets are presently business rated and benefit from Small Business Rate Relief.

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Auction General
General Information and Stipulations The following Stipulations where applicable shall be deemed as Special Conditions of Sale. In the event of any variance between the Stipulations and the Special Conditions of Sale then the latter will prevail. Purchasers will also be deemed to have had full notice of the Stipulations and the Special Conditions of Sale and the same will not be read out at the time of sale. The Special Conditions of Sale may be inspected at the Auctioneer’s Offices and also the offices of the Seller’s Solicitors FOURTEEN days prior to the sale.

N.B Prospective purchasers are requested to contact the Seller’s Solicitors to discuss legal matters pertinent to the Sale Contract and documentation.

Solicitors
Nicholas Renshaw, 28A Finkle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4AB

Tenure
Freehold. Vacant possession upon completion.

Services
The properties benefit from mains electricity, private water supply via a borehole, private drainage shared with the property next door.
The Cottage benefits from a gas boiler. The loft apartment is heated by the Grant Spira Condensing Wood Pellet Boiler.

Boundaries
The boundary responsibilities are shown by inward facing marks on the Sale Plan.

Sale Plan
The Sale Plan has been prepared by the Auctioneers for the convenience of prospective purchasers. They are deemed to be correct with any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. The purchasers must satisfy themselves as to its accuracy.

Method of Sale
The Lot will be offered for sale as described in these particulars of sale.

The date fixed for completion is FRIDAY 31ST MAY 2024 or earlier by mutual agreement.

Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness Council. Tel no: .

Energy Rating
Howbarrow Farm - to be confirmed
Howbarrow Farm Cottage - F

Council Tax/Rateable Value
Howbarrow Farmhouse - Band "F"
The two holiday lets are presently business rated and benefit from Small Business Rate Relief.

Boundaries
The boundary responsibilities are shown by inward facing marks on the Sale Plan.

Sale Plan
The Sale Plan has been prepared by the Auctioneers for the convenience of prospective purchasers. They are deemed to be correct with any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. The purchasers must satisfy themselves as to its accuracy.

Viewing
Strictly by appointment only through our Staveley office. Tel No: , Option 3.