Rawhall and Vale Farm, Stoney Lane, Beetley, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20

Two adjacent arable farms in close proximity to one another and farmed as one unit.

Description

Rawhall and Vale Farm are two predominantly arable agricultural holdings within close proximity to each other and can be farmed separately or as one unit. The farmland is productive and versatile and the balance of soil types ensure that they can be efficiently farmed in conjunction with one another.

Situation

Located in the centre of Rawhall farm is Rawhall farmhouse, an attractive 4 bedroom farmhouse which benefits from an array of timber outbuildings and has direct access off to Rawhall Lane. Rawhall Farm and Vale Farm are approximately 1 mile apart and are located to the north-west of the village of Beetley. The market town of Dereham which has more extensive health, education and retail services is approximately 4 miles away, whilst the city of Norwich is around 22 miles to the south-east. From Norwich there is a mainline rail link to Ipswich and London. The journey time is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to London Liverpool Street. The A47 is 4 miles to the south, giving excellent access to the regional and national road network.

Rawhall Farm is a ring fenced farm situated between the villages of Mileham and Gressenhall. The farm includes a modern 4 bedroom farmhouse, and a wide-range of commercial farm buildings consisting of grain stores as well as general purpose farm buildings. The land is well serviced by internal farm tracks and the fields are of workable commercial size that are suitable for modern farming machinery.

Rawhall Farmhouse is positioned close to the entrance to Rawhall farm buildings and is directly off Rawhall Lane. The house is well-proportioned with good equally sized rooms to create a family home. On the ground floor, there is a large kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room and living room. The ground floor also includes a utility room, a downstairs W.C. and shower room. On the first floor, there are 3 equally sized bedrooms along with a smaller bedroom and one family bathroom. There is an extensive garden and is surrounded by established trees which offer further privacy. The farmhouse benefits by a set of timber frame outbuildings to the rear of the farmhouse which serve as an additional storage area.

Farmland

The arable land at Rawhall Farm extends to around 345.02 acres (139.631 hectares). The land is classified as Grade 3 on the Land Classification Series of England and Wales. The soils are of both the Beccles 1 series and the Burlingham 1 series. The Beccles 1 series is described as a slowly permeable fine loamy over clayey soils with a chalky till. The Burlingham 1 series can be described as being deep coarse and fine loamy soils with slowly permeable subsoils. The land has been farmed in a rotation including wheat, barley, beans and oilseed . The extensive, largely ancient woodland along with a network of hedges and the ability to plant cover crops across the estate make it perfect for establishing a first class pheasant and partridge shoot.

Across Rawhall farm there is approximately 50.60 acres (20.477 hectares) of pasture that lead up to Rawhall wood and follow the course of the stream which enhance the amenity qualities of the farm. Sheep have been rotated around the farm to promote further the extensive environmental attributes at Rawhall farm.

Vale Farm

Located south east of Rawhall Farm and close to the village of Gressenhall is Vale Farm, the arable land at Vale Farm extends to approximately 116.97 acres (47.343 hectares). The land is well serviced by a range of internal tracks and public roads. There is a mineral agreement in place with part of the land at Vale Farm, further details of which can be found in the data room. The land at Vale Farm has been farmed in a rotation of wheat, barley, oilseed and rye. Part of the land at Vale farm is farmed on a cropping licence for soft fruit. The total annual income for this agreement is £7,570. At Vale Farm there is a further 4.36 acres (1.765 hectares) of pasture offering additional pony paddock grazing along with further opportunities.




Acreage: 561.22 Acres