Bowland Forest Farm, Wigglesworth, Skipton, Lancashire, BD23 4SN

Situated at the edge of the village of Wigglesworth in North Yorkshire which is situated at the edge of the Forest of Bowland AONB. The property is located off Settle Road at the edge of the borough of Ribble Valley with other villages in the vicinity including Tosside, Paythorne, Forest Beck and Long Preston. The property is within the Ribble Valley Local Authority area with the main town being Clitheroe approximately 11 miles distant. Access to the A59 which is one of the main arterial routes linking Lancashire with North Yorkshire can be accessed via Gisburn approximately 6 miles away.
The opportunity provides various buildings as follows:
HOLIDAY BARN AND FARMHOUSE
Two adjacent buildings which have been interconnected to provide holiday accommodation. The barn provides 8 bedrooms 5 of which are ensuite together with main bathroom. The barn also includes games room, cinema room, dining hall, lounge, kitchen and boot room. The original farmhouse has been extensively refurbished and is arranged over two floors and provides 7 double bedrooms, 2 of which are ensuite, main bathroom, kitchen, boot room, dining room, lounge, cloakroom. The buildings have been designed so that they can be let as one or separately. To the front of the farmhouse and barn is a garden area with parking and patio areas. We are informed that the barn will accommodate up to 24 guests and the farmhouse up to 18 guests.
RESTAURANT
The bar, farmshop and kitchen are a new build property of single storey construction with stone and rendered finishes to all elevations beneath a tiled roof.
Internally the building provides reception area with private office which leads to a restaurant and separate bar area. There is a fully serviced kitchen and a substantial farmshop which provides access to the adjacent garden centre.
GARDEN CENTRE
Located next to the farmshop this comprises an open area of land with concrete walkways and plant display areas. Planning permission has been granted for the erection of polytunnels to further enhance the garden centre.
FUTURE VALUE ADD OPPORTUNITIES
As you enter the site from Settle Road 5 concrete pads have been completed together with ducting for services. These pads are ready for timber framed holiday bungalows each offering two bedrooms, open plan living area with parking and external areas. To the rear of the lodges is a level field. This has potential as a “wedding field”. There is a potential to use this area for a tented structure which
potentially could accommodate up to 150 guests per wedding. There is the potential to create a car parking area for this wedding venue for up to 46 vehicles.
Beyond the potential wedding field, consent in principle has been granted for the establishment of an exempt camping facility by the Freedom Camping Club to be developed with 5 glamping pods and a total of up to 15 bell tents sited in the woodlands surrounding the southern end of the site.