Earsdon Hill Farm, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 3ES

Earsdon Hill Farm - Notification of Closing Date for Offers

Closing Date:
Monday, 16th June 2025 at 12 noon

We are instructed by our clients to set a closing date for offers on the sale of Earsdon Hill Farm. Interested parties are invited to submit offers in writing, marked "Earsdon Hill Farm" to: The Office, South Bellshill, Belford, Northumberland, NE70 7HP. Or by email, with "Earsdon Hill Farm" in the subject line, to: prior to the closing date and time.

Offers should provide the following information.

1.Confirmation of whether the offer is for Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 or the farm as a whole.
2.An offer expressed as a specific sum and stated in Pounds Sterling.
3.Confirmation of whether the offer is a cash bid or subject to finance or the sale of another property. Cash offers or those subject to finance should be accompanied by proof of your ability to fund the purchase.
4.Clearly show the full name(s) and address(es) of the prospective purchaser(s) together with the name of your solicitor and/or agent.
5.Your preferred date of completion of purchase.
6.Any essential terms and conditions attached to your offer.
7.Any other relevant information.

SITUATION
Earsdon Hill Farm enjoys a rural location with easy access to the A1, allowing a journey into central Newcastle in under half an hour.
The farm is also a short drive from the nationally renowned Northumberland coastline with its extensive beaches and castles. Earsdon Hill Farm enjoys an elevated position with far reaching panoramic views as far as the Cheviot Hills to the north, the Simonside Hills and the coast.
Combined with the area's natural beauty is the inherent productivity and financial output of the farmland.

DESCRIPTION
Earsdon Hill Farm isn't a typical Northumbrian holding, nor is it traditionally farmed. The vendors no longer follow a standard arable rotation nor run a flock of ewes or herd of suckler cows. Instead they have embraced the Government's Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship Schemes (CSS) turning all of the farmland over to traditional wildflower hay meadows.
Focus has always been on profitability combined with lifestyle through low input and wildlife friendly regenerative farming practices. The farm is also proud to have recently achieved organic status following a two-year period of conversion.
In 2021 the Vendors made a significant investment creating "Hillside Huts & Cabins" - now an established and profitable glamping business.
The award-winning holiday destination comprises four Shepherds Huts and Cabins providing a high-end eco-staycation experience contributing to a substantial diversified income stream to supplement the farm's income.
The business is run from the farm's stylish four-bedroom farmhouse with private drive, generous gardens and grounds.

HISTORY
The vendors' family have farmed Earsdon Hill since 1956. For over 40 years, the land was managed through a traditional arable rotation of wheat, barley, oilseed and beans. In recent years, however, recognising the need for a more regenerative and sustainable approach, the vendors made the decision to convert to organic status. This marked a transition from a high-input, high-cost system to a low-input, wildlife-friendly farming model focused on enhancing biodiversity and environmental stewardship.

The 104 acres (or thereabouts) of organic, flower-rich grassland established in recent years has enabled the land to rest and recover while remaining economically productive.
Built in 1999 the traditionally built farmhouse laid the foundation for what has since grown into a well-established, diversified rural enterprise.
In 2021, the vendors created Hillside Huts & Cabins - an award-winning eco-staycation experience created to both supplement the farm's income and celebrate their interest in wildlife, the environment and their love of the Northumbrian landscape.
The development is situated in an existing half-acre woodland with each of the four shepherd's huts enjoying far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside towards the coast.


Lot 1 - Guide Price - Offers Over £850,000
Farmhouse, Gardens and Grass Field, in all extending to 2.87 hectares (7.09 acres) or thereabouts. The substantial stone-built dwelling with four bedrooms features a wonderful, homely layout and is immaculately decorated throughout. It benefits from oil-fired central heating and wooden double-glazed windows. EPC: Band D.
Surrounded by semi-mature woodland and generous established gardens, the property offers a high degree of privacy. It includes a stone outbuilding with carport, gravel driveway and a grass paddock of approximately 5.5 acres, bordered by a mature hedge - ideal for those with equestrian interests.

Lot 2 - Guide Price - Offers Over £525,000
"Hillside Huts & Cabins" in all extending to 1.66 hectares (4.1 acres) or thereabouts
The development sits within a small woodland copse on the farm and comprises a large, well-equipped ancillary building and four shepherd's huts, each offering panoramic views across the stunning Northumberland countryside towards the coast.
Each hut has been individually designed with luxuriously rustic interiors, king-size beds, power showers, wood-burning stoves, LPG central heating and private wood-fired hot tubs.
In addition to being surrounded by wildflower meadows, the huts' green credentials are enhanced by a 10 kW wind turbine, which not only supplies renewable energy to the farm but also generates an annual income of approximately £10k per annum.
Hillside Huts have received widespread recognition, featuring on BBC's Robson Green's Weekend Escapes and Escape to the Country. They have also been ranked among the Top 10 UK glamping destinations by The Guardian and Top 25 by The Times, as well as winning Gold and Silver at the North East Tourism Awards.
The vendors choose to open for eight months of the year and from that have an annual turnover of approximately £150k.
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Lot 3 - Guide Price - Offers Over £950,000
Farmland; 42.64 Hectares (105.35 Acres)
All fields are un