Cropton, Pickering

AN IDYLIC SMALL FARM IN A SECLUDED PRIVATE VALLEY WITH VAST POTENTIAL “Cropton Mill Farm is a beautifully situated property in an idyllic rural setting within its own private valley bordering the river Seven.The property includes a 4 bedroom house and attached former mill requiring complete renovation but offering vast potential to create a superb country residence.  There is a range of traditional and modern farm buildings and in all the property is situated within around 102 acres”.  House & Former Mill: A substantial Grade II listed period farmhouse and former mill requiring modernisation and improvement but offering vast potential to re-configure and develop into a fine family home.   Buildings:A range of traditional buildings offering potential and more modern farm buildings, currently utilised for livestock housing, produce and machinery stores.   Land:In all around 102 acres comprising a mixture of grassland (some capable of producing arable crops), together with a very attractive area of mature deciduous woodland and wildflower meadows plus river frontage and fishing rights onto the River Seven and Cropton Beck FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY OR IN LOTS  GUIDE PRICE AS A WHOLE: £1,000,000



Cropton Mill Farm is a beautifully situated residential farm, peacefully nestled in its own private valley bordering the river Seven between Cropton and Appleton le Moors in the North York Moors National Park. The farm has been in the ownership of the current vendors family for 97 years so this is a genuinely rare opportunity to purchase such an idyllic small farm.The property comprises a Grade II listed period farmhouse and attached mill building, a range of traditional and more modern farm buildings, together with grassland and amenity woodland extending to 102 acres or thereabouts, all within a complete ring fence.One of the most interesting features of the property is the 19th century mill which together with the house is in need of extensive restoration and refurbishment, last in operation as a private corn mill in the late 1940’s.The position of the farm is quite spectacular with the house and buildings relatively centrally located and bordering the River Seven at the confluence with Cropton Beck.In all the property sits in around 102 acres contained within a ring fence valley setting and including some very good quality low lying meadow pasture (which has previously produced arable crops) and the land raises upto the northern escarpment to more undulating grazing land and includes mature mixed woodland with superb rural views and offers amenity and conservation interest and is home to a variety of fauna and flora.The property provides excellent access onto nearby footpaths and bridleways, offering excellent hacking over miles of countryside.LOCATION The property is located in a quiet rural position in open countryside, accessed off a public highway before leading onto a private driveway which serves the property.  The village of Cropton is around 1 mile east and is a pretty village located on the southern fringes of the North York Moors National Park.  There is a public house/brewery within the village. Further amenities can be found in Pickering (6 miles), known as ‘The Gateway to the Moors’ is a charming market town with a wide range of amenities including primary and secondary schools, sports centre, restaurants, public houses and an array of retailers.  The town also boasts a number of visitor attractions.  There is the terminus of the North York Moors Railway, an 18 mile steam railway running through the spectacular scenery of the Moors.  There is a 12th century castle, a museum of rural life and a busy weekly market.    The property is located in an ideal base to discover the North York Moors, the local historic market towns of Helmsley, Malton and Pickering and Coastal days out can be taken at Whitby, Scarborough and Filey. The historic City of York is situated about 30 miles to the south and provides a wide range of services and amenities including a main line train service to London Kings Cross and Edinburgh in under 2 hours.