LOT 5 – Land at Forbury Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0DD (Kintbury Holt Estate)

LOT 5 – Land at Forbury Lane (Kintbury Holt Estate)

A productive block of farmland with good road access onto Burgess Lane. The land has mainly been used for growing wheat or maize silage crops. The woodland has sporting and amenity value with good timber providing a commercial opportunity. Overall, extending to over 119 acres the farmland is summarised as follows:

Arable: 69.73 acres (28.22 hectares)
Grassland: 8.41 acres (3.40 hectares)
Woodland: 41.19 acres (16.67 hectares)
Total 119.33 acres (48.29 hectares)

Lot 5 – Land at Forbury Lane forms part of Kintbury Holt Estate which comprises of three farmsteads which previously formed part of The Craven Estate and is now offered for sale having been farmed as a dairy enterprise by the Vendors for over 60 years.

The farms sit within glorious open countryside and comprise of large open arable and intensive grassland fields with high quality mixed age native broadleaved woodland. The land is classified as mainly Grade 3, with some Grade 4, and the soil described as predominately slowly permeable seasonally wet slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils. There is an element of freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soils to the north. Numerous gateways onto the public highways and good internal farm tracks provide access to all fields.

Further details on the soil descriptions and cropping history can be found in the online Data Room.