LOT 8 - Highlands Farm, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0DD (Kintbury Holt Estate)

LOT 8 – Highlands Farm (Kintbury Holt Estate)

To the east of the Estate sits Highlands Farm which comprises a separate heifer rearing unit, with useful cattle housing and silage clamps.

The land extends to 129 acres in total, comprising productive farmland interspersed with areas of woodland. Ill Will Border has particularly great topography providing the potential for superb shooting opportunities.

A breakdown is as follows:

Arable: 37.44 acres (15.15 hectares)
Grassland: 81.60 acres (33.02 hectares)
Woodland: 10.1 acres (4.08 hectares)
Total: 129.14 acres (52.25 hectares)

Lot 8 – Highlands Farm forms part of Kintbury Holt Estate, which comprises 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.