Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire

Home Farm is superbly situated within the outskirts of the popular village of Croston, in a private location, The farm is an excellent intensive dairy farm, in total extending to 55.34 acres (22.41 hectares) which has been significantly modernised within the last 10 years with cow accommodation for in excess of 200 cows in modern style cubicles together with youngstock accommodation., 4 bed farmhouse and 3 bed annex. A farm with many options and alternatives.
The farm has been in the same farming family ownership for in excess of 130 years but now provides an exciting opportunity to acquire a ring fenced multipurpose farm within the popular Croston area, to include a well-presented 4-bedroom farmhouse and additional 3-bedroom adjoining annex which allows for multi-generational living

It is rare that a stock farm of this nature and in its location comes to the market and viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the holding and its potential.

The vendor has recently installed 3 robotic milkers with associated shedding gates, cattle handling and plant together with a 20,000 litre De Laval milk silo. These can be purchased separately if the buyer wishes to continue dairy production via the robotic milkers.

The farm has a large concrete yard and ample slurry facilities with a 2 million gallon clay lined lagoon together with underground tanks all set in just over 55 acres of grade 3 grassland in a private sought after location.

The farm has been in the same farming family ownership for in excess of 130 years but now provides an exciting opportunity to acquire a ring fenced multipurpose farm within the popular Croston area, to include a well-presented 4-bedroom farmhouse and additional 3-bedroom adjoining annex which allows for multi-generational living

It is rare that a stock farm of this nature and in its location comes to the market and viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the holding and its potential.

Home Farmhouse
Home Farmhouse sits at the approach to the farmstead with its own privacy to the east, built in 1973 which was constructed subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition. The farmhouse is brick under slate, internally the accommodation is set over two floors with a side entrance porch leading into a very useful utility, separate cloakroom, front study, rear general storage, kitchen/diner with a range of wall and floor mounted kitchen units in mid oak, integral appliances, dual aspect sitting room/dining room with an insert multi-fuel stove, front hallway. To the first-floor is a master bedroom with an en-suite shower room, three further good-sized double bedrooms and well-presented modern family bathroom.

The farmhouse has a separate driveway and extensive gardens to side and rear.

The Annex
Adjoining two-storey annex constructed in 2014 which provides for multi-generational living, in close proximity to the farmhouse. Accessed via rear porch with under floor heating throughout the ground floor, there is a kitchen/diner with a range of wall and floor mounted kitchen units, granite worktop, integral appliances, cloakroom, front sitting room with bay window, oak flooring, oak stairs leading to first floor, study. To the first-floor is a master bedroom with en-suite shower room, two further good-sized double bedrooms and family bathroom. The Annex has its own garden space, car parking and detached double garage to the rear.

Farm Buildings
The farm buildings comprise a range of modern portal framed farm buildings with scope and capacity for alternate use if required, currently accommodating 209 comfort style mushroom cubicles, together with loose housing accommodation and calf buildings.
The farm is an established dairy unit but can be easily adapted to young stock accommodation or alternative use subject to planning.

The buildings have underground slurry channels and tanks together with a further 2 million gallon clay-lined slurry lagoon located off the farmyard, extensive concrete yard area for storage and silage accommodation. Together with a solar array located on the roof of the cubicle building providing income and cost saving.

Land
The land at Home Farm comprises of 11 parcels of excellent quality temporary grassland and permanent pasture adjacent to the River Yarrow.
All of the land is classified as Grade 3 under the DEFRA Agricultural Land Classification Maps, level by nature with a clay and loam soil, ideally suited to grassland production.

The land is enclosed with post and sheep netting, established hawthorn hedging, a number of internal accesses and roadways adding to the flexibility and desirability of the land.