Dove House Farm - Lot 1, Cow Brow

Key features

• A high quality former dairy farm in an extremely convenient location.
• Productive meadow and pasture grassland.
• Exceptional elevated views over the rural surroundings and towards Farleton Knott.
• A sizeable four bedroom farmhouse with potential for a further attic conversion, subject to receiving the relevant approval.
• Only 1 kilometre from junction36 of the M6 motorway.
• Entitlements to the Basic Payment Scheme included.
• Five individual ring fenced lots.
• Sporting rights included, mains and natural water supplies.
• No Stewardship schemes.

TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION - POSTPONED TO BE REARRANGED LOT 1 - DOVE HOUSE FARM Dove House Farm is a productive former dairy farm located in an extremely convenient location. The sizeable four bedroom farmhouse occupies an elevated position and enjoys exceptional panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. The house has been kept to a high standard and has a homely feel to it. The spacious loft space can be accessed from a central stairway and offers further opportunity to expand the existing accommodation. Adjacent to the farmhouse is the farm steading which comprises an extensive range of modern and traditional buildings. A further store house, patio area and garden is located over the lane from the house. Surrounding the farm steading are three productive pastures/meadows extending to 14.46 acres and with good access to Dove House Lane. LOT 2 The whole of Lot 2 is shown edged blue on the Sale Plan and detailed in the field schedule. Extending to 12.67 acres [5.13 hectares]. Three enclosures of high quality meadow and grazing land located directly west of Lot 1. The land slopes gently to the west and is well drained. The land benefits from mains water supplies. The land has good roadside access, stock proof fences, both natural and mains water supplies and frontage to the Lancaster Canal. A public footpath crosses this Lot. LOT 3 The whole of Lot 3 is shown edged green on the Sale Plan and detailed in the field schedule. Extending to 12.43 acres [5.03 hectares]. Three enclosures of good quality meadow and grazing land located directly south of the Dove House Farm steading. The three enclosures form a sizeable ring fenced block and can be accessed directly from Dove House Lane. The land benefits from natural water supplies and stock proof fences. LOT 4 The whole of Lot 4 is shown edged pink on the Sale Plan and detailed in the field schedule. Extending to 2.64 acres [1.07 hectares] A single paddock of meadow land located in an extremely convenient location with access available directly from both Nook lane and Puddlemire Lane. The land is well maintained and drained, sloping gently to the north towards Farleton Beck and has good stock proof boundaries. The land benefits from mains water supplies and is crossed by the Barrow - Lupton mains gas pipeline. LOT 5 The whole of Lot 5 is shown edged purple on the Sale Plan and detailed in the field schedule. Extending to 7.56 acres [3.06 hectares]. A single field parcel of good quality grazing land which can be accessed directly from Puddlemire Lane. The land slopes gently to the north and is well fenced. The land also has the benefit of access to mains water supplies.

Rear Porch:

Pitched slate roof with external and internal doors.

Kitchen: 5.90m x 3.05m (19'4" x 10'0")

Fitted base and wall units. Solid fuel Rayburn. electric hob and cooker. Understairs cupboard.

W.C: 1.50m x 0.90m (4'11" x 2'11")

Utility Room: 1.80m x 1.00m (5'11" x 3'3")

Plumbing for washing machine.

Store Room: 3.90m x 1.70m (12'10" x 5'7")

Mezzanine storage over utility and w.c.

Living Room: 4.10m x 4.00m (13'5" x 13'1")

Two double glazed windows with views towards the Lakeland Fells. Built in cupboard. Storage heater. Open fire with stone/marble surround and marble hearth.

Front Entrance Hall: 5.57m x 1.13m (18'3" x 3'8")

Storage heater. Understairs cupboard.

Front Porch: 1.45m x 1.20m (4'9" x 3'11")

Double pitch slate roof.

Sitting Room: 4.00m x 3.80m (13'1" x 12'6")

Open fire with feature stone fire surround and hearth.

Office/Study: 4.30m x 2.90m (14'1" x 9'6")

Larder: 3.60m x 2.10m (11'10" x 6'11")

Stone cool shelf.

First Floor

Bathroom Landing: 2.60m x 2.40m (8'6" x 7'10")

Skylight.

Bathroom: 3.20m x 2.40m (10'6" x 7'10")

Wash hand basin and w.c. Panel bath. Electric walk-in shower. Half tiled walls. Heated towel rail.

First Floor Landing: 1.80m x 1.19m (5'11" x 3'11")

Stairs to loft.

Bedroom No.1: 5.05m x 4.30m (16'7" x 14'1")

Double glazed window with views to Farleton Knott. Cast iron fireplace.

Bedroom No.2: 4.37m x 3.14m (14'4" x 10'4")

Double glazed window with views to Farleton Knott. Cast iron fireplace.

Bedroom No.3: 4.05m x 3.83m (13'3" x 12'7")

Double glazed window with views towards the Lakeland Fells. Cast iron fireplace. Airing cupboard.

Bedroom No.4: 3.80m x 2.12m (12'6" x 6'11")

Double glazed window.

Loft: 8.30m x 8.30m (27'3" x 27'3")

Window overlooking the Lakeland Fells. Original A frame roof beams and boarded out.

Outbuildings

Machinery Store: 5.80m x 5.20m (19'0" x 17'1")

One bay mono-framed open fronted and tin clad.

Bull House and Pen: 4.10m x 4.10m (13'5" x 13'5")

Mono-pitched, brick built with corrugated tin roof and concrete floor.

Four Bay Machinery Store: 18.20m x 7.30m (59'9" x 23'11")

Steel portal frame with part brick and part tin cladding. Earth floor.

Cubicle Housing: 9.70m x 5.10m (31'10" x 16'9")

Lean-to sub-divided cubicle with housing [seven stalls]. Part tin and part brick clad.

Old Dairy and Tank Room: 7.40m x 2.70m (24'3" x 8'10")

Concrete block under traditional mono-pitched slate roof with concrete floor.

Old Byre: 10.70m x 7.70m (35'1" x 25'3")

Concrete block walls, concrete floor with traditional slate roof. Internally subdivided.

Work Shop/Calf Stalls: 16.20m x 3.80m (53'2" x 12'6")

Brick built with slate roof. Ten raised stalls.

Calf Stalls/Loose Boxes: 7.35m x 2.70m (24'1" x 8'10")

Brick built with traditional slate roof and concrete floor.

Old Parlour and Collecting Yard: 15.00m x 8.30m (49'3" x 27'3")

Sub-divided into former milking parlour with raised milking stalls, old automatic cake feeders and covered collecting yard. Part concrete block, part brick built, fibre cement roof and concrete floor.

Cattle Loose Box: 13.50m x 5.00m (44'3" x 16'5")

Open fronted and mono-pitched. Steel portal frame with concrete block walls and fibre cement roof.

Cubicle Shed: 14.50m x 12.00m (47'7" x 39'4")

Steel portal framed building, concrete block walls to the fibre cement cladding and roof. 27 raised cubicles. Central feed passage.

Eight Bay Portal Framed Building: 29.00m x 11.00m (95'2" x 36'1")

Tin cladding with fibre cement roof. Cubicle housing for 45 and feed passage/alley.

Covered Silage Pit: 18.00m x 11.70m (59'1" x 38'5")

Steel portal framed building with concrete shuttered walls to fibre cement cladding and roof. Concrete floor.

Manure Store:

Concrete block walls and floor.

Store House: 7.10m x 5.20m (23'4" x 17'1")

Traditional store built with mono-pitched tin roof.