For Sale - £17,000,000 - 1478.37 acres, Isle of Wight, PO30., PO30 4HR
Knight Frank - Country Houses
55 Baker Street, , London, London W1U 8AN
Tel:+44 20 7629 8171
Fax: +44 20 7409 7819
E-mail: country.houses@knightfrank.com
- 7 bedrooms
- 3 reception rooms
- 6 bathrooms
- 1478.37 acres
- Outbuildings
- Period
- Coastal
- Island
- Rural
- Shoot / Sporting
The Grade II listed farmhouse is set over three floors and has 3 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. The attractive farmhouse is situated in a private spot with incredible views over the surrounding farmland and woodland. The gardens at Great Park Farmhouse are laid to lawn with herbaceous borders and a south facing terrace. There is a tennis court opposite the annexe. The approach down a private track through the farmland, leads you to a gravel sweep at the front of the house. The house is currently subject to an Assured Shorthold Tenancy but vacant possession can be obtained from April 2025.
The farm buildings and annexe are situated opposite the farmhouse, on the other side of the drive. The farm buildings range from traditional to modern buildings with a grain store, drying barn and machinery store with further workshops, hay stores and storage rooms. There are a pair of four bedroom semi-detached cottages off the main drive.
Great Park Farm comprises undulating farmland with ancient woodland, comprising oak, ash and hazel and offers productive farming, environmental benefits or sporting opportunities. The current owners have run a family run shoot over the land in the past. The land at Great Park is Grade 3 classified with loams over clay and suitable for grassland and cereal and forage crops. The land was underdrained in the 1970s. The land at Great Park Farm extends to 903.14 acres and comprises a mix of 812 acres of arable and 82 acres of woodland.
The current owner has owned and farmed the land for over 20 years. In more recent years, they have placed a significant emphasis on environmental enhancement and re-establishing the wood pasture landscape. They have entered the Higher Level Stewardship and Woodland Grant Schemes with a view to recreating the deer park with its wood-pasture, tree and shrub cover and woodland. Great Park and Thorley Farm offer an extensive range of opportunities from farming to environmental enhancement.
Thorley Farm extends to 550.64 acres, 61 acres of which is woodland, 14 acres is water, 72 acres is pasture and 396 acres is arable. Thorley Farm is positioned on the outskirts of Yarmouth with incredible views over the sea and down the estuary on the western boundary. The land is well sheltered by belts of woodland and there are a series of ponds across the farm. There are two farm buildings located off Wilmingham Lane, one a straw barn and the other a grain store with capacity for 400 tonnes. The land is slightly lighter at Thorley Farm, with a mix of clay to lighter loamy soils.
Lot 1 - Great Park House, 2 Bedroom Annexe, Farm Buildings and 22.1 acres
Lot 2 - Great Park Farm extending to 905.63 acres and 1 & 2 Great Park Cottages
Lot 3 - Thorley Farm extending to 550.64 acres
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Great Park Farm is situated 8 miles to the east of Yarmouth, 5 miles south of the renowned sailing town of Cowes and 3 miles to the west of Newport, the Island's principal town.
Newport 3 miles, Cowes 6.7 miles, Fishbourne 8.5 miles (Portsmouth in 45 minutes), Yarmouth 8 miles (1 mile from Thorley Farm) (Lymington in 40 minutes).
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