An idyllic arable farm, right on the edge of Thetford Forest, has hit the market for £2.2 million with Cheffins.
Extending to over 154 acres, Field Barn Farm is in a secluded location and is set approximately one mile from the village of Weeting, near Brandon. The farm comes with a two/three-bedroom barn style house, known as Field Cottage, which has sweeping views across its land and through to the forest. It has a farmhouse style kitchen, a study, a cloakroom, a living room with a woodburner, a utility room and underfloor heating throughout. In addition, there is a traditional 19th century brick barn and stables, which have planning permission for conversion into a three-bedroom house, and two additional large general-purpose buildings.
Situated down a private track and set on the edge of the forest, Field Cottage was converted from a pair of cottages in 2009 and has been finished to a high standard. The property has an EPC rating of A and is off grid with electricity being provided from solar panels and water from a private borehole.
To the rear of Field Cottage are two grass paddocks extending to 1.5 acres, and which have post and rail fencing. These then lead on to the 151-acre field which surrounds the house and farm buildings. Currently classified as Grade 3, the land is suitable for growing cereals, sugar beet and carrots.
Jonathan Stiff, Director and Head of the Rural Division at Cheffins comments: “Field Barn Farm is set in one of the most scenic locations in East Anglia, right within Thetford Forest. This sale provides an opportunity for someone looking for a secluded and private home with scope for further extension or someone looking for a lifestyle farm or equestrian property or it could even provide an unusual development opportunity. We have seen a significant uplift in demand for farmland, as the number of buyers entering the market has increased but supply has remained very tight. Now typical farmer buyers looking to expand their operations are in competition with those buying for investment or lifestyle buyers, looking to leave the city and ‘live the good life.’ Field Barn Farm fits all of these criteria and will suit a range of people.”
Weeting village is on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and is two miles north of Brandon, nine miles northwest of Thetford and 14 miles south of Swaffham. Thetford Forest is the UK’s largest manmade lowland forest, stretching to over 18,730 hectares of pines, broadleaves and heathland. The forest was created after the First World War to provide reserves of timber and is managed by Forestry England.
Field Barn Farm is available as a whole or in two lots, with lot one comprising Field Cottage, 19th century brick barn and stables, two agricultural buildings and two grass paddocks; and lot two consists of the single arable field of 151.76 acres.
Field Barn Farm is available for £2.2 million for the whole.
For further information, contact the Cheffins Rural Professionals Department on 01353 654900 - ely.agric@cheffins.co.uk