For SaleFarm House in Upton Lovell, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12£16,950,000

A commercial dairy and arable farm of outstanding proportions, scale and quality Manor and Auckland Farms are a superb example of a commercial mixed farm that brings together large-scale downland arable farming with a closed herd of Holstien Friesians, to produce milk sold through a lucrative Arla contract. The farming base is at Manor Farm located north of Upton Lovell village with a designated access through traffic lights from the A36. Manor Farm was bought by the vendors in 1990, the same year as Auckland Farm, which together with some additional land at Knook (bought in 2000) make up the component parts of the farm. The vendors have invested and developed the farm vastly since the business was founded; at Manor Farm they have built two farmhouses and three bungalows, redeveloped and extended the farm buildings and invested in the land, woodland and tracks. At Auckland Farm the farmhouse has been extended, they have built another dwelling (49A Chitterne Road) and added buildings and tracks to create a superb residential farm that neatly supports the main unit. Whilst the current owners operate a successful dairy and arable operation from the farm, the asset also lends itself to a less intensive uses such as through converting the vast range of buildings for alternative uses (e.g. for storage or workshop uses). The fields across the farm are of a large, commercial size and the soils have been improved over several decades through the application of organic matter and regular testing. There are some wonderful shelter belts and parcels of woodland, and valleys hidden from public view which create for a formidable pheasant and partridge shoot. Following the joint owner’s decision to retire, the family look forward to passing the farm in good health, to the new custodians. They are flexible to this being on a “lock, stock and barrel” basis or for the asset alone. The farm is for sale as a whole or in up to five lots. Please contact the agents for more information. This property has 1013 acres of land. Situation Manor & Auckland Farms are excellently located in the renowned Wylye Valley in Wiltshire, an area of wide, open landscapes and productive chalk downland. Manor Farm is situated off the A36 around 6 miles south-east of Warminster and 16 miles north-west of Salisbury. Both conurbations offer a wide range of day-today facilities and amenities. The farm has excellent communication links, fronting onto the A36, and is just 5 miles from the A303 which provides access towards London (via the M3) and the West Country. Locally the farm lies north of Upton Lovell, a quaint village sitting in the bottom of the valley which was the original location of the farmhouse and buildings that supported the farm.