Wadhurst

Wickhurst Farm & Hoathly Farm are situated on the border of Kent and East Sussex and have been in the same family ownership for several years. Both available for sale by private treaty as a whole or in three separate lots. These two farms provide a purchaser with an excellent opportunity to acquire two working farms with in excess of 450 acres with good sized parcels and versatile soil types in a sought after area of West Kent/East Sussex.

LOT 1 – WICKHURST FARM – 263.80 ACRES

Wickhurst Farm comprises various parcels of arable land, buildings with a yard and woodland extending to 263.80 acres. The agricultural land extends to 242.54 acres and is classified as Grade III on the Agricultural Land Classification Plan for England & Wales. Soil types are relatively free draining, typical of this part of the High Weald locality. The land is predominantly in an arable cropping rotation with small areas used as cover crops by a local shoot. The land is farmed under a contract farming agreement, further details are available on request.

In addition to the agricultural land there is approximately 20.94 acres of woodland and shaws made up of natural broadleaved species and used by a shoot under the terms of a verbal arrangement.
The range of buildings as shown in the photos opposite comprise steel & concrete portal frame structures under pitched corrugated fibre cement roofs with hard core and concrete yard areas. The buildings have the benefit of mains electricity and water.

There will be an overage provision in place in favour of the vendor for 25% of any uplift in value for any residential consent over ten years after completion of the sale.