About this property

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION

Old River Farm extends to approximately 505 acres comprising predominantly Grade 1 and 2 land, with productive silty loam soils of the Wisbech and Blacktoft Soil Series.

The sale also includes land and buildings at Laurels Farm, Terrington St Clement. Together, the properties form highly productive units suited to combinable and root cropping, supported by a comprehensive range of modern high-specification agricultural buildings.

The freehold is available for sale and is being sold by Private Treaty.

GUIDE PRICES

For the Whole: £6,300,000

Lot 1: Old River Farm - £5,240,000
Lot 2: Arable Land at Laurels Farm - £830,000
Lot 3: Laurels Farm Building - £230,000

LOCATION & SITUATION

Old River Farm, Tilney All Saints, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4SF

Old River Farm is situated between the towns of King's Lynn (4 miles) and Wisbech (9.5 miles), both of which provide a wide range of amenities and transport links via the A47. King's Lynn benefits from a direct rail service to Cambridge and London. The farm lies adjacent to the A47 and approximately 2 miles south of the A17, both key arterial routes linking East Anglia with the Midlands and the North.

Land and Buildings at Laurels Farm, Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, PE34 4FF

The land and property at Laurels Farm is situated between the villages of Terrington St Clement and Clenchwarton, in west Norfolk, on the north side of Lynn Road which formally was the old A17. All of the land is located in an agricultural area, surrounded by countryside and rural settlements but also benefitting from being situated close to a broad range of amenities and fantastic transport links.

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LAND

Old River Farm comprises Grade 1 silty soils belonging to Blacktoft and Wisbech soil associations, being deep stoneless permeable calcareous fine and coarse silty soils suitable for growing combinable crops, potatoes, sugar beet and other root crops.

The arable land at Old River Farm extends to 421.54 acres (170.60 hectares) with the yard and buildings area extending to 3.87 acres (1.57 hectares).

The land at Laurels Farm comprises Grade 2 silty soils belonging to the Wisbech Soil association, being deep stoneless permeable calcareous fine and coarse silty soils suitable for growing combinable crops, potatoes, sugar beet and other root crops. The arable land at Laurels Farm extends to 78.82 acres (31.90 hectares) with the yard and buildings area extending to 0.76 acres (0.31 hectares).

Full back cropping information for Old River Farm is available in the Data Room.

BUILDINGS

Included in the offering is an extensive range of modern agricultural buildings, including top of the range grain storage and underfloor drying facilities in Buildings 3 and 4, a potato store with an adjoining grading shed and a general purpose building and workshop at Old River Farm.

Between Building 1 and 2 there is a modular static building used as the farm office which has an electrical connection, and a steel container chemical store.

At Old River Farm there is approximately 2,600 tonnes of grain storage with drying facilities, circa 1,000 tonnes of potato bulk storage, with further grain storage potential in the general purpose building (Building 1).

At Laurels Farm, there is a range of buildings, formerly spray insulated potato stores with a modern steel extension totalling approximately 14,467 sqft (1,344 m2). The building currently benefits from an agricultural use class but offers potential for alternative uses, subject to planning.

LOTTING

Lot 1 - Old River Farm, Tilney All Saints

Extending to approximately 425.51 acres (172.16 hectares) and shaded red on the Old River Farm Sale Plan, including approximately 421.54 acres (170.60 hectares) of Grade 1 arable land, farmyard and range of farm buildings.

Lot 2 - Arable Land at Laurels Farm, Terrington St Clement

Extending to approximately 78.83 acres (31.90 hectares) of Grade 2 arable land shaded red on the Laurels Farm Sale Plan.

Lot 3 - Laurels Farm Building

Extending to approximately 0.76 acres (0.31 hectares), including a range of adjoining storage buildings and the access track from Lynn Road, Terrington St Clement.

MACHINERY

An on-farm machinery sale will take place in March 2027 following the grading of the final potato crop. The onsite sale will take place in and around the Old River farmyard and buildings. A Holdover provision will be reserved in the Sale Contract. Further details of the Sale can be obtained from the Selling Agents in due course along with the Sale Catalogue.