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" A character four bedroom barn conversion, subject to an AOC, with a range of traditional and modern farm buildings and adjoining pasture land, in total extending to 25.87?acres 10.47?ha or thereabouts.


Wales Farm is offered to the market for the first time in over 50 years, offering the rare opportunity to acquire a Grade II Listed barn conversion occupying a delightful rural position.
The property is subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition AOC .

Included in the sale are an excellent range of single storey traditional buildings of brick and stone, offering potential for conversion to ancillary accommodation, holiday let or potential office use subject to the necessary consents .

Adjoining is a further block of modern livestock and versatile storage buildings situated around a concrete yard with pasture land surrounding.
In total the property extends to 25.87?acres 10.47 ha or thereabouts.

The Farmhouse
Wales farmhouse comprises an attached Grade II listed barn conversion, believed to have been converted circa 1992 by the present owners. The property boasts many character features such as exposed timbers and has the potential to become a desirable family residence, although currently requires a degree of modernisation throughout.

The accommodation is set out on the attached floor plans and briefly comprises; Hallway with timber staircase to first floor, Sitting Room with wood burner and exposed beams, Utility Room with wall and base units and a door to the rear courtyard area, Cloak Room and door to the Dining Room with archway opening to Kitchen with exposed timbers, double doors to rear courtyard, base units and electric AGA.
Upstairs are three good sized Double Bedrooms with exposed timbers and Velux windows, the master bedroom benefits from an ensuite. Off the L shaped Landing is a further Single Bedroom and Family Bathroom.

Services
Farmhouse mains electricity and water, private drainage, oil fired central heating.
Farm Buildings single phase mains electricity

Outgoings
Council Tax Band C

Tenure and Possession
Freehold with vacant possession available on completion.

Fixtures and Fittings
All fixtures and fittings, unless specifically referred to within these sale particulars are otherwise expressly excluded from the sale.


Rights of Way, Easements, Wayleaves, Etc.
The land is traversed by public footpaths, other than this the property is offered for sale subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the property charges register of the registered title together with all public and private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way whether these are specifically referred to or not.

Measurements and Other Information
All measurements are approximate. Any field numbers and areas shown on the attached plan are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for identification purposes only. They do not necessarily correspond either with the National Grid plan numbers or with those produced on the

Rural Land Register.
Whilst we endeavour to make our sales particulars as accurate and reliable as possible, if there are any points which are of particular importance to you please contact the office, especially if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view the property. We have not tested any of the equipment, appliances, central heating or services.

Farm Properties Health & Safety Notice
All persons wishing to view the property do so entirely at their own risk. Neither the Vendors or their Agents will be held liable for any damage or injury that may occur when interested parties are visiting the property. A working farm is a potentially hazardous environment and for prospective purchasers own personal safety, please be vigilant when viewing the farm, particularly around the farmyard and in fields containing stock. All potential purchasers are asked to observe the country code and close all gates. We would further note that it is suspected, although impossible to determine without expert assistance and analysis, that the fibre cement sheets used in the construction of some of the buildings may contain asbestos.

The property is situated in the hamlet of Wales, set back from the West Camel Road, approximately 1 mile to the west of the village of Queen Camel. Queen Camel has a range of local amenities including a convenience store, primary school, Public House, bowls club, playing field and health centre. It is within easy driving distance of both the historic Abbey town of Sherborne and the regional centre of Yeovil both of which provide a comprehensive range of shopping, leisure and business amenities, as well as mainline railway stations with regular services to London Waterloo, Bristol and the south coast.
The A303 can be joined at Sparkford 1 mile approx providing access to the M3 M25 route. The property is also within driving distance of many of the areas best independent schools including Hazlegrove, the schools at Bruton, Sherborne, Millfield, and Leweston along with very good state schools. Intercity train services are available from Yeovil London Waterloo and Castle Cary London Paddington .

Wales Farm is approached via a long concrete driveway from the West Camel road, leading to a parking area to the front of the farmhouse. The main garden area lies to the front and comprises an attractive level lawn with central and side borders, bounded by a broadleaf hedgerow, post and wooden fencing and part stone wall. The garden contains a number of broadleaf and coniferous trees and shrubs and timber pergola whilst enjoying views over the adjoining pastureland and countryside.

Farm Buildings
Wales Farm has been most recently been used as a beef rearing unit, formerly a dairy farm and comprise a range of modern livestock buildings with a small number of traditional buildings adjoining the farmhouse and buildings.
The traditional buildings offer enormous potential for conversion to ancillary accommodation to the main house and comprise a single storey range ,of natural stone under tile, comprising the former dairy and parlour as follows
Dairy with radiator, concrete floor, currently containing former fixtures and fittings of the dairy
Parlour 2.11ft solid walls contains a number of redundant and obsolete fittings, with loft over pit, part concrete and part concrete tiled floor
Lean to 27.0ft x 30.2ft. 8.22m x 9.20m of steel under profile sheeting and CI roof, concrete floor, block walling and timber cladding.
Outbuilding widening to 19.0ft 5.79m approx. single storey block and stone building with tiled roof, . Part dilapidated with rubble floor and block gable ends.
The modern farm buildings comprise
Store Barn 12.94m x 5.45m steel framed, part block and part stone, part concrete and part dirt floor under CI roof
Lean To 6.40m x 9.82m timber pole barn, earth floor and CI roof
Workshop Storage Loose Housing approx. 277 m2 steel portal framed, part block stone CI cladding under a CI roof with concrete floor
Adjoining Pole Barn Approx 116.11?m2 timber pole barn, space boarding, earth floor and CI roof
Loose Housing Storage Barn Approx 672?m2 steel portal framed, part block part pro file sheeting cladding, concrete floor, part CI CA roof. Former cubicle shed with covered yard and storage.
Silage Shed 32.7m x 9.8m steel portal framed, block and space boarding, concrete floor, CI roof
Silage Clamp 24.38m x 12.19m comprising single clamp wall, part concrete floor

The Land
The land extends in total to approximately 24.30 acres 9.83 ha or thereabouts, comprising level productive pasture land, currently run as one single enclosure with a smaller enclosure behind the farm buildings to the north. The land is classified as Grade 3 on the Agricultural Land Classicisation Maps of England and the soil type comprises freely draining lime rich loamy soils suitable for a number of arable and grassland enterprises.
The boundaries are bound by broadleaf hedgerows and stock proof fencing, the northern boundary adjoins the River Cam. "