Boots Bridge Farm is an unusually compact high quality arable farm capable of growing a broad range of cereal and vegetable crops. In addition there is a 3-bedroom bungalow and a useful outbuilding.

Boots Bridge Bungalow The 3-bedroom bungalow sits in an accessible location at one end of the farm with the adjacent outbuilding providing the potential for useful storage. The bungalow is surrounded by a private garden and constructed of brick elevations under concrete tile roof with uPVC double glazed windows.

Inside, the house has well laid out accommodation that provides good sized sitting room, kitchen, dining room/bedroom 3, 2 double bedrooms and a shower room. Outside, there a number of outbuildings which lead to the extensive gardens comprising a large area of shingle garden with various beds and an area of lawned orchard/paddock.

Farm Building Adjacent to the Bungalow is a useful agricultural storage building (27.46m x 10.18m) which is constructed of brick under a corrugated asbestos roof with a number of eaves height sliding doors for access. Alongside there is c. 1,900m² of hardcore and concrete hardstanding.

The Farmland The 249 acres of Grade 1 farmland lies in two neighbouring blocks but is well laid out into regular shaped fields. Access is excellent, either directly from publicly adopted roads or via a well maintained drove. The soils belong to the following series: approx. 1/3 Ireton a permeable humose coarse and fine loam soils associated with calcareous coarse loams lying over sandy soils; and, approx. 2/3 Adventurers 1, a deep peat soil.

General Method of Sale: The land is offered for sale freehold by private treaty as a whole.

Tenure: The land is for sale freehold with vacant possession upon completion subject to the Assured Shorthold Tenancy on Boots Bridge Bungalow.

Tenancy: Boots Bridge Bungalow is let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy.

Timing: The Vendors will take the 2023 harvest.

Early Entry: Early entry may be permitted onto the land to carry out autumn cultivations following exchange of contracts upon payment of an additional 10% of the purchase price as a further deposit.

Services: The farm bungalow benefits from mains water and electricity supplies, septic tank drainage and oil fired central heating and hot water.

Drainage Rates: General drainage charges for the Anglian Eastern Region of 216.46/ Ha are paid annually to the Environment Agency.

Abstraction Licence: The Property benefits from a water abstraction licence for 28,640m3 of water. The licence (that is, the permitted amount to be extracted) is being apportioned between the Seller and the purchaser of the neighbouring land. The purchaser of the Property will enter into a deed of covenant to adhere to the terms of the water abstraction licence deed and to benefit from the licence. Further details available from the Vendor’s agents.

Boundaries: Purchasers should satisfy themselves over the accuracy of the land’s boundaries.

Wayleaves, easements and rights of way: The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.

There is an unrestricted right of way between points A-B benefitting a neighbouring farm.

Basic Payment Scheme: The current Occupiers will retain the 2023 Scheme Year Basic Payment. The Purchaser/s will be required to give an undertaking that they will comply with ongoing BPS Cross Compliance Rules until 31st December 2023.

Designations: All of the land lies within a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (Surface Water) (2021- 2024).

Ingoing Valuation: It is not envisaged that this will be required, however, should the Vendors carry out any cultivations for the benefit of the 2024 harvest crop, then the Purchaser(s) will be required to take to and pay for all cultivations carried out and inputs applied.

Sporting, timber and mineral rights: All sporting, timber and mineral rights are included in the freehold sale, in so far as they are owned.

Local Authorities: Cambridgeshire County Council - 0345 045 5200 Fenland District Council - 01354 654321

EPC Rating: Band C

VAT: Any guide price quoted or discussed is exclusive of VAT. In the event that the vendor has elected for VAT and the sale becomes a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition.

Health and Safety: Given the potential hazards of a working farm, we ask you to be as vigilant as possible in making your inspection for your own personal safety, particularly around the farm buildings and machinery.

Overage: The farm is sold subject to an overage on future non-agricultural development. The overage will not apply to any planning permissions granted or development or use in connection with agriculture, equestrian and forestry activities. If development takes place under the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Class or any subsequent act or change to the regulations then this will be a trigger event for overage. This overage will be effective for 40 years from the date of completion of the sale and will be payable on the implementation of planning permission (or disposal with planning permission) for such uses (excluding agriculture, forestry or equine use). The amount payable will be 30% of the increase in value resulting from that consent.

Viewing Strictly by appointment with the Vendors’ agents Strutt & Parker in Cambridge (Giles Allen 07702 317232) and Stamford (Sam Holt 07702 317301).

This property has 251 acres of land.

Situation

Boots Bridge Farm is situated on Wimblington Fen, adjacent to the Sixteen Foot Drain within the hamlet of Stonea. The area is renowned for Grade 1 farmland, where with irrigation, a broad range of high value vegetable crops are grown.

The village of Wimblington is 2½ miles to the north-west and has a primary school, a number of shops, public house, sports club and a village hall. Also nearby is Skylark Garden Centre which has a café and various activities such as a maize maze and fishing on the lakes.

The farm is relatively accessible, being close to A141 which links with A47 and A142 to provide access to the principal centres of the region, Ely 15 miles, Huntingdon 20 miles and Peterborough 22 miles. These provide a broad range of regional level educational, recreational and retail facilities, with the University City of Cambridge a little further afield.