The estate includes property and land extending to approximately 749.65 acres, buildings, live and deadstock including 162 head of cattle, farm machinery, growing crops and/or beneficial cultivations, crops in store and BPS entitlements. The guide price for the company and estate as a whole is in the region of £9,000,000.

A breakdown of the freehold property included is:

Gillshaw Farm

A mixed farm on Udimore Road extending to approximately 352.93 acres including:

  • Gillshaw Farmhouse – a detached Grade II listed 4-bedroom farmhouse
  • Gillshaw Farm Cottage – a detached two-bedroom cottage
  • No’s 1 & 2 Gillshaw Gate cottages – a pair of 3-bedroom semi-detached period cottages
  • Farm buildings – a range of modern and traditional farm buildings
  • Solar array – a 50kWa ground mounted solar array
  • Agricultural land and woodland – predominantly Grade III including 270.72 acres arable/temporary grass, 64.20 acres permanent grass, 11.05 acres woodland
  • A further 71.38 acres of adjacent arable land is currently rented on a Farm Business Tenancy and is available to purchase separately

Blackhouse Farm

A working farm on Romney Marsh extending to approximately 288.93 acres including:

  • Blackhouse Farmhouse – a modern detached 4-bedroom farmhouse
  • Farm Buildings – a range of modern arable farm buildings including 1,100 tonne grain storage, general purpose storage barn, 20kWa roof mounted solar array system
  • Agricultural Land – predominantly Grade II agricultural land which consists of 168.20 acres arable and 118.04 acres permanent grass

Land at Winchelsea

A block of predominantly Grade III arable land measuring approximately 107.79 acres, which includes 101.27 acres arable and 6.52 acres permanent grass.

8A Odd Corner, Cadborough Cliff

A four-bedroom detached property with far reaching views over the Rye Bay.

Alex Cornwallis at BTF Partnership said: “This is a rare opportunity to purchase the entirety of the issued share capital in a fully operational farming business with experienced and committed farm workers running a fully functioning and productive mixed farming estate in a sought after agricultural area. Gillshaw and Blackhouse Farm are versatile in terms of soil types and non farming potential and with the addition of the Land at Winchelsea and let cottages it provides a purchaser the chance to continue running a profitable agricultural business around a country lifestyle.”

Location Rye, East Sussex

Price Guide as whole: oiro £9,000,000

Area 749.65 acres

Contact 01233 740077 | www.btfpartnership.co.uk