Penhill Farm, West Witton, Leyburn

Penhill Farm comprises an attractive opportunity to purchase a productive equestrian property which is currently used as a stud farm. The property has potential for other lifestyle uses being a ring fenced small farm within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

 

The traditional farmhouse is stone built and offers good sized accommodation comprising a large kitchen diner with snug area and fireplace, a living room, a useful utility providing access to the rear courtyard and a cloakroom. To the first floor there are three double bedrooms and a modernised bath/shower room with separate WC.  The property presents opportunities and a purchaser may look to create further accommodation by extending into the attached two storey barn (subject to planning).

Externally the property is complemented by a private rear garden  with a patio to the side and a large courtyard to the rear with a range of stabling, tack rooms and an office with staff room.

There is a substantial modern, general purpose barn which is fitted with monarch stables and partitioning allowing stabling for 19 horses. There is electric and a water supply to the building. To the rear there is an undercover horse exercising area which could be used as further stabling, together with an examination room with horse stocks. Usefully, construction is ongoing for a horse walker which will provide additional horse exercising facility. The property has planning permission to build a 20X15M barn to house 8-10 stables and a large undercover storage area.

The property is complemented by a total of 66.9 acres of grassland which is sound pasture and meadowland and suitable for grazing horses or other uses. The land is divided into useful paddocks with stone walled boundaries and post and rail fencing, recognized as the best standard for studs. The land has a spring water supply which also serves the house and buildings.

Overall, Penhill Farm offers a unique opportunity to purchase an established stud farm in a stunning and well positioned location. The property will appeal to those wishing to have a change of lifestyle and those with equine interests or those looking to run a small farm in a popular rural location.