Cinder Hill Farm, Dolphinholme, Nr Lancaster, LA2 9AQ

Location
Cinder Hill Farm is set in a scenic location in North Lancashire with attractive views over the surrounding landscape. The village of Dolphinholme lies immediately east of the farm and provides amenities such as a shop/post office, pub and a village hall. Lancaster is located approximately 7 miles to the north and Garstang approximately 7 miles to the south, both offering a wide range of amenities including primary and secondary education facilities, shops, pubs and restaurants, churches, doctors' surgeries and a hospital. There are weekly livestock markets at Lancaster, Brockholes Arms (Garstang), and Junction 36 Crooklands which are all easily accessible. Cinder Hill Farm is accessed via a private track off Chipping Road, Dolphinholme.

Cinder Hill Farmhouse
A four bedroom farmhouse, conveniently positioned to the south of the farm steading giving an extra level of privacy. The farmhouse is connected to B4RN fibre optic superfast broadband network and benefits from a well-maintained garden, paved seating terrace and picturesque views over open countryside. The farmhouse provides well-proportioned accommodation including spacious family living areas and briefly comprises the following:

Ground floor: Pantry with downstairs WC and store. kitchen with base and wall units and space for a dining table, entrance conservatory, sitting room with wood burner, dining room with open fireplace, office.
First floor: Four double bedrooms, a small storage room, a family bathroom including full three piece suite and separate shower cubicle.

Farmland
The land is in good heart and extends in all to approximately 298 acres (120 hectares) comprising a mixture of productive meadow and pastureland. All of the land is easily accessible directly from the roadside and then from field to field and benefits from good access for agricultural machinery.

The land is classified as Grade 3 under the MAFF Provisional Agricultural Land Classification with primarily slowly permeable seasonally wet acid loamy and clayey soils. The farm is bounded by a mixture of timber post and wire fencing and mature hedgerows. The majority of the field parcels have access to a natural or mains water supply.

Land Shaded Red:
Extends to approximately 254 acres (102 hectares) and comprises the main farm offering to be taken upon commencement of the Farm Business Tenancy agreement.

Land Shaded Orange:
Extends to approximately 44 acres (18 hectares) and comprises land which will be amalgamated into the Farm Business Tenancy agreement as of 1st November 2025.

Land Shaded Light Green:
Extends to approximately 93 acres (38 hectares) and comprises land which will be made available to the incoming tenant to let on short-term grazing licences.

Please note this offering will only be available to the incoming tenant of Cinder Hill Farm, it does not comprise a separate lot.

Farming Practice
The farm is to be let as an extensive livestock unit, practicing regenerative agriculture. Stocking density for Cinder Hill Farm is not to exceed:
* 375 sheep
* 35 Native cattle
* 35 Native fat cattle

Further details contained in the information pack which is to be made available upon request from the letting agents.

Farm Buildings
The steading is equipped with a range of farm buildings including modern steel portal frame constructed general purpose buildings, which have been used for livestock housing and management. There is also a small range of traditional stone buildings which sit alongside the farmhouse.

Mains electricity and water serve the majority of the steading.

Environmental Stewardship
None of the land is entered into any Environmental Schemes. The successful applicant will be required to enter into a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme.

Sustainability
The successful applicant will be expected to enter into a non-legally binding Sustainability Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). A summary of the environmental aspirations for the farm is contained within the information pack which is to be made available upon request.

Method of Letting
Cinder Hill Farm is offered to let via informal tender, as a whole with the benefit of vacant possession from May 2025. The farm will be let on a Farm Business Tenancy for a term of 15 years.

Please note that the outgoing tenants are currently in situ. Please respect their privacy, especially when viewing.

Viewings and Enquiries
Please do not inspect the farm outside of the pre-arranged viewing days. Viewings are strictly by appointment on the pre-arranged viewing days through the letting agent Marnie Murdie of Davis & Bowring.

Tender Deadline
All Tenders should be submitted to the letting agent by no later than 12 noon on Friday 11 April 2025.

Please request the Tender Form and Information Pack from Marnie Murdie.