Bethania, Llanon, SY23

A rare opportunity of acquiring a delightfully positioned 60 acre farm/small country estate, suiting a range of purchasers from those looking for a lifestyle change with income generation possibilities, equestrian, shooting or sporting opportunities or indeed natural capital/carbon sequestration interests with approximately 30 acres of SSSI species rich habitat.
Having improvable traditional 3 bedroom farmhouse oozing with character, a useful stone barn and stable range together with a caravan, providing annexe/holiday letting potential.

Location

The property is located in a delightful no-near neighbours location on the outskirts of the rural village of Bethania, approximately 1 mile from Cross Inn with village pub and shop, and also close to the Georgian destination town of Aberaeron, renowned for its colourful houses, shops, cafes, bars and hotels. The property is also conveniently south of the popular tourist and university town of Aberystwyth, having a wide range of retail outlets including Next, M&S, Tesco and Morrisons etc. Aberystwyth is also home to the Bronglais General hospital and major employers including Aberystwyth university and the local railway station. The property is bisected by a bridle path for those with equestrian interests and provides access to miles of out riding which the current vendors enjoy greatly.

Description

A traditional farm/small country estate which has been developed in recent years by the current vendors who are hoping to move on to a larger unit. The farm has been developed with income generation in mind to include a current shoot, with the potential of putting down up to 750 pheasants, some 400-500 ducks on the ponds together with rough shooting of Woodcock and Snipe. There has also been significant conservational works carried out with the planting of approximately 2.5 acres of woodland registered for carbon credits, including a coppice of Cricket Bat Willow. The land is divided into approximately 30 acres of good quality pasture and approximately 30 acres of species rich SSSI habitat land appealing to those having conservation interests at heart.

The cottage

Provides a traditional farmhouse typical of this area of stone and slate construction with the benefit of oil-fired central heating. The accommodation provides more particularly the following:

Hallway

With red and black quarry tiled floor, beamed ceiling, tongue and grove walls.

Living room

Attractive slate flagstone flooring, beamed ceiling, fireplace with original Coalbrookdale bread oven, named James Bros, Aberaeron.

Sitting room/living room 2

Beamed ceiling.

Kitchen

A large room with beamed ceiling, having a range of fitted kitchen units at base level incorporating single drainage sink unit, space for Range, oil-fired central heating boiler and rear entrance door.

First floor landing

Rear landing

With access to under eaves storage cupboard.

Bathroom

With sloping ceiling having bath, toilet, wash handbasin and radiator.

Front bedroom 1

With radiator, front window and exposed floorboards.

Bedroom 2

Front window, radiator, open vaulted ceiling having exposed beams and stone walling.

Box room/bedroom 3

Radiator and front window.

Externally

The property is approached via a hard base drive to a traditional stone yard area. There is a stone built cowshed having been re-roofed, providing useful utility/storage space having been re-wired with plumbing for automatic washing machine. Further useful barn, currently divided into stables having 4 looseboxes, including two 14 x 14 stables, one larger foaling box and smaller pony stable, concreted loafing area and further hay barn.We are informed that there was previous planning permission for the erection of a larger agricultural building (60 x 40).

Stone built cowshed

Barn with stable area

Hay barn

Concreted floor, electricity and water connected.

Caravan

To the side of the stone cowshed is a caravan which could be used as overflow accommodation or as holiday letting potential.

The land

One of the main features of this property is the attractive land divided into approximately 30 acres of traditional fields, some of which have been improved and re-fenced, with lime applied in recent years, and one field being re-seeded with a traditional hay meadow mix to include plantain, yellow rattle etc. Water is provided to most fields and a significant amount of refencing has been carried out in recent years.

SSSI Land

There is also approx 30 acres of Habitat rich SSSI designated land used for grazing of the owners Belted Galloway herd (from which they successfully sell meat boxes),and also used for rough shooting of Snipe and woodcock.

Ponds

There is a series of some lovely ponds on the lands used for sporting, and amenity purposes. The vendors inform us there is the potential to put some 4-500 ducks on the ponds for sporting purposes.

Directions

From Aberaeron, take the A487 north and take the right hand turning upon leaving Aberarth. Continue through the villages of Pennant and Cross Inn and before reaching Bethania, just on the brow of the hill, turn left on to a small lane opposite a traditional farmstead. Continue along this to Brynwichell.