Jeremy Clarkson’s latest TV venture, Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime Video, sees the petrolhead learning to manage his 1,000 acre Cotswolds farm. Anyone dreaming of their own rural idyll might want to consider one of these beautiful farmhouses.
For artists – Folliotts Farmhouse
Currently owned by a ceramicist and artist, Patricia Low, this Grade II-listed farmhouse would make an inspiring retreat for creative types seeking a slice of rural life without the responsibility of too much land. Set within about 0.4 acres in the hamlet of Tidpit near the Hampshire village of Martin, the 18th-century main four-bedroom home comes with a separate two-storey artist’s studio. This former granary houses a ground floor print studio and light, open studio space on the first floor.
The farmhouse’s pretty grounds also accommodate a one-bedroom guest annex, once a coach house and stables, which has its own small garden. Low’s daughters both held their weddings in the property’s timber framed former tithe barn, which is otherwise used for storage and as a games room.
All could be yours: Folliotts Farmhouse is on the market with Savills for £1.3 million.
For would-be landowners – Shield Hall
At the other end of the scale, this Northumberland estate near Hexham has 100 acres to manage including 87.3 acres of farmland split between productive meadow and parkland. The grassland is currently grazed by sheep and cattle. The remaining 12.7 acres include the grounds, gardens, a lake and woodland.
The origins of the Tyne Valley estate date back to the 13th century, as evidenced by the Grade II*-listed medieval Peel Tower with its stone spiral staircase and mullion windows, one of a number of traditional outbuildings. The Grade II-listed, 18th-century farmhouse has six bedrooms and is in need of some updating. There are also three let cottages converted from stone barns and set around a courtyard, which provide a total of seven bedrooms.
The whole estate is available for a guide price of £2.25m through Savills. The farmland is let until April 2022.
For horse riders – Bowden Farm
Located at the heart of Dartmoor in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about two miles from the Devon village of Moretonhampstead, this farm has two homes separated by a courtyard: the original Grade II*-listed, three-bedroom farmhouse and a modern, four-bedroom conversion of a Grade II-listed barn. Priced at £2.95m by Knight Frank, the two properties come with 56.5 acres of land including gardens, grounds, fenced paddocks and pasture, grassland and woodland, and two lakes.
Horse riders, however, will be most interested in the second lot, available for a guide price of £450,000. This comprises the property’s equestrian facilities and a further 32.3 acres of land. Included in this sale are American barn stables with eight loose boxes, a large arena, a 40m x 20m outdoor sand school, railed paddocks and pasture, and a large cattle shed. If that were not enough, there is also the adjacent open moor for riding.
For a ready income – Brittons Farm
The sale of this 18th-century Cotswold stone farmhouse, situated between Bath and Bristol, offers not only a family home but also a business opportunity. Former barns have been converted into two rental properties: the four-bedroom Cottage and the one-bedroom Haybarn. The estate, in the hamlet of Beach, South Gloucestershire, also hosts weddings and has a large lawn designed to hold marquees.
The main house is Grade II-listed but has modern interiors: the polished limestone flooring downstairs has underfloor heating. Upstairs, there are five bedrooms with oak flooring including a master suite with a bathroom, a dressing room and “mood lighting”.
Listed at £2.25m with Strutt & Parker, the property has 2.2 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland. However a further 38.8 acres of land, currently used as pasture for horses and haymaking, is available to buy by separate negotiation.
For entertaining – Tyn Y Coed Farm
Aside from the 28ft entrance hall in which to greet guests, the residents of this Flintshire farmhouse have plenty of space in which to entertain including a 24ft drawing room, a dining room and a sitting room with six pairs of French doors that lead out to the garden. Situated among nearly 12 acres of paddocks and grounds within five miles of Mold, the stone house has five bedrooms, but overnight visitors can also be accommodated in two separate properties: a one-bedroom stable cottage and a two-bedroom granary. The new owners of the £1.25 million property, marketed by Strutt & Parker, may wish to hold a pool party: there is planning permission for an indoor swimming pool.
Outside, a large barn could be renovated to hold 10 to 12 stables. There are two pigsties and a chicken coop, although the latter is currently used as a wine store. Perfect for those parties.
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