Thorny Knowe Farm, Penton near Longtown
Our North Lakes Land Agency team bring to market a compact livestock farm in great heart with nearly 250 acres of productive grassland, three-bedroomed farmhouse and a full range of modern and traditional farm buildings.
Located just 5 miles from the facilities of Longtown and 11 from Carlisle, Thorny Knowe is a ready-to-go livestock enterprise offering a total of 276.83 acres of land, primarily mowing and grazing grassland, ringfenced around the recently refurbished three-bedroomed farmhouse and a comprehensive range of well-maintained farm buildings.
Thorny Knowe is For Sale by Private Treaty as a Whole at Offers Over £1,975,000
There is a very strong demand for productive grassland in this area, and many farmers and landowners are looking for just this kind of opportunity to extend their holdings. But this is also a complete livestock farm in its own right, perfect for an aspiring younger farmer or for a farming partnership, and very conveniently located so close to the agricultural hubs at Longtown and Carlisle.
Thorny Knowe comprises 186.04 acres of good quality mowing land, a further 54.83 acres of similarly high-quality mowing/grazing land, and 7.22 acres of permanent grazing. Another 22.73 acres is currently managed for the benefit of wildlife and the environment – although not under any Stewardship Scheme – and there are 5.19 acres of grazed woodland.
A significant proportion of the land is bounded by recently renewed stockproof fencing, and the property includes woodland, rivers and burns with great potential for Countryside Stewardship Schemes and the development of other sources of income.
The pebble-dashed farmhouse has undergone extensive improvement in 2023 including reroofing of the original house and its flat-roofed extension, and provides three large double bedrooms and a family bathroom with shower on the first floor. The ground floor includes a hall, office and utility room, a large dining kitchen and exceptional 9.90m long lounge with double aspect windows and a multi-fuel stove.
The house is bordered to the front and side by lawned garden and an orchard with mature plum, damson and apple trees, and to the rear and North East side by a large, gravelled yard.
Beyond the yard the farm buildings include two stone barns and the range of well-maintained modern livestock buildings, including a 15m x 22.5m five bay steel portal sheep shed and seven bay silage pit, seven bay steel portal lean-to and two 6.40m x 31.5m steel and concrete frame livestock holding sheds, a second silage pit and an 800,000-litre slurry tower.
For full particulars or to arrange a viewing please contact our Borderway office 01228 406260.
