Occupying a convenient setting at Bancyfelin between St. Clears and Carmarthen, just off the A40 dual carriageway, a valuable block of Agricultural land which extends to 130 acres or thereabouts, all being down to permanent pasture, together with an extensive range of farm buildings, purpose built for dairying. The land is in excellent heart, being well fenced and with mains water and is renowned as an early and productive block of land that has been well farmed for many years. Viewing is highly recommended.

Situation - The land and buildings at Wern Farm extends to 130 acres or thereabouts in total and is located at Bancyfelin which lies just off the A40 dual carriageway that links the small town of St. Clears to the larger town of Carmarthen which, as the principal administrative centre of the area, benefits from an extensive range of amenities and facilities with local services available in Bancyfelin and St. Clears.

Agricultural land in this area is renowned as being an early block of highly productive farmland with surrounding land use being mainly dairy or livestock farms.

Description - The Land and Buildings at Wern Farm are approached off a minor road leading out of Bancyfelin with access off this road at two points via open areas onto yards and compacted stone hard standing areas.

Dairy Building And Cubicle Shed - The main farm building comprises an impressive umbrella building, specifically designed as a high quality milking unit, that requires personal inspection in order to be fully appreciated. The principal farm buildings were originally built in the 1980's and were extended in 2015, being within a steel portal frame building under a cement fibre roof. This building provides approx. 50,000 ft square of housing, being approx. 330' x 150' and includes approx. 384 cubicles, together with loose housing areas, various feed passages with self locking yokes to all feed barriers, a race and calving pens. The layout of the building has been designed for care and ease of dairy cow management and movement, to ensure a high level of productivity, and includes several bespoke design features, automatic scrapers, and windbreaks to one elevation. The system was designed for Robotic milking and 3 Merlin Robots installed in 2015 and are available by further negotiation if required. The older part of the building has fans installed to improve ventilation and there is a Farm Office.

The Dairy - Adjoining the main building is a DAIRY with 14000 litre milk tank with associated engine house etc.

Slurry Storage - There are automatic scrapers within the main building, together with a flush system leading to the above ground slurry store handling approx. 330,000 gallons and a further slurry lagoon situated in close proximity. We would estimate that there is slurry and dirty water storage in place for approx. 300 head of cattle for 5 months - subject to verification. Historically,the cows have been bedded down on a combination of mattresses, sawdust and sand, with reception pits, storage and pumps to the store and lagoon. Slurry from the old buildings goes into the above ground storage.

Further Buildings. Yards Etc. - There is ample space around the building for further storage and it was planned to construct a further 60' x 30' building on site. The materials for this will be available to the purchasers by negotiation if required.
4 x Silage Clamps - 2 measuring approx. 120' x 140' and another 2 of similar proportions.

22 tonne cake bin and six out of parlour feeders.

The older farm buildings are situated close to the main building and provide useful ancilliary housing, including 2 former silage clamps and lean-to now used as loose housing. 4 bay open fronted shed, used for calf housing.

The Land - The land extends in total to some 130 acres or thereabouts in total as is down to permanent pasture. It is predominantly level lying or gently sloping and is well fenced and gated, having the benefit of excellent roadside access and is divided into easily worked enclosures.The land is in the main south-facing and free-draining, with the majority suitable for grazing and cropping with a small area of woodland on one boundary. A plan is attached for identification purposes only.
N.B. THE PLAN SHOWS THE SUGGESTED BOUNDARY AROUND THE BUILDINGS. THIS COULD BE AMENDED TO SUIT PURCHASER'S REQUIREMENTS.

Services - Mains Electricity connected. Private water from a Borehole. Mains water is also available to the land but is not connected.

Tenure - The entire Property is of freehold tenure with immediate vacant possession available upon completion of the sale.

General Remarks - The sale of The Land and Buildings at Wern Farm offers a rare opportunity to purchase a block of highly productive land in a convenient setting being a mile or so off the A40 dual carriageway between St Clears and Carmarthen, within a belt of highly productive, well-regarded agricultural land. The land at Wern Farm has been progressively managed and maintained to ensure a high degree of fertility, all being conveniently located to the farm buildings via a minor Council maintained roadway. The buildings comprise a particularly impressive range of modern buildings, specifically designed to provide a system that ensures ease of dairy cow management to support a high yielding herd and benefits from a slurry storage system that includes an above ground tank and nearby lagoon. There are several large silage pits and further buildings providing additional livestock housing and storage.
VIEWING TO APPRECIATE THE QUALITY OF THE BUILDINGS AND LAND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Option - The Vendors would consider offers that include the farmhouse and traditionally constructed buildings- subject to further negotiation.

Ingoing - The purchaser will be required to purchase all unconsumed silage etc at a valuation prepared by the selling agents as at the date of completion.

Lotting - The vendor would consider a sale in smaller lots to suit purchasers requirements.