4 bedroom equestrian property for sale

Hamnish is conveniently located between the market town of Ludlow and Cathedral city of Hereford, Coldwell Farm is situated in a fabulous and secluded rural location, surrounded by open countryside yet conveniently only 2 miles from Leominster and railway station offering all the everyday amenities you could need.

You approach the property along a private drive lined with spring flowers and damson trees and cross the pack bridge to be immediately impressed by the scale of what is on offer, with the extent of the land and numerous outbuildings on top of the attractive Grade II Listed part timbered farm house. You enter via a framed porch into the welcoming kitchen diner with exposed stone walls, feature beams, alcove with solid fuel Rayburn and flag stone flooring. There is ample space for a large family dining table. A door from here leads through to the more formal dining room, again with flagstone floor, period beams and stairs rising to the first floor.

The living room is well proportioned featuring a stone fireplace with woodburning stove in situ and Oak mantle above, a door from here provides access to outside. At the end of the house is a further sitting room with fireplace.

Upstairs there are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom is spacious with exposed wall timbers and windows to two elevations enjoying looking out over the countryside views. Bedroom two is also an excellent sized double, with vaulted ceiling and bedrooms three and four are accessed through here. The family bathroom comprises bath, WC and wash hand basin.

Outside there are a huge range of outbuildings including a converted barn which offers the potential for income immediately as a holiday let or alternatively would be ideal for multigenerational living. The Quail House has been loving renovated to offer accommodation comprising living/dining room with feature beams and exposed stone walling, kitchen with bespoke units and door from here to outside. Upstairs there is a spacious double bedroom with vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and a door through to the ensuite bathroom.

Further outbuildings include the Cider Barn, which is set over two floors with red brick, exposed stone and timber finishes. Adjoined to this are two stables and a further store. Behind this is a building containing further animal pens/stables. The Dutch barn offers a vast amount of space for further storage and has an attached tractor shed. To one side of the Quail House is the threshing barn and to the other a former cow shed, both offering potential for further development. The former dairy pump room has been converted into a spacious home office. The majority of the tiled outbuildings have been reroofed within the last few years.

The grounds are extensive and offer various different areas to enjoy and take advantage of. The formal cottage garden sits behind the property and is predominantly laid to lawn interspersed by mature plants and trees. Behind the cider barn is another ‘medieval fruit’ garden area enclosed by hedging. The three pasture productive meadows totalling about 10 acres have been managed organically for the past 40 years and produce excellent herb-rich hay. There are several orchard areas with apples, pears and damsons (the present owner has won an international award for cider making). There are also coppiced areas with hazel, beech, chestnut and walnut trees.

The farm is notable for its wildlife visitors, including kingfishers, dippers, bats and otters – and of course nesting swallows, additionally over 100 species of wildflowers and grasses have been recorded.

Of historical interest, on the top field there is a recently discovered Romano-British Spring Shrine / Villa which is yet to be fully uncovered and documented.

Agents Notes:
1) The farmhouse and cottage were affected by flooding in 2007 due to a blockages in the brook, Much remedial work was carried out and they have not flooded since then.
2) There is a public footpath within the grounds, however we have been advised it is rarely used.
3) The Quail House holiday cottage is to be featured in a forthcoming episode of Escape to the Country covering property in Herefordshire, please find the link to the Quail House website quailhouse .co.uk
4) The threshing barn adjacent to the Quail House cottage previously had Listed Planning consent for an events building but this has lapsed.

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Directions
From Ludlow take the A49 south towards Hereford, turn left signposted Kimbolton and immediately right onto a singletrack road. Follow this road for approximately two miles, until you reach a crossroads, take the right hand turn and Coldwell Farm will be found shortly on your left hand side.