Description
Diversified Country Estate in Herefordshire, Seven Bedroom House with Game Lodge, Coach House, Clock Tower Flat, Swimming Pool and Tennis Court, Grade II Listed Park and Garden Designed by WA Nesfield, Stables, Lakes, 572 Acres (231Ha) including Arable Land, Permanent Pasture, Orchards and Woodland, Diverse Portfolio of Residential, Commercial and Agricultural Properties, Significant Range of Traditional and
Modern Farm Buildings, Available as a Whole or in Nine Lots.
Situation: Broxwood Court is situated in a secluded and peaceful location in beautiful countryside in a thriving, well established agricultural area with a good road network for access around the village of Broxwood. It is well serviced with day to day facilities in the sought-after villages of Weobley and Pembridge both famous for being part of The Black and White Village Trail.
Additional amenities can be found in the market towns of Kington and Leominster with further opportunities in Hay-on-Wye and Ludlow. The Cathedral City of Hereford, just 16 miles to the south east provides good recreational facilities which include a leisure centre, restaurants, shopping and a theatre.
There are outstanding state and independent schools in the area including Moor Park, Lucton School and Hereford Cathedral School.
Several Golf Clubs are within easy reach including Wormesley and Leominster, plus National Hunt racing at both Hereford and Ludlow.
The A49 is close by and provides good road links to the national motorway network. Birmingham and the West Midlands are an approximate one-hour commute by train with many other convenient rail links from Hereford including services into London Paddington. Regional International airports are at Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester.
This particularly beautiful part of Herefordshire comprises wooded rolling farmland with the Wye Valley to the west and the beautiful Black Mountains in the distance. The area offers a special rural quality of life whilst having a diverse selection of events and opportunities in the vicinity including the literary festival at Hay-on-Wye, the theatre at Malvern and the gourmet centre of Ludlow, all within easy reach.
The Estate has been owned by the current family since 1667. However it was in the late 1850s Richard Snead-Cox, a substantial landowner in Herefordshire and Oxford,
commissioned a new house, Broxwood Court, and employed W A Nesfield to design its gardens and park (now a Grade II Listed Park and Garden) with many of the features planned by Nesfield still prominent in the gardens and parkland today.
Richard Snead-Cox commissioned C F Hansom to build a large house in the Gothic style. Hansom, however, died with only stables and a service range completed. In 1891 Leonard Stokes, who undertook many commissions for Roman Catholic clients, was called in to erect a Tudor-style mansion, aligned on an avenue of trees planted by Nesfield. That house was demolished in 1955 and replaced by a smaller house on the same
site, also in the Tudor style. The stables and service court were left standing, and in the 1990s converted to residential and office use when the main house was also modernised. A stone portico was added to the western elevation at the turn of the century.
The Court, which is unlisted, has remained in the same family ownership since the 1850s and this is the first time that it has been offered for sale since built.
Lot 1
Broxwood Court and Surrounding Properties Include a Game Lodge, Coach House, Clock Tower Flat, Swimming Pool and Tennis Court all set in a Parkland Setting with Stables, Gardens, Woodland and Permanent Pasture Totalling 177.37 Acres (71.78 Ha).
Inside
From the bright entrance hall are the drawing room, library and dining room. These formal rooms maximise the views of the gardens and grounds, with large windows and French doors from the drawing room opening onto a west facing terrace with views of Garnstone Hill and the Black Mountains. The more informal family friendly kitchen/diner is well appointed with the benefit of both a pantry and separate utility.
On the first floor are five double bedrooms including three with en-suite facilities plus a family bathroom with separate shower cabinet. The master bedroom also benefits from a dressing room. On the second floor there are two further double bedrooms and second family bathroom with separate shower cabinet.
The Stables and Service Court
Now comprise The Game Lodge (three bedrooms), The Coach House (three bedrooms), Clock Tower Flat (two bedrooms), Tapestry Room used as a function room, laundry, office and workshops and storage.
Gardens and Grounds
The formal gardens extend to approximately 29 acres and include a range of outbuildings, a lake, three large ponds, a swimming pool, a tennis court, a boat house, a summer house and a chapel.
Lot 2
Bolton Farm Grade II Listed Farmhouse and Outbuildings with a mixture of Permanent Pasture, Woodland and Arable Land totalling 68.61 Acres (27.76 Ha).
Lot 3
Grazing at Upper Broxwood amounting to 15.70 Acres (6.35 Ha) of Permanent Pasture.
Lot 4
Crump Oak Farm includes a large Grade II Listed Farmhouse, a Courtyard of Stone Barns with Offices, Agricultural Buildings with Grain Store and Workshop together with 109.25 Acres (43.80Ha) of Arable Land, Orchards and Permanent Pasture.
Lot 5
Bruton Land extending to 103.81 Acres (42Ha) including 96.67 Acres (39.2Ha) of Arable Land and 6.9 Acres (2.79Ha) of Permanent Pasture.
Lot 6
Bruton Orchards extending to 87.91 Acres (35.57Ha) of Orchards, Yard and a small parcel of Woodland.
Lot 7
Situated in the Heart of the Herefordshire Countryside, 4.22 acres (1.7 Ha) of Arable Land.
Lot 8
Situated in the Heart of the Herefordshire Countryside, 4.63 Acres (1.87Ha) of Arable Land.
Lot 9
A Detached Three Bedroom Bungalow in a Sought-After Rural Location with Gardens and Amenity Land Extending to Approximately 0.76 Acres
(0.30 Ha).
General Information
Please refer to the location plan. Postcode: HR6 9JJ
Viewing strictly by appointment only.
Environmental Schemes:
There is a combined ELS and HLS Agreement that runs until 2028 and a separate SFI Agreement that runs until March 2027. Further details are available from the Selling Agents.
NVZ:
The majority of the land is within an NVZ area.
Sporting and Mineral Rights:
The mineral and sporting rights are both included in all nine Lots. The sporting rights have been let on a Licence Agreement until 1st February 2025.
Tenure and Possession:
There is a Farm Business Tenancy in place for all of the arable land until September 2025. A full schedule of tenancies and licences is available from the selling agents.
Public Rights of Way:
There is a public footpath that passes through Lots 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. Please refer to the sale plans.
Access and Third Party Rights:
Lot 1 -Right of access to 1 & 2 Broxwood Court Cottages over the entrance track off the highway.
Lot 5 - Private right of way to Bruton.
Lot 6 - Private right of access to Bruton.
Planning:
Lot 1 Grade II Listed park and garden.
Lot 2 Bolton Farm is Grade II Listed.
Lot 4 Crump Oak Farmhouse is Grade II Listed.
Please speak to the Selling Agents regarding related planning applications.
Local Authority: Herefordshire Council 01432 260 000
Boundaries, Hedges and Fences: The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the vendors nor the Agents will be responsible for defining ownership of the boundaries, hedges or fences. All boundaries are deemed to be the responsibility of the purchaser unless expressly stated otherwise.
All boundaries are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Services:
Lot 1: Broxwood Court: Mains water and electricity. Solar PV located in Ha-Ha. Septic tank drainage. Oil fired central heating. Gigaclear fibre broadband.
Game Lodge, Coach House and Clock Tower Flat: Each have separate mains water and electricity supplies. There is a shared septic tank drainage. Each has oil fired central heating. The Gigaclear fibre broadband is shared with the Court.
Lot 2: Bolton Farm: Borehole water with back up mains water supply. Mains electricity. Package treatment plant drainage. LPG central heating and solid fuel Rayburn. Gigaclear fibre broadband.
Lot 3:None accept for open stream/ditch natural water supply.
Lot 4: Crump Oak Farmhouse: Mains water and electricity. Package treatment plant drainage. Oil fired central heating. Gigaclear fibre broadband.
Orchard Barns: Mains water, three phase electric and solar PV. Package treatment plant drainage. Ground source heat pump. Gigaclear fibre broadband.
Lot 6: Mains water and mains electricity.
Lot 9: Hazeldene: Mains water and electricity. Septic tank drainage. Oil fired central heating. Gigaclear fibre broadband.
Tenancies: There is a Farm Business Tenancy in place for all of the arable land until September 2025. A full schedule of tenancies is available from the selling agents.
Stewardship Scheme: There is a combined ELS and HLS agreement that runs until 2028 and a separate SFI agreement that runs until March 2027. Further details are available from the selling agents.
General note regarding Lot 9: Hazeldene purchaser(s) should make their own enquiries regarding the mortgageability of this property (a woolaway bungalow).
Council Tax: Residential properties are registered for Council Tax.
Broxwood Court Band G
Game Lodge Band E
Coach House Band E
Clock Tower Flat Band B
Bolton Farmhouse Band D
Crump Oak Farmhouse - Band D
Hazeldene Band B
Business Rates: Orchard Barns are registered for business rates and the current rateable value is £17,000.
Broadband: Our research has identified that super-fast broadband is available at the properties via Gigaclear. Please conduct your own research to ensure the speeds meet your requirements.
Flood Risk: Surface water, rivers and sea: very low risk.
Fixtures and Fittings: Whilst all attempts have been made to accurately describe the property in regard to fixtures and fittings, a comprehensive list will be made available by the seller's solicitors.
Tenure and Possession: The property is sold freehold subject to the sub-tenancies and licences, details of which are available from the Selling Agents upon request.
Auction Sale: The vendors reserve the right to hold an auction sale of machinery and equipment at an appropriate date to be agreed with the purchaser(s).
Plans, Areas and Schedules: Numbers listed in the lot plan are Ordnance Survey numbers, not Rural Land Registry numbers. These are based on the Ordnance Survey and are for reference only. They have been checked by the Vendors' Agents and the Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the description and acreage of the land. Any errors or misstatements shall not annul a sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way: The property will be sold and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
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Directions: Please refer to the sales and location plan.
