WHIDDON FARM

IDE | EXETER | DEVON

WHIDDON FARM
IDE | EXETER | DEVON | EX2 9TH
Farmhouse with 2 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms (one en suite), bathroom and shower room
Area of formal garden with heated swimming pool
Semi-detached cottage with 3 bedrooms, an area of garden and a garage
In all about 358.41 acres (145.02 hectares) Ide village centre 0.75 miles
Range of traditional stone outbuildings and general agricultural farm buildings
Available as a whole or in up to 5 lots A30 dual carriageway 1.8 miles
Exeter 3.5 miles Agricultural land
SITUATION
Whiddon Farm is situated in a tranquil rural location at the end
of a private drive, amidst gently rolling hills, yet only three and a
half miles from Exeter city.
The sought-after village of Ide is just three quarters of a mile away
and has a Post Office, community shop, two popular inns, a
primary school and a parish church.
The cathedral city and county town of Exeter is just three and
a half miles from the property and offers an extensive range of A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO
facilities, including the redeveloped Princesshay area with its
restaurants, cafés and piazzas, a Waitrose supermarket, a John
ACQUIRE A RESIDENTIAL, ARABLE
Lewis store and a number of excellent schools for boys and girls AND STOCK FARM
of all ages. Exeter also has a fine university with the Northcott
IN A GLORIOUS RURAL LOCATION
Theatre on its campus.
COMMUNICATIONS
Road - The A30 dual carriageway is about one and three quarter
miles from the property and gives access to Cornwall to the west
and to Exeter and the M5 motorway to the east. The M5 links with
the M4 north of Bristol to give access to London, the Midlands and
the north east of England.
Rail - Exeter St David’s station operates intercity services to London
Paddington and via Salisbury to London Waterloo.
Air - Exeter Airport offers flights via Flybe to a number of cities
within the UK and to various intercontinental destinations.
Ferry - Cross Channel ferry services sail from Plymouth to Brittany
and northern Spain.
RECREATION
Hunting - With the Silverton, Tiverton, Mid Devon Foxhounds and
the Devon and Somerset Staghounds.
Racing - At Exeter, Newton Abbot and Taunton
Fishing - On the Exe, Mole, Taw and along the South Devon
coastline.
Riding and walking - In the surrounding countryside and within the
Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks.
Sailing, bathing and water sports - Along the Exe Estuary and the
South Devon coastline.
Golf - At Newton St Cyres and at Crediton, Exeter, Tiverton and
Woodbury Park.
WHIDDON FARM
The sale of Whiddon Farm
represents a rare opportunity to
purchase a farm in a superb rural
area offering about 356.72 acres
of arable and stock land
LOT 1 - WHIDDON FARMHOUSE, FARM
BUILDINGS AND 240.55 ACRES (97.33
HECTARES) as coloured pink on plan.
WHIDDON FARMHOUSE
Whiddon Farmhouse is a well-presented house, believed to have
been built in the 16th century and retains a number of interesting
architectural features. The house is not listed and is situated in a
very private, peaceful location overlooking the gently rolling land,
accessed from its own entrance drive and parking and turning area.
The house is constructed of part brick, part stone with rendered
elevations enhanced by climbing roses under a tiled roof with
brick chimneys.
A heavy studded timber front door leads into the entrance hall
where a door opens into the dining room, an elegant room with
sash windows overlooking the land and an open fireplace. Double
doors open into the sitting room, which has some ornate
plasterwork to the ceiling, depicting flowers, acorns and
pine cones. On the walls are plasterwork putti with palm fronds,
very popular with the Italian school of artists. There is timber
panelling to two walls and an open fireplace.
Also on the ground floor is a kitchen/breakfast room with a range
of units, plumbing and space for a dishwasher and a Rayburn two-
oven oil-fired cooker. A door from the kitchen leads to the
secondary staircase and also to the rear entrance porch, with access
to the utility room, which has a Belfast-style sink and space and
plumbing for a washing machine.
Accessed from the inner hall is a staircase to the first floor and a
rear lobby with a cloakroom and a ground floor shower room,
which has a door to outside and access via a pathway to the
swimming pool area.
On the first floor is a master bedroom with an en suite bathroom,
four further bedrooms and a family bathroom. A number of the
bedrooms enjoy glorious views over the land.
GARDEN
Whiddon Farmhouse enjoys an area of garden to the front of the
house, comprising an area of lawn with herbaceous borders and
flower beds. A door in the garden wall leads into a courtyard with
a stone trough and a door into the rear entrance porch.
To the east of the house a side path leads to the pool area with an
electrically heated pool with cover. The pool is screened by hedging
and fencing and is very private. Within this area is a summer house.
A gate leads to an area of formal garden with level lawn and
interspersed with mature trees, including a magnificent copper
beech, conifers and a mountain ash.
OUTBUILDINGS
Accessed from a separate track are a group of farm buildings
comprising:
• A 5-bay oak-framed car port under a slate roof, measuring
45’0” x 20’0” (13.72m x 6.10m), currently used for garaging
with electricity connected.
• A range of 6 brick stables under a slate roof with a water
trough outside.
• General purpose 6-bay steel-framed agricultural building with
concrete floor and box profile corrugated roof, measuring
a maximum of 90’0” x 44’0” (27.43m x 13.41m), previously
used for overwintering cattle.
• Former threshing barn of stone, cob and block construction
under a tin roof, measuring 84’0” x 18’0” (25.60m x 5.49m)
with electricity connected.
• Attractive range of brick and stone outbuildings under a mainly
tin roof, with some partial tiling. Currently used for garaging,
storage, stabling, sheep pens (and dryer/feed hopper) and a former
coach house with grain storage. Power and electricity connected.
• 5-bay steel-framed hay barn under a box profile tin roof,
measuring 75’0” x 20’0” (22.86m x 6.10m).
• 5-bay concrete framed machinery store under a fibre cement
roof with concrete flooring measuring 75’0” x 25’0” (22.86m
x 7.62m) plus lean-to.
• 5-bay concrete framed general purpose building under a fibre
cement roof with concrete flooring, measuring 50’0” x 30’0”
(15.24m x 9.14m), currently divided into five sections and used
as machinery storage.
• 6-bay steel framed general purpose building under a fibre cement
roof with concrete flooring, measuring 90’0” x 56’0” (27.43m
x 17.07m) with a lean-to, used for livestock housing and general
storage. Power and electricity connected.
There are a two off-lying buildings included with Lot 1, comprising
a 5-bay Dutch barn and an open fronted barn which are located
towards the westerly boundary of Lot 1 as marked on the sale plan.
LAND
Also incorporated with Lot 1 is land amounting to approximately
240.55 acres (97.33 hectares) which surrounds and protects the
farmhouse, Whiddon Farm has been farmed as a mixed farm,
growing cereals, and for grazing cattle and sheep. The land
therefore comprises pasture and arable land and out of the land
being sold with lot 1, approximately 51.48 acres (20.83 hectares)
was drilled with arable crops this current harvest.
The land is readily accessed from internal farm tracks and gateways
and from numerous gateways off the council lane which runs along
the southern boundary of Lot 1.
There are no public footpaths or bridleways crossing the farm.
LOT 2 - LAND AMOUNTING TO 57.29 ACRES
(23.18 HECTARES) AND FARM BUILDINGS,
coloured blue on plan.
A block of land which is located on the westerly boundary of the
farm. The land is accessed from two gateways running along the
south westerly boundary.
Included within the sale is a 3-bay steel framed Dutch barn under
a tin roof measuring approximately 45’0” x 25’0” (13.72m x
7.62m) with a lean-to measuring 45’0” x 35’6” (13.72 m x
10.82m) which have been used as a hay store and a lambing shed.

LOT 3 - LAND AMOUNTING TO 54.89 ACRES

(22.21 HECTARES) as coloured green on plan.
A block of arable land with good road access on the southern
and northern boundary. This lot will appeal to local farmers and
land investors.

There is a 5-bay steel framed Dutch barn which measures

approximately 75’0” x 25’0” (22.86m x 7.62m) Please note that
there is no roof on this building.

LOT 4 - LAND AMOUNTING TO 5.47 ACRES

(2.21 HECTARES) as coloured yellow on plan.
A paddock extending to 5.47 acres which is accessed from the road.
No water is connected to this lot.

LOT 5 - 2 OLD WHIDDON COTTAGES AND

0.21 ACRES OF LAND as coloured purple on plan.
2 Old Whiddon Cottages is situated in a sheltered position, approached
via the farm drive to the front of the cottage. The cottage is of brick
construction under a slate roof with uPVC windows.

On the ground floor is a sitting room, kitchen with door opening

into the sun room, and a bathroom. Stairs from the sitting room
lead to the first floor where there are three bedrooms. One of the
bedrooms has an en suite w.c.

GARDEN
The cottage has parking to the front for at least four vehicles and
there is a timber garage.

There is an area of lawn to the front. To the rear is a well-stocked

garden with vegetable beds and a fruit cage. Also in the rear garden
is a brick outhouse, currently used for storage.

In all about 0.21 acres.

GENERAL REMARKS AND STIPULATIONS
Tenure
The property is offered for sale freehold, by private treaty.

Services
Whiddon Farmhouse:
Oil-fired central heating, Mains electricity, Private water supply,
Private drainage, Broadband is connected.

2 Old Whiddon Cottages:

Solid fuel Rayburn which supplies 1 upstairs radiator, Mains
electricity, Private water supply, Private drainage.

Private Water Supply

Part of Lots 1, 3 and 5 (including the farmhouse, farm buildings
and 2 Old Whiddon Cottages) are served by a private water supply,
the source of which is located within the boundaries of Lot 1.
The water is pumped up from the pump house which is situated in
OS 2502 to the reservoir in OS 8310 and then gravity fed back to
the farmhouse, farm buildings, land and 2 Old Whiddon Cottages.

This water supply also serves a number of other properties in the

locality, two of which are no longer owned by the Seller (including
1 Old Whiddon Cottages). The property is being sold subject to the
right for the Seller and all other properties to continue to receive
a supply of water from the private water supply.

The Seller is investigating the possibility of disconnecting

its retained properties from the private water supply.
Local Authority
Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Road,
Newton Abbot, Devon. Tel: 01626 361101
Council tax
Whiddon Farmhouse - band C
2 Old Whiddon Cottages - band B
EPC The EPC is attached to these particulars. If it has become
detached or is lost, please contact us for a further copy.
Minerals
The mineral rights are reserved from the sale with surface searching
and underground working powers only.
SPS
The buyers of the individual lots may have the option to purchase
the entitlements for the single farm payments from the outgoing
tenant at market valuation.
Overage clause
The farm will be sold with development overage clauses,
details can be requested from the selling agents.
Tenure
The farm is being sold with vacant possession on completion,
with the exception of:
2 Old Whiddon - let under an AST which terminates
on 3rd November 2012.
Land amounting to approximately half an acre, adjoining
1 Old Whiddon Cottages, is occupied under Licence which
is terminable on one month’s written notice.
Directions
From Exeter, cross the river via the Exe Bridges Roundabout,
taking the A377 signed to the A30 Okehampton and the A38
signed to Plymouth. At the roundabout giving access to the A30
and the A38, take the second exit, signed to Dunsford and Ide.
Turn left shortly after, signposted to Ide, and on arrival in the high
street at the mini roundabout, turn right into Station Road.
Continue along this road out of the village and bear left into
Halescombe Lane and after about a third of a mile, turn left into
the farm lane to Whiddon Farm.
Notes
All items known as tenants’ fixtures and fittings are excluded from
the sale. However, certain items may be available in addition,
by separate negotiation. Electrical and other appliances mentioned
in the sale particulars have not been tested by Strutt & Parker,
therefore prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their
working order.

Rights of way, wayleaves & easements

The sale is subject to all rights of support, public and private rights
of way, water, light, drainage and other easements, quasi-easements
and wayleaves, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned in
these particulars or not.

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