Situation
Privately yet conveniently located just north of Whitland and within easy reach of the larger towns of Carmarthen to the east (and the M4 link road to South Wales and England), Haverfordwest to the west and Tenby and the famous Pembrokeshire Coast National Park to the south.
Description
Formerly a successful dairy farm, the present owners have diversified into tourism to take best advantage of the adaptability of the farm and its excellent location in this ever popular part of Pembrokeshire. Cilpost Farm comprises a substantial 9 bedroom (5 ensuite) 5 reception room main farmhouse; 2 holiday cottages comprising a 3 bedroom Stable cottage and 2 bedroom Coach House; full planning permission for a further 5 holiday cottages to be converted from the existing traditional outbuildings (one cottage currently having already been converted into a home office); indoor heated swimming pool, a range of modern outbuildings, landscaped gardens.
OPTION
THERE IS AN OPTION TO PURCHASE THE LAND BY SEPARATE NEGOTIATION. ABOUT 160 ACRES IS AVAILABLE.
Accommodation
The Farmhouse
A substantial period farmhouse that has been sympathetically extended and renovated over the years to produce a 9 bedroom, 5 reception farmhouse that has been successfully used as a guesthouse. The scale and flexibility of the accommodation would also be ideal for an extended dual family who sought annexe accommodation (subject to any necessary planning consents).
The Farmhouse – Ground Floor
The Ground Floor comprises an Reception Hall with all of the principal Reception Rooms leading off including 2 Dining Rooms connected by a stone archway, Drawing Room with cast iron fireplace , Sitting Room with impressive inglenook fireplace with beamed bressumer and polished beaten copper hood over, Kitchen/ Breakfast Room with a quality bespoke fitted kitchen by Makepeace with oak and maple cupboards, including granite work surfaces and a Rangemaster cooker. Glazed double doors open up from the kitchen to the rear garden. A side hallway with cloakroom, Utility room, Boiler Room, second cloakroom and a Study (again with glazed double doors to rear garden) all lie off the kitchen.
The Farmhouse – First Floor
The staircase rises from the Reception Hall to the First Floor that provides commodious accommodation including a Master Bedroom with built in dressing table, wardrobes and ensuite bathroom. The remainder of the First floor comprises 4 further bedrooms with ensuites (3 with a bath and 1 with a shower) and 4 further bedrooms that all have wash basins. Another bathroom completes the accommodation. A fire escape also serves the First Floor providing access to the side garden.
Externally
Cilpost Farm is approached by a concrete driveway that leads to the farmstead at the bottom comprising a traditional farmyard arrangement with both traditional buildings near the main house and modern outbuildings to one side.
The main farmhouse benefits from extensive landscaped gardens with mature trees, flower borders, shrubs and bushes and a stream.
Adjacent to the farmhouse is a quality indoor heated swimming pool (28′ × 14′) with a Roman end and sitting out area, sauna, shower room and cloakroom.
The old stables and coach house have been converted into attractive holiday cottages and comprise a 3 bedroom and 2 bedroom cottage both with open plan Kitchen/ living areas.
Cilpost Farm benefits from full planning permission to convert an L-shaped traditional range of outbuildings (the old cattle byres) and another detached stone outbuilding (that is currently used as home office) to 5 holiday cottages. Detailed plans are available on request. Completion of this holiday cottage scheme will produce a significant holiday cottage complex in this well favoured tourist county.
A range of modern outbuildings with a concrete cattle yard complete the picture at Cilpost Farm and include a:
5 bay covered yard (approx 74′ × 55′)
Dutch Barn 44′ × 20′ (with lean to)
Over wintering pens
Former milking parlour 52′ × 14′
Lean to garages 30′ × 23′
Workshop 23’ 12’
Steel framed 3 bay hay store 59’ 28’
OPTION: LAND AVAILABLE BY SEPARATE NEGOTIATION
THERE IS AN OPTION TO PURCHASE THE LAND BY SEPARATE NEGOTIATION. ABOUT 160 ACRES IS AVAILABLE.
The land is mainly laid to pasture with some small pockets of woodland. The land is bisected by a road and has a river running along the western boundary.
General Remarks and Stipulations
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale or not.
Please check with the Highways Department at the local County Council for the exact location of public footpaths/ bridleways.
Plans, Areas and Schedules
IACS plans are available from the office for identification and reference purposes only. The purchaser(s) shall be deemed to have satisfied himself as to the description of the property. Any error or mis-statement shall not annul a sale or entitle any party to compensation in respect thereof.
Viewing
Strictly by appointment with the selling agents Savills Cardiff 02920 368 930.
Directions
From Carmarthen take the A40 east towards Whitland and Haverfordwest. Turn off the A40 at Whitland. In the middle of the village near the Co-op supermarket, turn into North Road. Follow road up hill for about a mile and look out for a stone pillar on the left saying Cilpost Farm. The farm is at the end of the drive.
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