Ystradowen, Cowbridge, CF71

Wern Fawr Farm presents a rare opportunity to acquire a productive and picturesque mixed farm a short distance from the market town of Cowbridge. Wern Fawr Farm comprises a five bedroom farmhouse in a secluded location surrounded by outstanding views of the Glamorganshire countryside. Agriculturally, Wern Fawr extends to approximately 225.29 acres of mixed arable and pastureland within a ring fenced boundary with modern and traditional livestock and storage buildings.

Ystradowen continues to be a highly popular Vale of Glamorgan village with local facilities including village church, very active village hall, village pub, garage and small convenience store. Just a few minutes down the road is the market town of Cowbridge and the village is in the catchment area of the highly regarded Cowbridge Comprehensive School. Other facilities in Cowbridge include a wide range of shops, both national and local including Waitrose, sporting and recreational facilities including leisure centre, cricket club, tennis club, squash club and more. Ystradowen is situated within the heart of the rural Vale of Glamorgan with the heritage coastline just a few miles to the south and enjoys easy access to the main road network including the M4 and A48.

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Entrance Porch

The property is entered through an oversized oak front door leading to the entrance hall. Skimmed walls. Two UPVC double glazed windows to front and side elevations. Tiled flooring. Doorway through into utility room. Half glazed doorway opens through into entrance hall.

Entrance Hall

Space for shoes and cloaks. Skimmed walls and ceilings. Matching tiled flooring. Communicating door through into cloakroom/WC.

Cloakroom/WC

Two piece suite comprising low level dual flush WC and pedestal hand wash basin. Half tiled Travertine walls. Further skimmed walls and ceiling. Vinyl laid Travertine effect tiled floor. Fitted radiator. UPVC double glazed opaque window to front elevation.

Dining Hall

Fantastic heart of the home space with pointed stone fireplace, oak mantle with inset Worcester clear view log burning stove set into an attractive chimney breast on a flagstone laid hearth. Two UPVC double glazed patio doors open out onto a patio laid terrace to rear. Skimmed walls with coved and skimmed ceiling. Matching porcelain tiled flooring. Two fitted double radiators. Good sized under stair storage space. Communicating doors to most ground floor rooms. Quarter turn staircase leads up to open landing.

Sitting Room

Excellent sized principal reception room. Attractive log burning stove set into a pointed stone chimney breast. Range of UPVC patio doors leading out onto rear terrace. Further range of UPVC double glazed windows. Skimmed walls. Coved and skimmed ceilings. Oak laid flooring. Range of wall lights.

Study

UPVC double glazed windows enjoying those fantastic views across open countryside beyond.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

An attractive country kitchen comprising a range of shaker style wall and base units in a country cream with oak work surfaces. Features include cream four door Aga with two hotplates, further underset double oven and warming drawer. Sunken china Belfast double sink with chrome mixer tap. Space for integrated inset dishwasher, integrated fridge/freezer behind matching decor panel. Freestanding island with oak work surface and space for breakfast bar. Range of UPVC double glazed windows to all elevations. Skimmed walls with tiled splash backs. Skimmed ceiling. Slate tiled flooring. Fitted radiator. Plenty of space for table and chairs. Wooden stable door opens into rear hall/boot room.

Boot Room

Good sized boot room with UPVC half glazed door opening out onto rear garden. UPVC double glazed window to rear elevation. Skimmed walls and ceiling. Terracotta tiled flooring. Fitted radiator.

Shower Room

Three piece suite in white comprising oversized walk in shower cubicle, integrated chrome shower and showerhead attachment. Low level WC and wall hung wash-hand basin set on an oak vanity unit. White tiled splash backs. UPVC double glazed opaque window to front elevation. Further skimmed walls and ceiling with extractor fan. Matching tiled flooring to boot room. Fitted radiator.

Utility Room

Further range of shaker style wall and base units set under and over a mottled effect work surface with inset stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome power mixer tap. Plenty of space for washing machine and tumble dryer. UPVC double glazed window to front elevation and half glazed door opening into entrance porch. Skimmed walls and ceiling. Terracotta tiled flooring. Fitted radiator. Worcester floor mounted oil fired central heating boiler.

First Floor

Landing

Accessed via full turn carpeted staircase to open landing with attractive full length UPVC double glazed window enjoying all those fantastic views across the open countryside beyond and benefiting from excellent light levels into the first floor. Skimmed walls. Skimmed ceiling. Range of chrome spotlighting. Communicating doors to all first floor rooms. Fitted radiator. To the far end of the landing is an excellent sized airing cupboard with hanging rails and a range of open shelving that currently houses the pressurised hot water cylinder which is fully skimmed with fitted carpet. (6ft by 2ft).

Master Suite Bedroom One

Excellent sized double bedroom with UPVC double glazed window to front elevation enjoying a truly fantastic view across the open countryside beyond. Skimmed walls. Skimmed ceiling. Fitted carpet. Fitted radiator. Built in double wardrobe. Communicating door through into master en-suite.

Master Suite Bathroom One

Newly fitted three piece suite comprising roll top claw footed freestanding bath with chrome mixer mid taps. Low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin with underset shaker style vanity unit in a dove grey finish. Half tiled white porcelain walls with further skimmed ceilings. Range of inset ceiling spotlighting. Attractive tiled flooring. UPVC double glazed windows to side elevation. Fitted floor mounted heated towel rail/radiator.

Bedroom Two

Currently in use as dressing room to the master suite but could easily be used as an additional double bedroom. Two UPVC double glazed windows to rear elevation. Skimmed walls and ceiling. Fitted cream carpet. Fitted radiator.

Bedrooom Three

Currently in use as an office but another good sized double bedroom if required. UPVC double glazed window to rear elevation. Skimmed walls. Skimmed ceiling. Fitted carpet. Fitted radiator.

Bedroom Four

UPVC double glazed window to rear. Skimmed walls and ceiling. Fitted carpet. Fitted radiator. Built in double wardrobe with open shelving inset. Wall mounted wash hand basin with chrome taps.

Bedroom Five

UPVC double glazed window to side elevation. Skimmed walls and ceiling. Fitted Carpet. Fitted radiator

Bathroom Two

A modern well fitted shower room currently comprising oversized walk in shower cubicle behind a chrome glazed shower screen with ceiling mounted rainfall shower head, separate sleek shower head fitment with a Mira shower wall control. Fully tiled shower enclosure. Built in shelving. Pedestal wash hand basin with oversized vanity unit in a shaker style country cream. UPVC double glazed opaque window to front elevation. Half tiled walls with further skimmed walls and ceiling. Inset LED spotlighting. Terrazzo style porcelain tiled flooring. Fitted double radiator.

WC

Two piece suite in white comprising low level dual flush WC and corner mounted, wall hung, 'Roca' wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap. Half tiled walls. Further skimmed walls and ceiling with inset LED spotlighting. Terrazzo style porcelain tiled flooring. UPVC double glazed opaque window to front elevation. Fitted radiator.

Driveway and Gardens

Wern Fawr Farmhouse is accessed via an attractive driveway leading up to the front of the property, traversing through your own pasture and buildings to reach the main house. Situated in such an elevated position means it benefits from fantastic views across the countryside beyond and the farmhouse takes full advantage of this.There is ample parking to the front for numerous cars and a patio laid path leading to the entrance porch. Further double gated access to the rear which provides access to the double garage behind. Formal gardens are mainly laid to lawn and are well manicured throughout. To the rear is a patio terrace flanked by local limestone, raised vegetable beds and attractive lawned parcel situated from the rear porch as well as wildflower meadow.

Garage

Excellent sized detached garage built in a steel portal frame with two steel double doors opening into an excellent sized storage space. Plenty of space for numerous vehicles. Natural light via translucent ceiling lights throughout.

Land and Buildings

Wern Fawr Farm extends to approximately 225.29 acres within a ring fence boundary. The land includes mixed pasture land and sporadic mixed native woodland. There is both natural and mains water supply services together with bore hole water. Mains electricity is supplied to all buildings. Wern Fawr Farm benefits from an extensive range of traditional and modern agricultural buildings. There is a traditional stone barn which may have development potential, subject to planning.

Agricultural Building

A painted steel portal framed agricultural building, fibre cement roof with a vented ridge, concrete walls and vented sheet cladding to sides and rear gable. Concrete flooring. Access through sheeted door and concrete apron to the front as well as rear access to the adjoining field. The building benefits from both electric and water supply.

Agricultural Building

A concrete frame, high eaves building with painted steel portal frame lean to, fibre cement roof, box profile and concrete wall cladding, concrete flooring with rear access to adjoining field. Concrete apron and feeding area to front gable end. The building benefits from both electric and water supply.

Agricultural Building

A mixed painted steel and concrete portal frame, fibre cement roof, mixed box profile and Yorkshire board cladding with concrete flooring throug?hout and a concrete apron with secure yard/handling area. The building benefits from both electric and water supply.

Traditional Stone Barn

A pointed stone barn with partial lime render under a corrugated sheet roof with concrete flooring throughout. The building is supplied with three phase electric and piped water supply. The building offers potential for residential or commercial conversion subject to planning.

Agricultural Building

A painted steel portal frame building, fibre cement roof with box profile sheet cladding and concrete flooring. The building benefits from single phase electricity and water supply.

Agricultural Building

A timber framed mono pitch general purpose storage shed with a corrugated sheet roof and cladding. The building has a concrete floor, single phase electricity and water supply.

Loose Boxes

Two loose boxes constructed of painted cement block, mono pitched roof with concrete flooring whilst benefiting from a water supply and single phase electricity.

General Purpose Storage Building

A general purpose building currently in use as a dog kennel facility. The building comprises of a pole barn, box profile sheet roof and cladding with concrete flooring. Water supply.

Services

Wern Fawr Farm benefits from mains electricity supply, mains water supply, bore hole water supply and septic tank foul drainage.

VAT

The prospective purchaser should familiarise themselves with the VAT status of the property. Should any sale of the property become a chargeable supply for the purpose of VAT, such Tax shall be payable by the purchaser(s) in addition to the contract price.

Plans, Areas & Schedules

Any plans have been prepared to the foremost accuracy based on Land Registry Plans. Any plans within these particulars are published for illustrative purposes only. The accuracy of such plans are not guaranteed and neither the selling agent or vendor accept any liability for any errors or discrepancies that may occur.

Boundaries

A purchaser shall and will be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries. Neither the vendor or selling agents will be responsible for defining said boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Disputes

Should a dispute arise as to the boundaries or any point referenced in the General Remarks, Stipulations, Schedule, Plan within the Particulars of Scale, the question will be referred to the arbitrator specified by the selling agents, whose decision acting as expert shall be final.

Health & Safety

Neither the seller nor agents are responsible for the safety of those viewing. All those viewing the property do so at their own risk.

Anti Money Laundering

As part of our obligations under the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017, Harris & Birt will require any purchaser or tenant to provide proof of identity along with any other supporting documentation requested.

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)

The 2023 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment and entitlements are not included in the sale.

Planning

Wern Fawr Farmhouse was built in the early 1990s under a planning consent dated 5th February 1991. The dwelling is subject to an occupancy condition requiring occupation to be limited to persons solely, mainly or last employed in agriculture.

Development Overage

Wern Fawr Farm will be sold subject to a 30 year development overage provision entitling the vendors to 25% of any additional value arising from planning consent for any residential, commercial or renewable energy projects.

Tenure

The property is held on a Single Freehold Absolute Title registered on CYM191788. The national grid power lines crossing the farm are held on a Deed of Easement. We understand that there is a public footpath running in an East to West direction, to the North of the farm buildings.

Viewing Arrangements

Viewing to be arranged for daylight hours and by appointment only through the sole agents.