Listed for £650,000
September 10, 2025
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT STONECROSS MANOR HOTEL, KENDAL, LA9 5HP ON FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2026 AT 2.30PM. Smallholding with equestrian facilities and development potential, subject to planning. In need of modernisation and refurbishment, four bedroom farmhouse,
detached one-bed cottage, comprehensive range of farmbuildings, stables,
menage and paddocks.
In all, about 6.09 acres (2.47 hectares)
Directions
Approaching Kendal from the south on the A591, take the turning signposted A6 Kendal South and continue straight on towards the town centre. At the traffic lights at the top of Highgate, turn left.
Head West out of Kendal along the Underbarrow Road for approximately one mile. After crossing the bridge over the A591, Bank Head Farm is the first property on the right.
Location
Bank Head Farm is accessed directly off the Underbarrow Road, approximately one mile west of Kendal and approximately three miles east of Underbarrow village. It is located on the edge of the Lake District National Park, yet is in close proximity to Kendal town with all its amenities.
Bank Head Farm offers easy access to transport links via the A591 dual carriageway only a short distance to the east. It is approximately four miles from the mainline train station at Oxenholme and nine miles to junction 36 of the M6.
Grid Reference: SD
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Outside
Agricultural Land
Extending to approximately 6.09 acres. The land is in a ring-fence around the farmyard and dwellings. It comprises good quality grazing land separated into three grass paddocks totalling 3.17 acres. All fields have water connected.
There are also six small, fenced paddocks with woodchip surface, external muck and woodchip stores and concrete yard areas.
The boundaries are a mixture of dry-stone walls and post and rail or post and wire fences. These are all stockproof and in good condition.
13. Menage 40m x 20m
A floodlit riding menage surfaced with rubber chippings.
14. Lunging paddock
Circular paddock with timber fence, steel gate and surfaced with rubber chippings.
Auction General
General Information and Stipulations
The following Stipulations where applicable shall be deemed as Special Conditions of Sale. In the event of any variance between the Stipulations and the Special Conditions of Sale then the latter will prevail. Purchasers will also be deemed to have had full notice of the Stipulations and the Special Conditions of Sale and the same will not be read out at the time of sale. The Special Conditions of Sale may be inspected at the Auctioneer’s Offices and also the offices of the Seller’s Solicitors FOURTEEN days prior to the sale.
N.B Prospective purchasers are requested to contact the Seller’s Solicitors to discuss legal matters pertinent to the Sale Contract and documentation.
Solicitors
Thomas Hayton Winkley Solicitors, 25 Crescent Road, Windermere, LA23 1BJ. Tel no: .
Tenure
Freehold. Vacant possession upon completion.
The date fixed for completion is 27TH FEBRUARY 2026 or earlier by mutual agreement.
Method of Sale
The property will be offered for sale as one lot as described in these particulars of sale.
Services
The property benefits from mains electricity with three-phase, private and mains water supplies and B4RN internet connection.
The Farmhouse and Cottage have oil-fired central heating systems with oil tanks situated at the rear of each dwelling.
The property benefits from a wastewater treatment plant located south-east of the farmstead, which is labelled on the sale plan.
The wastewater treatment plant also serves the neighbouring Bank Head Bungalow located to the east of the property. Maintenance and repair obligations and costs are to be shared equally between both parties, on a 50/50 basis. The owner of Bank Head Bungalow will retain a right of access for the purpose of accessing the treatment plant.
Water Supplies
The property benefits from both private and mains water supplies. The dwellings and field troughs are currently served by a private shared water supply system from a well, situated on third party land from which the water is pumped to a tank in one of the fields. There is UV treatment installed.
A mains water supply is present on the property which is currently used to supplement the private supply but could be connected directly to the farmhouse and cottage in the future.
Sale Plan
The Sale Plan has been prepared by the Auctioneers for the convenience of prospective purchasers. They are deemed to be correct, and any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. The purchasers must satisfy themselves as to its accuracy.
Boundaries
The ownership and maintenance responsibilities of the boundaries are indicated with the “T” marks on the sale plan. Where no “T” marks are shown, the responsibilities are unknown.
Wayleaves and Easements
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of any existing easements, wayleaves and rights of way. The sale is subject to all the existing rights of way, drainage, light, air support and other easements and quasi-easements and outgoings whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
There will be an easement for water pipes crossing the land for the benefit of Bank Head Bungalow and access rights over part of the entrance drive for the benefit of Bank Head Bungalow.
There is an overhead electricity cable crossing part of the land.
Environmental Stewardship Scheme
There are no Environmental Schemes over the land.
Local Authority
Lake District National Park Authority. Tel No .
EPC – BANK HEAD FARMHOUSE
Rating F.
EPC – BANK HEAD COTTAGE
Rating F.
Council Tax
Bank Head Farmhouse - Band E
Bank Head Cottage - Band B.
Westmorland and Furness Council -
Money Laundering Regulations 2017
We are required by legislation to undertake checks on any potential purchaser prior to accepting their bid. Any interested party should either call into our Kendal Office with photographic ID, i.e., passport/driving licence and proof of address i.e., Council Tax/utility bill for copying prior to the auction or present copies at the Auctioneer’s desk prior to the commencement of the sale.
Viewing
Viewing is strictly by appointment. Please contact the Staveley Office on .
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