Rendells Farm Holiday Cottages All Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire
Rendells Farm Holiday Cottages, All Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 3PA Successful holiday letting business with fishing lakes within this picturesque village. Set within the village of All Cannings, within walking distance of the village facilities. A delightful detached five bedroom Grade II Listed 4 bedroom detached barn conversion. farmhouse, enjoying an elevated position 2 single with storey two the bedroom benefit holiday of letting far cottages. reaching southerly views. 3 lodges each with 3 beds overlooking the lakes. Excellent family accommodation with light, Detached airy and brick spacious built timber rooms. clad workshop building with potential to be converted into an additional holiday letting cottage subject to the necessary consents. A formal courtyard of traditional stone and 2 slate private barns well stocked which coarse have fishing recently lakes. been re-roofed. Set in approximately 10 acres. Three modern storage buildings, together Gross turnover with a further of 97,999 separate for the business range year ending April 2017. of modern buildings. Further potential for additional lodges around the lakes subject to the consents. Set within nearly 31 acres of pasture and woodland. Sale due to retirement. Further Website: land www.rendellsfarmcottages.com available by separate negotiation. Humberts 16 Hammet Street Taunton Somerset TA1 1RZ 01823 331234 stephen.richards@humberts.com www.humberts.com Location Rendells Farm Holiday Cottages is located within the village of All Cannings which is a picturesque village with village shop, cricket club, primary school, church and public house known for good food within the area. Devizes is only 5 miles away and offers further amenities and facilities with secondary school cinema and theatre along with Malborough 11 miles away. The property is easily accessible from the M4 motorway and is 88 miles from London. There is a mainline railway station at Pewsey, 4 miles away with London Paddington service. There are independent schools in the area including Dauntsey s School near Devizes and Stonar, Atworth. Popular tourist attractions in the area include Lacock Abbey near Chippenham (National Trust) and the National Trust village of Lacock itself. Caen Locks, near Devizes which is a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet & Avon canal. Bowood House and Gardens, near Calne is a popular attraction with its children s adventure playground and is well known in the area for its golf course. North Wiltshire s golf course is just south of Calne. Further afield there is Salisbury Plain and the picturesque town of Bradford-upon-Avon. Ideal day trips include the city of Bath along with Longleat Safari Park, Stourhead house and Gardens (National Trust) and Stonehenge (English Heritage). The Barge Inn, Honey Street near Pewsey is home to Crop Circle enthusiasts made famous in the local area.
The Business The business is well established and has been running for over 15 years and has high levels of repeat and recommendation business. The property has been in the same ownership since 1999 and the sale is due to retirement. The lodges and the cottages both have a gross turnover year ending 5 th April 2017 of 97,999. The business is promoted via their website along with internet advertising including Holiday Lettings.com. The website www.rendellsfarmcottages.com has an online booking system and they do not use an agent. The lodges and the cottages are promoted predominantly to the angling market. The fishing lakes are only fished by the guests and are not open to the general public. The business has potential to open up the lakes to day tickets if required. The Old Barn The farmhouse is Grade II Listed barn conversion of timber frame with weatherboards and provides an open plan kitchen, dining room and living room with high vaulted ceiling with exposed roof trusses. Within the barn conversion there are 2 mezzanine floors which are accessed from the ground floor separately with their own staircases, one furnished as a bedroom with an en suite bathroom and one with a cloakroom. There are 2 further double bedrooms and a family bathroom on the ground floor along with the sunroom (there is potential for the property to be divided to provide an annexe in the single storey extension if required).
The two semi-detached single storey cottages known as Penn Cottage and Pound Cottage have been converted from traditional barns and provide high quality 2 bedroom accommodation with bathrooms with white suites and kitchens with washing machines. Garden areas to front for seating. All of the lodges are detached and have views over the fishing lakes and the surrounding countryside and have decking areas to front. Kingfisher Lodge The barn conversion outside has a private rear garden laid mainly to grass with an apple orchard, greenhouse and vegetable patch. The Cottages The Lodges The 3 detached lodges are set away from the main residence to the rear of the site and have their own parking and overlook the lakes. Single storey detached lodge providing entrance hall, open plan sitting room, dining room and kitchen area, hall, 3 bedrooms (master ensuite shower room) and bathroom (Sleeps 6). The lodges have flat screen televisions in the sitting room plus a flat screen television in the master bedroom, DVD players, and are gas LPG centrally heated. Each lodge has a gravel car parking area next to the property. The kitchens have modern wall and base cupboards and include electric cookers, microwave ovens, dishwashers and fridge/freezers. All bathrooms have white suites.
Heron Lodge Single storey detached lodge providing entrance hall, open plan sitting room, dining room and kitchen area, hall, 3 bedrooms (master ensuite shower room) and bathroom (Sleeps 6). Outside Timber insulated guest laundry with washing machine, tumble dryer and guest freezer plus fridge for bait. DVD library and rear lockable store. There is also a grass paddock which has been divided into pens for animal petting for the guests with chickens, ducks and pigs and further paddock after the fishing lakes used for equestrian use. Moorhen Lodge Single storey detached lodge providing entrance hall, open plan sitting room, dining room and kitchen area, hall, 3 bedrooms (master ensuite shower room) and bathroom (Sleeps 6). The property is set in approximately 10 acres of pasture and paddock including two fishing lakes which are approximately 1 acre each, the top lake being established for over 15 years and the lower lake for about 7 years. Both lakes are stocked with a variety of coarse fish including carp, tench, bream, rudd and roach. Brick built timber clad double bay workshop 9.40m x 5.95m (30 1 x 19 6) with power, lighting, concrete floor plus mezzanine floor with skylights. Adjoining lean to 9.42 m x 6.99 m (30 1 x 22 11) with concrete floor and power (the building has potential to be converted into additional holiday letting cottage subject to gaining the relevant planning consents).
Directions Tenure Freehold. It should be noted that there is a public footpath across the property. Method of Sale From M4 junction 14 take the A338 towards Hungerford. Turn right at the first roundabout still heading into Hungerford. At the White Bear roundabout turn right for Marlborough on the A4. Go through Marlborough staying on the A4 and head for Calne. Travel for approximately 2 miles and turn left for Lockeridge and onto Alton Barnes where you will turn right to All Cannings. Carry on for approximately 1½ miles and turn left for All Cannings. Go over the canal bridge and take the first right signed to All Cannings and brown tourist sign to Kings Arms into Greenhouse Road. As you come into village the road splits (village green triangle). Take the left fork and Rendells Farm is clearly signed straight ahead. The property is offered by private treaty, inclusive of trade inventory to include furnishings, fittings and fixtures within the holiday letting cottages and lodges excluding any personal items. Viewing Strictly by appointment with agents Humberts. For further information contact Stephen Richards on (01823) 331234. File No. C6702 16 Hammet Street Taunton Somerset TA1 1RZ T: 01823 331234 stephen.richards@humberts.com