Hill End Farm, Shropshire

A glorious residential farm with an impressive 16th century farmhouse, a two bedroomed annexe, extensive farm buildings and around 27 acres of land near the South Shropshire border with Wales is on the market with agents Halls. Hill End Farm at Mainstone, near Bishops Castle, which is set in beautiful rolling hills, is situated 26 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury and just four miles from the small medieval market town of Bishops Castle, which has a thriving community.

With a wealth of exposed ceiling beams and wall timbers, the accommodation comprises an entrance hall, dining room with French doors to a conservatory, living room, kitchen with free-standing cupboards, reception hall, study with an inglenook fireplace and woodburner, rear lobby separate wc and cellars. Two staircases lead to the fist floor where there are five bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Around 10 years ago, a separate cottage was created, which stands away from the main house and adjoins the traditional buildings. This provides two double bedrooms together with an open plan dining/kitchen and an elevated living room, which has super views from two elevations towards the hamlet of Mainstone.

Although the boiler still need to be installed, this building offers fantastic accommodation, which could be extended further into the adjoining buildings if required for holiday or office use, subject to planning consent.

To one side the house is a paved patio terrace with a gravelled access to the main lawned garden with borders and a patio. A path leads down to a further grassed terrace, adjacent to a greenhouse.

The main buildings form a U-shaped courtyard, off which there is a former farm shop comprising several rooms with a double door access. This space could be used as a home office, studio or hobby room.

Opposite the building is a hay barn, loosebox stable, feed passage, fodder store and an open cattle shed. There is also a 1,700 square feet steel framed shed, which has been used as a helicopter hanger and still retains a trestle landing pad that rolls out onto a large concrete apron.

The south facing pastureland, which is suitable for grazing most types of livestock, including horses, surrounds the house and buildings. Most fields have piped or natural water supply and they are part of the Clun Environmentally Sensitive Area, which is subject to a management agreement.

Viewing is by appointment with Halls, 43 Church Street, Bishops Castle on Tel: 01588 638755 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              01588 638755      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.