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967.8 acres, Wark Estate, Wark, Cornhill-On-Tweed, Northumberland, TD12, Lowlands
For Sale - Offers Over £13,500,000

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• WARK HOUSE: Two reception rooms, six ensuite double bedrooms
• THREE ESTATE COTTAGES: Steward’s Cottage, Shepherd’s Cottage and The Boathouse
• FARM STEADING: Range of modern and traditional buildings | Commercial workshop units
• LAND: 731.7 acres arable and temporary grass (mainly irrigable) | 86.7 acres permanent grass and 79 acres woodland
• TWEED FISHINGS: South Wark Beat 2.3 miles right bank and Lower North Wark Beat - 1.4 miles left bank
• SPORTING RIGHTS: Established low ground shoot with potential to expand | Roe stalking
• ABOUT 967.8 ACRES (391.7 HECTARES)
• FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY WITH VACANT POSSESSION AS A WHOLE OR IN THREE SEPARATE LOTS

EXCEPTIONAL AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL AND SPORTING ESTATE BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE TWEED VALLEY AND INCLUDING TWO PRIME SALMON BEATS ON THE RIVER TWEED.

Description

The sale of Wark Estate provides a rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional agricultural and residential Estate with the added attraction of two prime salmon beats on the River Tweed.

The Estate was purchased by the late Haddon Lovett in 1960 and includes, as its focal point, Wark House, a charming easily managed compact country house situated on the north east edge of the hamlet. The house was extensively refurbished in 2022.

Additionally, there are three further dwellings - Steward’s Cottage, Shepherd’s Cottage and The Boathouse - the last of which is occupied by the head boatman.

The steading is centrally positioned within the Estate and includes two large modern portal framed buildings, various traditional buildings and a further range of traditional buildings which were converted in 2002 to form three double workshop units.

The Estate is relatively compact and well shaped and lies between the 15 metre and 60 metre contours. Average annual rainfall is approximately 715mm. Most of the land is classified as grade 2 with the remainder grade 3. The land adjacent to the Tweed and either side of the B6350 is comparatively flat with rich, deep, virtually stone free, permeable alluvial sandy silt loams (Alun Series). On the slightly more elevated land to the south soils mainly comprise fertile sandy clay loams with a variable clay fraction (principally Wick and Flint Series). Throughout the Estate soils are for the most part easily worked and relatively free draining.

The arable land is characterised by large, well shaped fields which are eminently suited to modern farming practices. Field drainage is good, soil indices are excellent and the land is clean with no significant weed ingress. Fences are serviceable to the permanent grass fields and throughout the Estate there are numerous well maintained hedges, mainly populated with quicks, which have been rejuvenated under Stewardship. Virtually all fields are accessible either directly off the public road or via internal hard tracks.

The arable land has been farmed on a contract farming basis with McGregor Farms since 2003 with the principal crops being winter wheat, winter oilseed rape, vining peas and potatoes. There is a current abstraction licence and most of the farm is irrigable with fixed pipework in strategic locations. The arable land is capable of consistently producing above average yields and has been farmed to a first class standard. The permanent grass is licensed for seasonal grazing.

The Estate includes two prime salmon beats on the “Lower Tweed” which, historically, is the most consistently productive part of the Tweed system accounting for over 50% of the total catch return. The inclusion of Lower North Wark lying directly opposite South Wark is hugely advantageous as it provides 1.4 miles of double bank fishing. Additionally, the two beats are extremely complementary, with South Wark generally fishing better at medium to high river levels whilst Lower North Wark is primarily a low - medium water beat. The five year combined average catch is 369 salmon and 38 sea trout.

PLEASE CONTACT SAVILLS TO REGISTER INTEREST AND RECEIVE THE FULL PARTICULARS OF SALE.


Acreage: 967.8 Acres