Properties

The land at Cranes Farm extends to 216.98 acres, 186.66 of which is arable, 26.8 acres is pasture and 3.52 acres is woodland. The land is classified as Grade 3 and the land is farmed on a casual rolling farming agreement with a local farmer. There is water provided to the fields and there is a strip of land to the south which used to be a landing strip for small planes. The land is entered into a mid-tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme and SFI scheme. The land is farmed in a rotation of barley and bi-cropping of wheat and beans. The land is currently down to winter oats and wild bird seed mixture as part of the SFI scheme. East Garston is an attractive village in the Lambourn Valley, or 'Valley of The Racehorse', on the edge of the Berkshire Downs about 4 miles north of junction 14 of the M4. Communications to London and Heathrow by rail and road are close-by and quick. Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the area is well known for its many historic footpaths, bridleways and by-ways, notably The Ridgeway. Distances Hungerford 10 miles (London Paddington from 60 minutes), Newbury 13 miles, M4 (Junction 14) 6 miles | Didcot 20 miles, Marlborough 19 miles, London 70 miles (All distances and times are approximate)