The Drive, High Street, Riseley

Sackville Lodge Farm is a significant parcel of land approaching 50 acres. This acreage includes a nearly 5,000 square foot property currently divided into three self-contained units, alongside an outbuilding and an area of woodland.

The Property - The farmhouse at Sackville Lodge Farm is divided into three residential dwellings, with combined accommodation of nearly 5,000 square feet and sits on around 2.7 acres of gardens.

The central section of the property is used by the owners, and one of the two side sections is let on an assured shorthold tenancy, details of which can be provided upon request.

One of the sections is single-storey, currently let and offering an ideal annexe for older relatives or adult children, or anyone with accessibility needs.

There’s work to be done to modernise and upgrade the farmhouse, but the footprint and the grounds are considerable. There’s the possibility, subject to planning permission, to reunite the dwellings to create a quite special family residence, or to perhaps start from scratch.

The Land - The site is accessed off Riseley High Street, along a concrete drive that travels past goats, horses and tractors. Approaching 50 acres, Sackville Lodge Farm is substantial, and full of possibility. Imagine the luxury of a long ramble around English countryside without needing to leave your own land, picture the clear night skies prime for stargazing, and just think what wildlife lives here too.

Surrounding land is used for farming, paddocks and a storage facility. The areas nearest to the site are home to a family-owned flying club and have been for decades. An airstrip is beyond the field behind the farmhouse, and there have been hot air balloon festivals overhead. There is easy access to a great number of bridleways allowing horses to be ridden over large areas without having to travel along roads. The nearly 2,000 square foot outbuilding within Sackville Lodge Farm land has been used most recently as an aircraft hangar, but would also give shelter to cars and machinery.

Subject to consents, this land could be your opportunity to rewild, to run an agricultural, horticultural or equestrian business, or to simply live with a higher level of privacy. The woodland opposite the farmhouse still has concrete bases used by the American Air Force during the war, which could be hardstanding for glamping or holiday lets, again subject to consents. The agricultural parts of the plot are managed on a farm business tenancy, providing income, details of which are also available upon request.

The Location - Riseley is a quiet North Bedfordshire village only 10-15 minutes from Kimbolton and 15-20 minutes from Bedford. Kimbolton has a quaint High Street, while Bedford has a bustling centre full of food and drink offerings and family entertainment. Both these historic towns have highly regarded independent schooling (Kimbolton School and the Harpur Trust).

The pretty riverside market town of St Neots is around half an hour away, Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre is around 20 minutes away, and Northampton and Milton Keynes are around 45 minutes away. You can reach Cambridge by road in less than an hour, and London by rail in as little as 40 minutes from Bedford station. For national travel, the village is between the A1 and the M1, and for international travel, Luton airport is closest at an hour away.

This rural location is abundant with bridleways and footpaths, fields and forest. The centre of Riseley has a shop, a village hall, sports clubs and playing fields, The Giddy Goat café and community hub, The Fox & Hounds pub, and an Ofsted ‘Good’ primary school. The very popular ‘The Plough’ gastro pub/restaurant is in neighbouring Bolnhurst, Sharnbrook has Tofte Manor country retreat, Colmworth has a golf club, and there are extensive equestrian facilities in the area including Keysoe International.