Land to rent

Gaythorne Hall Farm, Orton, Penrith CA10

An exciting opportunity to rent a substantial beef and sheep farm comprising approximately 926.06 acres of meadow, pasture and allotment land along with grazing rights on Crosby Ravensworth common. Gaythorne Hall Farm is nestled between Orton and Great Asby, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Introduction

The farm is available for letting from 1st November 2025 on a 12 year Farm Business Tenancy as a whole. Gaythorne Hall Farm benefits from a number of active stewardship schemes which the ingoing tenant will be responsible for taking on and thereafter indemnifying the previous agreement holders.

Hall farm is set within a secluded and scenic location in the Yorkshire Dales National Park with far reaching views. The farm is accessed by a private metalled road over part of Crosby Ravensworth common.

It is approximately 3.5 miles north east of the village of Orton and 5 miles south west of the market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Appleby offers a range of amenities including shops, schools, a garage and a doctor’s surgery.

Gaythorne Hall

Gaythorne Hall (the farmhouse) is a substantial Tudor manor house originally built in the 16th century; it has been partially remodeled at the rear in the 18th century and subsequently has been Grade II * Listed for its historic significance.

Accommodation

Ground floor:
Entrance Hall Stairs to the first floor. Access to the west porch.
Dining Room (6.59m x 4.96m) With a feature fireplace and access to the cellars.
Kitchen (6.39m x 6.17m) Recently renovated. Electric range cooker, built in base and wall units, island, log burner and radiators. Door to stairwell leading to attic room and access to utility room.
Utility/ Boot Room (4.75m x 4.52m)
Shower Room/ W.C.
Sitting Room (6.70m x 5.52m) With double aspect windows and open fireplace.
Lounge (6.08m x 5.93m) With access to the back staircase to the attic rooms.

First floor:
Bedroom 1 (5.86m x 3.34m)
Bedroom 2 (4.46m x 3.63m)
Bathroom
Bedroom 3 (6.27m x 6.00m)
Bedroom 4 (6.47m x 6.37m)
Office (5.98m x 4.19m)
Access to the Wool Loft is via the timber staircase in the north east wing.

Services

Gaythorne Hall benefits from private drainage, mains electricity, oil fired central heating, and a private water supply. The current occupier relies on satellite broadband, but this would be for the Tenant to resource.

Gaythorne Hall Farm Buildings

There is a mains water connection to the top cattle buildings. The land is serviced separately by natural springs and one mains water trough.
Buildings 1 & 2 – Gaythorne Hall & Outside WC
Building 3 (23.00m x 6.80m) Open fronted four bay Dutch Barn with steel stanchions, corrugated steel sheet sides and cement sheet roof. Attached to this is a lean-to cattle pen comprising concrete block walls and corrugated tin roof. (157m2).
Building 4 (22.22m x 6.70m) Traditional stone under slate barn utilized for cattle housing during the winter and used for under cover sheep handling during the summer months (149m2).
Building 5 (13.00m x 4.00m) Traditional mono pitched stone under slate barn lean to housing five individual pens and benefitting from mains electricity and a private water supply. (52m2)
Building 6 (18.00m x 5.55m) Timber framed building with concrete block walls under a fibre cement roof and a concrete floor. Currently used as a general store housing machinery, vehicles, tools etc. It benefits from an electric supply. (100m2)
Building 7 (9.50m (max) x 5.85m (max)) Traditional single storey stone building under slate with a glass front. (55m2)
Building 8 (8.30m (max) x 5.30m) Traditional single storey stone building under slate. (44m2)
Building 9 (18.50m x 6.10m) Traditional stone under slate two storey barn housing an oil tank and farm diesel tanks stored on the loft space. (198m2)
Building 10 (14.80m x 4.30m) Traditional stone under slate barn with attached mono pitched former stable building; currently used as cattle housing. (64m2).
Building 11 (35.65m x 9.20m) Traditional stone under slate lofted barn with two loose pens and a feed barrier with an area housing a feed hopper and dog kennels. The loft is used for crop storage. (342m2)
Building 12 & 13 (25.80m (max) x 7m (max)) Mono pitched cattle court with a box profile roof and steel stanchions with corrugated tin side panels and concrete floor. Backs onto the original garden. (175m2)
Building 14 (11.40m x 5.10m) An open fronted bull pen constructed from blocks with a mono pitched tin roof linked with a steel portal framed cattle yard annexed to it. (120m2 approx.)
Building 15 (49.50m x 26.10m) Modern steel portal framed sheep shed with concrete panel walls and Yorkshire boarding under a fibre cement roof. The building benefits from mains electrics and a connection to a private water supply. The building has most recently housed pigs however historically it has housed 900 sheep. (1,300m2).
Sheep Pens/ Handling Area 16 (24.50m (max) x 12.00m (max))

Top Yard Farm Buildings

Building 17 (23.50m (max) x 13.30m (max)) Covered midden.
Building 18 (31.30m x 18m) Steel portal framed building with breeze block walls and Yorkshire boarding under corrugated fibre cement roof. Provides two areas of cattle housing: 52 and 21 cubicles with calf creep. (584m2).
Slurry Tower 19 Redundant- Any tenant wishing to use the slurry tower would need to ensure that it conforms to current Environment Agency regulations.
Building 20 (49.60m x 17.25m (max)) Steel portal framed silage pit with concrete panel walls and Yorkshire boarding under a fibre cement roof. Holds approx. 800 tonnes of silage. (704m2)
Building 21 (18.25m x 25.80m) Mono pitched steel framed lean-to building attached to building 20 with box profile roof and sides. (110m2)
Midden 22 Redundant- Any tenant wishing to use the midden would need to ensure that it conforms to current Environment Agency regulations.

Land

The land extends to approximately 926.06 acres (374.79 hectares) which is available as a whole only. The farm steading lies between 220m and 345m above sea level. The soils are described as a slowly permeable acid clay loam.

The land type is split approximately as follows:
Meadow92.77 acres
Herbal Leys62.39 acres
Permanent Pasture411.06 acres
Rough Pasture250.70 acres
Heather Allotment105.72 acres
Woodland0.65 acres
Buildings/ tracks2.77 acres

In addition to the land, there are rights to graze 400 ewes and followers and 25 head of cattle on the adjacent Crosby Ravensworth/ Bank Moor Common.

Environmental Stewardship

Agreement Type Term Annual Payment (£) (2024)
cs Higher Tier 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2033 £32,005
cs Mid Tier 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2026 £15,329
sfi Scheme 1.2.2024 – 31.01.2027 £33,815
cs Higher Tier – Commons 1.1.2021 – 31.12.2030 £21,438
Total Annual Revenue (£) £102,587

The farm has previously benefitted from various FiPL grant funding agreements, and although the schemes have finished, the ingoing tenant must indemnify the agreement holder for the ongoing obligation to keep capital grant items in good repair.

In relation to the common, the successful applicant will become a “member” of the internal commons agreement and adhere to the rules of the group. To qualify for the annual revenue payment from the Commons scheme, the incoming tenant will have to establish a hefted flock of up to 200 ewes and followers on the Common. These may be available to purchase. Please note that under the terms of the Commons Scheme, the tenant will not be able to exercise the rights to graze 25 cattle on the common.

A summary of the schemes is available from the letting agents for your consideration following viewing the property.

General Remarks And Stipulations

Tenure
The farm will be available to let on a 12 year Farm Business Tenancy from 1st November 2025. This will include a break clause, which can be triggered by either party on the 6th anniversary. The tenancy will include provision for three yearly rent reviews subject to open market values. The rent will be payable monthly in advance by standing order. The farm is to be let as a whole. The successful tenant will be required to live in Gaythorne Hall and will be responsible for contributing £1,000 + VAT towards the preparation of the Tenancy Agreement.
Insurance and repairs

The repairing obligations will be shared between the Landlord and the Tenant. The main structures of the house and the traditional buildings will be repaired by the Landlord. The Tenant will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of everything else, including the access tracks to the farm, and the maintenance, repair and replacement of all boundaries detailed on the fbt plan.
Tenant’s improvements
Provision for Tenant’s Improvements will be covered in the tenancy agreement. No compensation for improvements will be paid at the end of the tenancy agreement unless they have had Landlord’s prior written consent. Compensation will not be payable in respect of any planning consent obtained by the tenant unless the landlord has provided written consent for the application.

Tenant’s fixtures
There are no Tenant’s Fixtures to be taken over by the incoming tenant in so far as we are aware.
Natural capital

The Landlord reserves the right to all Natural Capital.
Council tax

We have been advised by the Local Authority that the Council Tax payable regarding Gaythorne Hall is Band F.
Local authority

Westmorland and Furness Council Town Hall, Corney Square, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7QE. Tel:

rights of way, easements and wayleaves
The farm will be let subject to all existing rights of way, easements and public footpaths. Please note, the south eastern and northern corner of the farm are designated as crow Act ‘Open Access’ land.