[john and helen]

yes !!!! most of the properties i have found , do have a stream either to the side or bottom… plus !!! many have electric running over them… or very close by...

[john and helen]

Off to look at one today… i have asked all the basic questions like…is this one actually for sale….is it part of a lot..

 

[Louise Gaunt]

Good luck today! You both deserve to find somewhere good after your recent disappointments.

[john and helen]

certainly was sloping  but !!!!! there where some flattish spots that ,with a machine could be made flatter..great land for sheep… great sun trap….. lovely locals…many had a chat and where friendly…

i will need to work out a costing on what i want to do… and see if the sums work out for an offer on Monday…thats if Helen likes it…she had to work today  so it was just me , the dog and the camera…

i didn't go right to the top, even though the dog was on a lead, there where many lambs around ,so i didn't want to scare them …..

i loved the place..loads of work to do…but !!!! thats all part of it

[shygirl]

is that a ghost of a sheep in the photo?? 
I personally love the look of hills and would rather that than somewhere completely flat,
that field looks really beautiful 
what are your plans for it? sheep?

[john and helen]

I really like those little Balwens… i want to do rare breeds, so maybe a small flock of balwens, a few pigs, geese, ducks chooks and a couple of goats, i think H would like a llama 

I want a traditional orchard, and maybe a small vineyard

i was thinking 12 acres for the sheep, 1 acre for the orchard 2 acres for the pigs and veg patch 2 acres for the vineyard and the rest would be for everything else … the place is 20 acres

[renee]

It does look very nice. I have a slope like that which gets 3 months of sunlight in the summer. I love it and am dreaming of making a terrace system on part of it for vegetables. In the old days it was potato land as it was frost free earlier than the valley.

[shygirl]

try and track the sun so you know where you dark spots are.

[john and helen]

we are on the same track renee 

good point SG…

i couldn't get over how friendly the locals where…. going to take H down on monday…she loves the pics i took

one thing that really blew me away today was how Kai, my little working cocker was…he has never been near a horse..and he just sat there..really well behaved 

[Lesley Silvester]

Sounds really positive, John.    What about a house?

[john and helen]

the house will come in time  (hopefully) …one step at a time… static will do whilst i build the agri building… 

i have looked and looked into planning regs and gov regs….there is a way if you do it legally…it will take lots of hard work…..but i have a plan...

[ellied]

That slope looks really gentle compared to what I imagined (and have used most).  It's positively arable grade as far as I can see, I'd grab it with both hands if I were you! 

5 years business on there and a decent curve on your books by the end of it, you should get planning no bother, even if limited to agricultural occupancy, and it looks perfect for all kinds of growing, pure luxury for sheep, you could run broken mouthed old ewes on that and keep them in good fettle let alone younger breeding stock

Best of luck for Monday.

[john and helen]

the 2nd field is steeper 

[shygirl]

that's how steep one of our fields is in one section. very good for the legs, and excellent for sledging. our gas and water pipe also came the a slope like that so I can imagine what the workmen said when they were puttingit in...lol

[goosepimple]

Don't know how old you are John and Helen but if it's going to take 3-5 years to get it the way you want it you might have to take that into consideration on the old leggies perhaps.