For £20 million, you too could own this UK village, but would you?

by Guest Wed Apr 06, 2016 7:56 pm

Ever fancied the idea of owning a charming, idyllic country cottage? Now you can own an entire village. That too in the picture postcard-perfect countryside of the United Kingdom.
West Heslerton, a village located 24 km from North Yorkshire in Northern England, is up for sale for £20 million. The property comprises 43 houses — including a 21-bedroom country home — 2,100 acres of land, a petrol station and a pub, BBC reports. In addition, the property also has a church, a pavilion and a play ground.
The entire estate was earlier owned by the same family for 150 years, but its recent owner, a lady named Eve Dawnay, died five years ago. Now the family has decided to put it up on the market.
"Miss Dawnay was a wonderful lady. She was very kind and the property rates are — have always been — very low. This has helped keep a vibrant village community with a mixed group of ages and there are obviously a lot of people hoping that somebody with a similar benevolent nature will come along to take over the estate," Tom Watson, a local estate agent was quoted as saying by the BBC.

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/uk-entire-village-sale-673465

Not that I've got a surplus of 'MILLIONS' just laying around waiting to be invested...but if I ever won the 'Power Ball'; this might be something I'd seriously consider taking advantage of.
I'm all about preservation and love the region and living somewhere else besides this great state would be a exciting change...but would you do this if you had the funds?

by eddie Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:31 pm

If I had a spare 20mill knocking around then yes, it's a great idea.
I'd like to turn it into a "respite" place for sick children, like a calm and cosy holiday town, for relaxation and family time.

by Guest Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:41 pm

On another link there were posted comments from many a 'Sky News' reader and there were quite a few comments made about 'Foreign' money coming into the UK and buying up such places and then jacking up the rent to the locals.

Or turning it into a refugee habitat for the Muslims that people are struggling to house.

by Guest Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:26 pm

So often it's just getting back in touch with 'Mother Nature' and being able to keep the day-to-day routine going that can aide in bringing mentally/physically impaired humans back in touch with healing those mental wounds.

But how to get started - how will they operate a Self-Reliant home or small farm; what they need is a working model and the 'HOW TO' and such a place with this many acres would be a perfect set-up, IMO.

The Journey to Self-Reliance Begins
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http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/self-reliance/self-sufficient-living-zm0z13onzrob.aspx

Signing up and living on the 'workable farm'; learning the methods of hands on vs watching it from a distance --- from 3 month / 6 month / 9 month or even a entire year --- but putting in the work to become a resource for their own future.
That's what I'd do with such a vast acreage and wonderful huge home...{{heavy sigh}} just dream'n I love you

by Guest Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:35 pm

Dreams indeed lol. When I first moved down to Somerset, best part of 25 years ago, I was going to have a smallholding and rear rare breeds. Got talked out of it, wish I'd stuck to my guns.

by Guest Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:35 pm

eddie wrote:If I had a spare 20mill knocking around then yes, it's a great idea.
I'd like to turn it into a "respite" place for sick children, like a calm and cosy holiday town, for relaxation and family time.

What a lovely idea Eddie.

by eddie Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:29 am

sassy wrote:
eddie wrote:If I had a spare 20mill knocking around then yes, it's a great idea.
I'd like to turn it into a "respite" place for sick children, like a calm and cosy holiday town, for relaxation and family time.

What a lovely idea Eddie.

Really would love to do something like that sass.
One of the most unfair things in the world is children dying or living with chronic illnesses. Just think a little haven away for the families.....just a real tonic for all x

by 'Wolfie Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:50 am

ONLY Two thousand acres ???

SOUNDS a bit overpriced to me..

OVER HERE you could still find ten or twenty times as much land, for half that price.

AND FOR $36 million or so, you might get a horse stud thrown in as well !

(And, you might even have Veya' as a potential neighbour..).

cheers

by veya_victaous Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:28 am

there in not a single block that is that big around there (too close to Canberra)

http://www.domain.com.au/18-upstream-road-bumbalong-nsw-2626-2012168389
but you could get 47 hectres for $460,000 Aussie so that only like 250K in pounds

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by veya_victaous Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:35 am

go out west near Bourke though

http://www.domain.com.au/-mundiwa-bourke-nsw-2840-2012276868

just under 3 mill Aussie and you got 14,816 hectres which is abotu 36,611 acres
with a whole cattle station
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