Farming tenants have the opportunity to tender for two Cornwall Council farms, with viewing days being held in early October.

East Trehunist Farm in Liskeard, and No.7 Trerice Holdings near Newquay, both have around 150 acres of land plus a house and buildings and are available on farm business tenancies of up to 15 years.

National Property Consultant, Carter Jonas, is hosting viewing days on 1, 2 and 9 October, with tender submissions later in the month.

"Both of these farms offer exciting opportunities for someone looking to establish their own farming unit or possibly expand an existing farming business on a long-term tenancy," says Caroline Raspison, Rural Associate at Carter Jonas.

East Trehunist Farm is currently run and equipped as a dairy farm in the hamlet of Trehunist, less than a mile from Quethiock. Offered as a stock farm, diversification proposals are also encouraged alongside the principal farming business.

The holding is equipped with nearly 15,000 sq ft of a mixture of concrete and timber-framed farm buildings, including cubicles, loose housing and storage, silage pits and slurry lagoon, as well as a three-bedroom farmhouse.

In total the land extends to 147 acres of productive pastureland, currently put to long-term grass and herbal leys.

Situated just outside of Newquay, No.7 Trerice Holdings is also part of Cornwall Council's Farms Estate. The Council also welcomes diversification proposals alongside the principal farming business on the holding. 

It is equipped with a mixture of steel and timber framed buildings. These house cubicles plus timber cow kennels, loose housing and storage. There are concrete-floored silage pits, and a herringbone parlour and dairy system that currently supports a herd of approximately 50 organic milking cows.

"A further timber-framed storage building is provided away from the main yard, a few hundred yards down the road," says Mrs Raspison.

No.7 Trerice Holdings also offers the opportunity to live on-farm in a three-bedroom farmhouse, offering views out over the farm.

Similarly to East Trehunist Farm, the land at No.7 Trerice Holdings extends to approximately 147 acres, which is currently laid to pasture, though previously a proportion of the land has been cropped with forage crops of peas and barley undersown with clover leys.

"Cornwall Council's approach to the letting of these properties is that an ideal tenant would be either a new entrant looking to establish a new farming venture or perhaps an existing grazier looking to bring together all their farming activity in a fully equipped holding. It could also be an existing tenant on a smaller acreage, for which these holdings would provide a progression step for their business," says Ms Raspison.

Applicants need to demonstrate the husbandry skills necessary to farm the holding, a three-year business plan supported by clear evidence of funds, an entrepreneurial approach to business, and an understanding of the environment and how farming works with nature to support its recovery alongside commercial food production.

To attend the viewing days, potential tenants should contact Caroline Raspison at the Carter Jonas Truro Office by emailing caroline.raspison@carterjonas.co.uk.