A former dairy farm which runs to 232ac has been offered up for sale in the Ards Peninsula in Co Down – an area known for its outstanding natural beauty.

The impressive property which includes a four bedroom house, as well as an extensive farmyard is located near the village of Ballyhalbert.

The villages of Ballywalter and Kircubbin are also nearby. The town of Portaferry is 10 miles away, whilst it is 13 miles to Newtownards.

The sale is being managed by local auctioneers Tim Martin and Co. The guide price for the property as a whole is £5.15m (€6.1m), which equates to £22,120/ac (€26,314/ac).

The dwelling house, known as Ballyhemlin House, was built in the late 1970s and is positioned to look over private landscaped gardens. The house is spacious and includes three reception rooms and a large kitchen with an oil fired Aga.

There are four double bedrooms upstairs, which includes the main ensuite bedroom, as well as a deluxe family bathroom and a study with a built-in workstation. There is a garage which is accessed from the near driveway.

The farm is made up of top quality agricultural land.

The sale is being managed by Tim Martin and Co.

There are spacious gardens to front and rear of Ballyhemlin House. Laid out in lawns, they have well maintained Castlewellan Gold hedging, a granite fountain, plus maple, alder and birch trees.

There is a rendered archway with Clematis which leads to the rear garden. It is mainly laid out in lawns, with a Yorkstone patio and a summerhouse, enclosed with mature and attractive green and purple maple and chestnut trees.

The farmyard is designed to accommodate a 200-cow dairy herd with followers. The milking parlour was decommissioned in recent years, although it could be restored, if desired by the new owner.

The main features of the yard remain in good condition, including the cubicle houses, slurry storage, open and covered silos, grain silos and a range of solid floor sheds.

The farmyard is designed to accommodate a 200-cow dairy herd.

The main features of the yard remain in good condition.

The farm is made up of top quality agricultural land in an area which is well suited to dairying. The Ards Peninsula has the lowest level of rainfall in Northern Ireland and seldom gets frost in the winter.

The land is intersected by country roads and internal lanes and the whole farm is laid out in grass at present. The farm would also be suited to arable and vegetable production if desired.

There is a mains water supply on the farm and Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are included in the sale of the property.