Papworth Nursery, Washdyke Lane, Donington
Description
GENERAL INFORMATION
Papworth Nursery has been established over a number of years and provides an opportunity for extensive outdoor and indoor growing and growing on environments, together with a range of additional modern facilities, all in good order. It is located to the south east of Donington (1.5 miles), and 1.5 miles north of Quadring. It is within easy reach of the market towns of Spalding and Boston.
The South Lincolnshire area generally is very well renowned as being at the forefront of horticultural production and trading in the eastern part of the UK. This is coupled with an extensive and integrated transport system which is easily available to this particular nursery and the area generally.
The nursery has been comprehensively cleared and now provides the opportunity for an incoming purchaser to establish full occupation at an early stage.
It is located in a secluded and well treed/protected location on the south side of Washdyke Lane, a short distance from the A152 road between Quadring and Donington and is well laid out and established for its required purpose together with extensive parking and manoeuvring areas.
TENURE
Freehold with vacant possession. Early vacant possession can be available at completion.
SERVICES
Mains electricity (single and three phase) together which mains water (metered). There is a significant self saved water system off the glass into two irrigation reservoirs. Drainage to a private system.
DRAINAGE RATES:
2025/2026 Rating Year - £1,022.99
VAT:
There has been no ´opt to tax´ for VAT purposes. VAT will not be charged in addition to the purchase price.
LEGAL COSTS:
Each party will be responsible for their own legal and professional costs incurred in the sale/purchase.
FUNDING/ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATION COMPLIANCE:
A prospective purchaser will be required to provide confirmation of their source of funding and pass the necessary Anti Money Laundering Compliance checks undertaken by the Vendor´s Agents prior to instruction to Solicitors.
NURSERY EQUIPMENT AND OFFICE FITTINGS ETC.
It will be pointed out at the time of viewing as to which items are included in the sale. Some items are specifically excluded and will not be available.
BUILDINGS
Offices: -
There are Offices located within the structure of the Greenhouse. The external office, which is divided into sections, is of timber effect cladding construction. The offices, and the meeting rooms, have carpeted floors with the kitchen having vinyl flooring. The offices are decorated neutrally throughout. There are air conditioning units fixed to the walls of two of the offices.
Workshop: -
The Workshop is of steel portal frame construction with a mono-pitched roof and concrete floor. The Workshop benefits from a roller shutter door.
Within the Workshop building is the Canteen, along with W/Cs.
Open Fronted Store: -
Of steel portal frame construction with a mono-pitched roof and concrete floor.
GP Warehouse: -
Of steel portal frame construction with profile clad walling. The Warehouse benefits from two roller shutter doors, including a personnel door.
PARTICULARS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
These have been prepared and photographs taken in August and September 2025. Some of the photographs showing crops in production were taken at an earlier time. The nursery is now completely empty of growing stock.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-03
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 70% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School791 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 98
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 259
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Gosberton Academy2.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 137
- Type
- Academy converter
- Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 240
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School3.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 91
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Cowley Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 621
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Thomas Middlecott Academy5.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 612
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Spalding Academy7.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,486
- Type
- Academy converter
- Spalding Grammar School7.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,023
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
- Spalding High School8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 970
- Type
- Community school
- Gender
- Girls
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Longstaff Chartered Surveyors, Spalding
5 New Road, Spalding, PE11 1BS
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