Boath House Nairn, Inverness-Shire
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Boath House Nairn, Inverness-shire Boath House Nairn, Inverness-shire Nairn 3 miles, Inverness Airport 11 miles, Aberdeen 85 miles (All mileages are approximate) A stunning boutique country guest house situated on the Moray coast. A grade A-listed Georgian house with 4 principal reception rooms, 7 bedroom suites and ancillary accommodation. Two luxury 1-bedroom cottages Award winning Kale Yard Café with garden shop An exquisite walled garden with orchard and herbaceous borders Ornamental lake stocked with trout and bog garden Wildflower meadow and mature woodland An additional 5-bedroom house and 2 acre field available separately For sale as a whole About 16.61 acres Edinburgh Hotels Department Tom Stewart-Moore Josh Aspland-Robinson 80 Queen Street 55 Baker Street Edinburgh, EH2 4NF London, W1U 8AN Tel: 0131 222 9600 Tel: 0207 861 1082 [email protected] [email protected] knightfrank.co.uk Situation Boath House is situated on the beautiful Moray Firth Coast, There is primary and secondary schooling, with just 3 miles east of Nairn and only 11 miles from Inverness Gordonstoun Independent School only half an hour's airport. drive away. The vibrant coastal town of Nairn is a popular holiday The city of Inverness is only 18 miles away and has all destination and has a good selection of local services the facilities expected of the Highland’s capital including including a range of shops, art gallery, two museums, cafes supermarkets, retail parks, cultural and medical facilities. and restaurants. There are recreational facilities including a There is a train station with regular services to Aberdeen, sports centre, swimming pool, cricket pitch, tennis club and Perth and Edinburgh, together with a sleeper to London. riding centre. The harbour is a focal point of the town and is Inverness airport offers regular flights to London, Bristol, home to a small fishing fleet, marina and sailing club. Manchester, Birmingham and other UK and European destinations. The surrounding area has plenty of sporting opportunities with superb salmon and sea trout fishing on the Rivers Nairn, Findhorn and Spey. Driven grouse and pheasant shooting are available to rent on surrounding estates. The beautiful Spey valley with its whisky trail and skiing at the Lecht in the Eastern Cairngorms is only 40 miles away. Additionaly, the Cairngorms are less than 30 miles away. The surrounding coastline has many sandy beaches including Findhorn Bay and the Moray Firth offers sailing, windsurfing, sea angling and dolphin watching. For the golfer, there are two championship courses at Nairn which is within an hour’s drive, together with Castle Stuart Golf links and further afield at Royal Dornoch. Historical Note Boath House succeeds “the great stone house” mentioned in a court circular of the time of Mary Queen of Scots. It has been described as the most beautiful Regency House in Scotland and was built by Archibald Simpson of Aberdeen, whose portrait hangs in the house. Simpson was regarded as being head and shoulders above the men of his time, and by some as an architectural genius. It was on the rising ground in front of the house on a misty morning in 1645, that part of the Montrose’s Royalist force awaited the Covenanting army commanded by the Duke of Argyll. At that time there was a tower dating back to the mid 1500s and it is said that the army camped in the grounds at a site which is now outside the bottom of the walled garden. The house was built for Sir James Dunbar, and the family retained it until 1923. It passed through various hands and unfortunately into a state of disrepair in the early 90s, at which time Don and Wendy bought and restored the magnificent building to something approaching its original splendour. An interesting dovecote, contemporary with the old house, still stands today in the nearby village of Auldearn, and is maintained by the National Trust for Scotland. The garden also dates back to earlier times and has been restored to almost its original “kitchen gardens” status providing the property now with vegetables and herbs for the kitchen, as was customary in bygone days. Historic Scotland’s Garden Society were able to provide details of the layout of much of the original walled garden and over the years the current owners have rebuilt the plot from scratch. Description Boath House is an elegant boutique guest house and residential estate extending to about 16.61 acres and situated on the Moray coast. The house has accommodation over three storeys and includes five principal reception rooms, seven bedroom suites and ancillary accommodation with an award winning restaurant. There are two 1 bedroom luxurious cottages within the grounds. The main house is surrounded by landscaped gardens. The Kale Yard café and shop was constructed and opened within the walled garden in 2018. The gardens include an orchard, kitchen garden, ornamental pond, bog garden and mature woodland. The current owners have been running the property for the last 25 years as a luxury boutique guest house and exclusive use venue, together with the restaurant, garden café and shop. The owners have invested a lot of capital taking it from a ruin, to where it is today. The sale offers the opportunity to purchase a successful trading business or alternatively it could be purchased as a wonderful private residential estate. Boath House Boath house is approached off the main road via a private driveway with a gravel sweep to the front. The house is entered via a tetrastyle Ionic portico. The house has been sympathetically restored to an extremely high standard throughout. The reception rooms are generously proportioned and features include the oval dining room with three large sash-and-case windows. Each of the 9 bedroom suites (including cottages) have been tastefully decorated, all with their own individual style. The accommodation is over three storeys as follows: Ground floor: entrance hall, drawing room, bar, office, kitchen, oval dining room, private dining room, lounge and W.C First floor: landing and five bedroom suites Basement: two further bedroom suites, wine cellars, stores, two further bedrooms, sitting room, bathroom and utility room. Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 10802 Sq Ft - 1003.51 Sq M (Including Cellar) This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Store Bathroom Utility Private Dining Room Dining 17'5'' x 9'6'' Dining Room/ Bedroom 3 Bedroom 7 5.30 x 2.90m Room Lounge 24'3'' x 18'1'' 21'4'' x 11'10'' 7.40 x 5.50m Suite 1 26'3'' x 18'1'' 21' x 13'9'' Bedroom 4 6.50 x 3.60m 20'8'' x 13'5'' 8.00 x 5.50m 6.40 x 4.20m 21'4'' x 17'9'' 6.50 x 5.40m Ensuite WM WM 6.30 x 4.10m Bathroom Cellar B Kitchen Ensuite Kitchen Shower 21' x 16'5'' Room 6.40 x 5.00m Living Room WC Ensuite 16'5'' x 13'1'' Bathroom 5.00 x 4.00m Ensuite WC Bathroom Cellar Ensuite Shower Drawing Bar Room Vestibule Room 17'1'' x 12'2'' Bedroom 1 25'7'' x 17'1'' Bedroom 5 5.20 x 3.70m 17'1'' x 14'1'' 7.80 x 5.20m 16'9'' x 12'6'' Dry 5.10 x 3.80m Bedroom 2 5.20 x 4.30m Goods Office 14'3'' x 12'2'' Wine Cellar Ensuite Suite 2 12'6'' x 9'2'' Store Bedroom 6 Shower 18'1'' x 10'6'' Cellar Ensuite 4.35 x 3.70m 11'10'' x 8'10'' 11'2'' x 10'10'' 12'2'' x 11'2'' 3.80 x 2.80m Bathroom 3.70 x 3.40m Room 5.50 x 3.20m 3.60 x 2.70m 3.40 x 3.30m Bathroom Basement Store Bathroom Utility Private Dining Room Dining 17'5'' x 9'6'' Dining Room/ Bedroom 3 Bedroom 7 5.30 x 2.90m Room Lounge 24'3'' x 18'1'' 21'4'' x 11'10'' 7.40 x 5.50m Suite 1 26'3'' x 18'1'' 21' x 13'9'' Bedroom 4 6.50 x 3.60m 20'8'' x 13'5'' 8.00 x 5.50m 6.40 x 4.20m 21'4'' x 17'9'' 6.50 x 5.40m Ensuite WM WM 6.30 x 4.10m Bathroom Cellar B Kitchen Ensuite Kitchen Shower 21' x 16'5'' Room 6.40 x 5.00m Living Room WC Ensuite 16'5'' x 13'1'' Bathroom 5.00 x 4.00m Ensuite WC Bathroom Cellar Ensuite Shower Drawing Bar Room Vestibule Room 17'1'' x 12'2'' Bedroom 1 25'7'' x 17'1'' Bedroom 5 5.20 x 3.70m 17'1'' x 14'1'' 7.80 x 5.20m 16'9'' x 12'6'' Dry 5.10 x 3.80m Bedroom 2 5.20 x 4.30m Goods Office 14'3'' x 12'2'' Wine Cellar Ensuite Suite 2 12'6'' x 9'2'' Store Bedroom 6 Shower 18'1'' x 10'6'' Cellar Ensuite 4.35 x 3.70m 11'10'' x 8'10'' 11'2'' x 10'10'' 12'2'' x 11'2'' 3.80 x 2.80m Bathroom 3.70 x 3.40m Room 5.50 x 3.20m 3.60 x 2.70m 3.40 x 3.30m Bathroom Ground Floor First Floor Additional houses Approximate Gross Internal Floor Area 389.24 Sq Ft - 36.16 Sq M Within the garden policies, there are two further houses as This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon follows: as a statement of fact.