New owners to turn luxury hotel into family home

A luxury hotel in the south of Scotland is to be turned back into a family home.

The four-star Blackaddie House Hotel in Sanquhar was originally built in 1540 as the rectory to St Bride's Church.

The building - which became a hotel about 60 years ago - was being marketed for sale last year for offers over £950,000 for the whole site, which includes a number of other buildings.

The main property has now been sold while the surrounding cottages and owners' bungalow may also be put on the market in due course.

Harriet Simpson, senior property consultant with estate agents Fine & Country Scotland, said the new owners planned to return the building to its former use.

"The main part of the hotel is being sold to a family who will be using the house as a family home once again," she said.

"In due course the separate cottages and the owner's bungalow (barn conversion) may come to the market but this is yet to be determined.

"The owners have thoroughly enjoyed living and working here but wish to retire, hence the reason for the sale."

She said that during their ownership they had spent a "lot of money" upgrading the facilities and would hand over the building "in very good order".

"The property enjoys an enviable, elevated position by the River Nith, which is a renowned stretch of water in the area for fishing," she added.

"The nearby mainline railway station provides excellent rail links and road links are fantastic too, with Glasgow and Dumfries easily accessible."