Location

Situated just outside the pretty village of Kirkmichael, South Ayrshire, and surrounded by stunning countryside, Barwheys boasts both open rural views and great transport links by road, rail, air and sea. Approx 10 minutes from Ayr, 50 minutes from Glasgow or 40 minutes to Cairnryan if you are thinking of a trip across to The Emerald Isle, Barwheys is an excellent location from which to relax and explore. Located in South Ayrshire, Barwheys is a great hub for commuting and weekend activities alike. Surrounded by some of the country’s best golf courses including Trump Turnberry, Prestwick, Royal Troon and Dundonald.

Business

Barwheys currently operates as a luxury five-star accommodation and hospitality venue. It has been the location of many large family get togethers, weddings, special birthdays, family Christmas’s, corporate events and much more. The business would make a fantastic addition to an already established hospitality operator as given its hidden location offers a truly unique experience to guests. With three luxurious steading houses and a central hub for entertaining, the business operates all year round.  Prices range from £1,400 to £1,900 per night and is let on an exclusive use basis. The accommodation is exceptionally stylish but timeless.

There is a great opportunity for new owners to significantly increase revenues or change the direction of the business. The former dairy has been out of operation for the last few years but provides an opportunity for the new owner to re-open the dairy as a cook school, events centre, central dining area or with the appropriate consents could be developed into additional accommodation.

Property

The houses originally date back to the 18th century, however, Barwheys was rebuilt using the original farm footprint in 2012 to a traditional design, whilst encompassing a modern and luxurious feel throughout. The four buildings are built around a central courtyard, similarly designed in an 18th century style.  There are three houses all set over two levels and providing beautiful en-suite accommodation. There is also an ancient barn conversion with mezzanine floor, utility room and cloakroom, offering many different uses but currently used as a games hall, media centre and chill out zone.

Each of the three houses offer luxurious self-catering accommodation with large central kitchen areas equipped with Leibherer and NEFF appliances. Each of the eight double or twin bedrooms has modern en-suite facilities with slate and glass finishings and powerful showers or roll top baths, as well as a family bathroom in each house.

Each house has a stylish cosy sitting room with open fires or wood burning stoves as well as a galleried dining hall and Granary to enable all 16 guests to gather together in comfort.

All the houses have terrace doors leading out onto the back lawns with sweeping views out over the fields offering peace and tranquillity.

The former dairy building is spacious in size and has a large production area, storage area, office and dining kitchen.

The heating and hot water are delivered by a central Froling Biomass boiler which is fed by wood pellets and maintained on a regular basis. Each of the properties has a separate immersion heater.

External

The property is accessed through a large wooden entry gate at the end of a well maintained, tarmacked private driveway lined with mature native trees and is completely hidden away. Built around a central courtyard, each house has a terraced area to the rear with uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside. There is a large car park at the side of the property with two charging points for electric vehicles.

Trading Information

The business trades all year round and trading figures will be made available after a formal viewing has taken place.  

Services

The property has mains water (via a private supply) and electricity. The heating and hot water is served by a central Froling Biomass boiler which is fuelled by wood pellets. It currently has over 12 years left of 20 year commercial RHI funding. The sceptic tank is a 3 Stage System with Active Digestor which flows into a reed bed before discharge into the watercourse.

Tenure

This business / property is offered on the Scottish equivalent of Freehold.

Price

Offers over £2,000,000 are invited, including fixtures and fittings.

Summary

A truly unique opportunity to acquire an already established luxury, five star holiday accommodation business in a stunning location with untapped potential. Viewing is highly recommended to truly appreciate the quality of Barwheys and the flexibility that the accommodation has to offer. 

Inventory

An inventory will be compiled to detail all items of a personal nature excluded from the sale and the items that are subject to separate negotiation, this will be available to all parties wishing to offer.