A HOTEL with two restaurants and two bars in a historic Scottish village has been put up for sale.
Graham and Sibbald is handling the sale of The Steam Packet Inn in Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway.
The agent said it is in a “wonderful” condition and located in a “dream” location.
“Situated at the southernmost tip of the Machars Peninsula, The Steam Packet Inn has a great quayside location, in the Isle of Whithorn overlooking the pretty harbour.
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“This delightful three-star inn is very well established with seven letting bedrooms, two bars and two restaurants,” it said.
“The Steam Packet Inn is truly a leisure destination located, quite literally, at the ‘end of the road’ in this delightful coastal locality of Dumfries and Galloway.”
The agent added: “Whithorn and Isle of Whithorn are steeped in history and it is where St Ninian, Scotland’s first saint, landed bringing Christianity to Scotland in 397AD.
“In later centuries it was the Steam Packet Company, from which the inn took its name, that operated regular ferry and cargo services from Liverpool to Isle of Whithorn, ensuring the prosperity of the village and the locality along with the fishing industry from Solway Firth."
Alistair Letham, a hotel and leisure consultant with Graham and Sibbald, said: "The availability of The Steam Packet Inn being for sale is both a rare (first time available for over 40 years) and outstanding opportunity to acquire an excellent and well-established business with good turnover which is in wonderful condition and situated in a ‘to dream of’ location."
Graham and Sibbald is inviting "offers around £725,000" for The Steam Packet Inn.
The business has been owned by the Scoular family for over 40 years. The family also owns the Five Kingdoms Microbrewery, also located in Isle of Whithorn.
Managing director of Steam Packet Hotel Company and Five Kingdoms Brewery Company Alastair Scoular said: “Although it is sad for us to be selling the business that has been part of the family for so long the success of the brewery means that we have decided to focus solely on expanding the brewery.
“We believe the pub offers huge potential for new owners to continue its success particularly with the opportunities provided by the brewery expansion in the village.”
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