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Prime Seaside Location | Freehold Opportunity | OIRO £890,000
Business Partnership are delighted to present to the market Cawdor House, an outstanding boutique hospitality opportunity located in the heart of the highly desirable seaside town of Nairn on Scotland’s Moray Coast.
Set within a striking detached sandstone villa, this beautifully presented and highly flexible property offers a rare chance to acquire a substantial coastal business with multiple income streams and clear scope for further development. The property currently comprises six high-quality letting bedrooms, a charming one-bedroom self-catering lodge, and a spacious three-bedroom private owners’ residence. Taken together, the property provides 9 bedrooms in total, making it an attractive proposition for purchasers seeking a boutique hotel, guest house or lifestyle business with significant future upside.
Cawdor House has been extensively upgraded by the current proprietors since acquisition in 2022 and is presented to an excellent standard throughout. The business enjoys a strong reputation, quality online reviews and excellent forward bookings. In addition, the property offers substantial untapped potential through the reactivation of the licensed café and the further development of uses such as private dining, workshops, small weddings, wellness retreats, events and exclusive-use bookings.
This is a rare freehold opportunity in one of the Highlands’ most sought-after coastal towns, offered for sale due to a planned relocation.
Business Overview
Cawdor House trades as a high-quality guest house in a prime coastal location, attracting a broad mix of domestic and international visitors, golfers, business travellers and tourists visiting the Moray Firth. The business has established a strong reputation for quality accommodation, warm hospitality and a high standard of presentation throughout.
A particularly attractive aspect of this opportunity is the flexibility of the property and the range of future uses available to a new owner. The licensed café, which is currently non-trading, provides clear scope to generate additional income and broaden the customer offering. In addition to guest breakfasts and daytime trade, there is potential to develop the space for evening dining, private functions, workshops, local events or small-scale hospitality concepts which would complement the existing accommodation business.
The wider property also lends itself well to further development through self-catering income, exclusive-use stays, retreat packages, small weddings and bespoke guest experiences. Accordingly, Cawdor House offers not only an established trading platform, but also genuine scope for an incoming owner to expand the business in a number of different directions.
Location
Cawdor House occupies a prominent position at 7 Cawdor Street, Nairn, IV12 4QD, within easy reach of the town centre, beach and railway station.
Nairn is one of the Highlands’ most desirable coastal towns and enjoys an enviable position on the Moray Firth. Long recognised as a popular seaside destination, the town benefits from a mild microclimate, excellent local amenities and a strong tourism economy. The area is particularly well known for its sandy beaches, picturesque harbour and championship golf courses, including the highly regarded Nairn Golf Club.
The town also benefits from a lively mix of independent retailers, cafés, restaurants and leisure facilities, making it a highly attractive place to both live and work. Nairn lies approximately 16 miles east of Inverness and enjoys excellent transport connectivity, with walkable access to the railway station, regular bus services and Inverness Airport less than 10 miles away. This accessibility supports year-round demand from both leisure and business visitors.
Development Potential
Cawdor House is an established and profitable hospitality business, but one which also offers clear scope for growth and diversification.
A new owner may wish to explore:
This combination of existing trade and future opportunity is what makes Cawdor House such a compelling proposition.
Cawdor House is a handsome detached sandstone property arranged over ground and upper floors, together with a self-contained lodge and spacious private owners’ accommodation. The property has been significantly improved and upgraded to a high standard and offers a highly flexible trading configuration.
The main guest house provides welcoming public areas together with six stylish letting bedrooms, five of which are en suite, with the remaining bedroom benefitting from a dedicated private bathroom. The accommodation is tastefully decorated throughout and reflects the quality expected of a boutique hospitality business.
At ground floor level, the property includes an inviting entrance area, a bay-windowed café lounge and breakfast room, fitted commercial kitchen facilities, pantry and disabled-access WC. The café and lounge area provides an especially valuable opportunity for reactivation and further commercial use. Subject to a purchaser’s preferred operating model, this area could support an enhanced food and beverage offering, dedicated guest dining, events use, workshops or other hospitality-led concepts.
The private owners’ accommodation is a major feature of the sale and is arranged over two floors with a separate entrance and direct access to private garden space. This part of the property is spacious, well presented and suitable either for continued owner occupation or, subject to a purchaser’s plans, as an additional source of accommodation income.
Adjoining the main building is a self-contained one-bedroom lodge with its own access. Currently used as a granny flat, this space is ideal as self-catering accommodation and provides an additional revenue stream or overflow guest facility.
Externally, the property benefits from attractive landscaped gardens to the front and rear, a café terrace, private patio areas, useful outbuilding/storage and off-street parking.
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