8 bedroom detached house for sale

A luxury Highland Lodge with spa facilities sat in private grounds currently used as a holiday house situated within the Cairngorms National Park.

The property is approached via a shared private laneway with a large gravelled parking area to the front. The baronial style lodge is understood to have been built in the 1750s and was purchased by the current owner in 2013. Having undergone a significant refurbishment by the predecessor, Balnastraid offers a very comfortable Highland Lodge with lovely views over surrounding farmland down to the River Dulnain. Over the years, Balnastraid has been let as a very successful holiday property and is capable of sleeping 23 people.

Balnastraid has some lovely garden space with three separate large formal lawns to the front with some planted borders and interspersed with specimen trees. The grounds are complemented by a further 3 acres of grazing suitable for grazing livestock or horses. The land holding extends to about 5 acres in total.

Balnastraid House has been run as a highly successful holiday let, generating substantial income over the years. Alternatively, Balnastraid House offers a fantastic opportunity to acquire a lovely family home with generous policies and situated in a sought-after location within the National Park.

There is the opportunity to purchase additional land extending to about 10 acres together with frontage and fishing on the River Dulnain.

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Balnastraid is situated in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, on the edge of the rural hamlet of Duthil and close to the charming village of Grantown-on-Spey. The nearby towns of Grantown-on-Spey (7.5 miles) and Aviemore (9 miles) provide more extensive services including secondary schooling, supermarkets, banks and restaurants. Aviemore has a train station with direct services to Inverness, Perth and Edinburgh as well as a sleeper service to London. The nearby A9 gives swift road links both north and south. Gordonstoun (38 miles) is the nearest private school. Inverness is about a forty-minute drive and provides all the services of a major city. The surrounding area of the Cairngorms National Park enjoys some of the finest scenery in Scotland and offers everything for the outdoor enthusiast including skiing, hill walking, mountain biking and world class shooting, fishing and stalking. The Cairngorm Ski and Activity Centre offers year round activities. There is excellent salmon fishing on the nearby River Spey. Inverness Airport (32 miles) offers regular flights to London, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, and other UK and European destinations.