Pennygate Lodge is a former Georgian Manse which is currently run as a Guest House. It is category ‘B’ listed. The main public and sleeping accommodation is over two levels, with further sleeping accommodation on the attic level, while the basement has been converted to create private accommodation for a manager. The house is constructed of stone with a painted render finish under a pitched slate roof.
A number of original features have been retained including decorative cornicing, ceiling roses and sash and casement windows.
Steps lead to a corniced doorway which provides access to a spacious reception hall. The main public accommodation comprises a dining room with a office/pantry off and a resident’s sitting room with a wood burning stove. A well equipped commercial kitchen is to the rear.
A stair leads to the main sleeping accommodation on the first floor. There are four bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and a further family bathroom which is well positioned for the excellent views.
The attic space on the second floor has been converted to create additional bedroom accommodation, with one bedroom with an ensuite shower room and three bedrooms with wash hand basins. There is also a shower room.
The basement is currently occupied by the manager of Pennygate Lodge and has a separate entrance from the rear. The accommodation on the basement level is accessed via a stair from the ground floor and comprises a sitting room, bathroom, three bedrooms, laundry/utility room and two stores.
Pennygate Lodge has side and front drives leading from the public road, both of which are shared. The main front drive is down to a combination of tarmacadum and gravel and leads through an impressive, recently erected cast iron fenced entrance, over a cattle grid. An additional side driveway is down to gravel and also leads to the front of the house. There is a spacious gravel parking and turning area.
A front garden is mainly down to lawn and has a variety of mature trees and shrubs. There is also a small hedge. A private rear garden is also down to grass and is enclosed by mature trees, shrubs and a dry stone dyke. The southern boundary is formed by small burn, where there is a deer-proof fence.
Guest House
Since the current owners purchased Pennygate Lodge, they have employed a manager to run a Bed & Breakfast business from the property. The manager’s family reside in the basement of the house. Pennygate Lodge holds a 3-star rating by Visit Scotland. The business trades for 12 months of the year and generally caters for tourists through the spring and summer months, with workmen accommodated for during the autumn and winter months.
There is a premises licence for serving alcohol to residents and non-residents dining at the house. During the winter months meals are provided for various local groups.
A copy of the most recent trading accounts, inventory of available extras and further information on the business can be made available to prospective buyers following receipt of their official notification of interest.
Pennygate Lodge has a prominent situation in Craignure, with a very distinctive position when accessing the island via the Oban – Craignure ferry.
Pennygate Lodge has a very accessible situation in the village of Craignure, with two entrances from the public road. It has an elevated position which overlooks Craignure Bay and the Morven hills. The property is within a short walk from the Craignure – Oban ferry, the main ferry port for the island.
The house is located off the A849, which is the main road of the island connecting Craignure with Tobermory to the north and Fionnphort to the south.
Craignure provides for everyday necessities and has a church, garage, shop, inn and café. There is also a tourist information centre, a golf club and a swimming pool and spa complex.
In the village of Salen (12 miles), there is a primary school with a Gaelic immersion programme. The Village of Lochdon (3 Miles) to the south has a primary school.
Mull’s capital, Tobermory, has excellent opportunities for sailing and sea fishing that will only be enhanced by the new marina facilities. It is widely acknowledged by the sailing fraternity that the Western Isles of Scotland provide some of the most scenic and picturesque sailing grounds in Western Europe.
Mull has a thriving arts, crafts and cultural scene, golf courses in Tobermory and Craignure, superb restaurants, enterprising shops, excellent schooling and medical facilities. Mull has become a very desirable place to live, offering a wonderful quality of life and a strong sense of community. It plays host to visitors from around the globe for various sporting and cultural events.
The island is famous for its extensive and varied wild life and sea life, flora and fauna, and fascinating geology which give rise to breathtaking landscapes. Mull continues to lead the way in eco-tourism and the preservation of endangered species in particular sea eagles and golden eagles as well as otters and marine life including whale, porpoises and seals. It is a wonderful island for walking, climbing and mountain biking with some of the most breathtaking views in the west of Scotland.
For those interested in field sports, the island has a number of commercially run low ground shoots as well as red deer stalking and trout and salmon fishing on loch and river.
The Isle of Mull is one of the largest and most accessible Hebridean islands with regular ferry services from Craignure to Oban, Fishnish to Lochaline and Tobermory to Kilchoan. Mull has a small private airstrip; Glasgow airport has domestic and international flights and Oban has a main rail link and an airport in the village of Connel.
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