Belgrave Arms Hotel , , Belgrave Arms Hotel, Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JX
not specified / Leisure / Hotel
For Sale
- £395,000.00
Available - Last updated: 05 August 2025
Key Features
The Belgrave Arms Hotel has a strong reputation for good food
Trades throughout the year generating a good level of profitability and turnover
Includes a popular public bar, modern restaurant, 9 attractive letting bedrooms
Spacious and comfortable owners’ accommodation and well-equipped service area
Highlight
Attractive fully licenced small hotel located in an excellent trading position on the NC500
Description
The Belgrave Arms Hotel is a prestigious detached property, dominating the A9 in the centre of Helmsdale. The original building was built in 1819 and has been developed and extended over the years. Purchased by the current owners in 2007, the building has enjoyed some significant upgrades to create this very successful operation.
The hotel is well-known and enjoys a good reputation for the quality of the provision offered. With a highly regarded reputation as evidenced on TripAdvisor, there is no doubt that the purchase of The Belgrave Arms Hotel offers an exciting opportunity. The business currently trades year-round, with the majority of trade occurring during the main tourist season (April to October). This hotel offers guests a great standard of accommodation throughout, with the 9 letting bedrooms being of a good standard. The owner’s accommodation is spacious and comfortable and would be suitable for a family.
Trade
This profitable business currently has a reliable and locally sourced team of staff, who are used to working throughout the hotel, resulting in a high-quality flexible staffing provision. The business operates all year with a reduced offering in the winter months due to lower demand. Over the winter months the room trade is mostly for commercial patronage, some of whom are regular visitors to the hotel. In contrast, the public bar trade revolves around largely local support in the quieter part of the year.
The hotel has it’s own web site and can take direct bookings online. This, together with their listing on booking.com, ensures a good level of accommodation trade.
Location
Helmsdale is a Sutherland coastal village steeped in history and with a strong maritime tradition. The hotel is located on the ever-popular North Coast 500 tourist route. The village boasts a good level of local amenities for both visitors and residents. The area has an association with Viking history and attracts a great many tourists. The broader region is renowned for its gold panning at Kildonan and the Timespan visitor attraction within the village depicts the region’s diverse history.
The village has approximately 750 inhabitants and is one of the main centres of population in Sutherland. It boasts an excellent links golf course and is within easy reach of the famous course at Royal Dornoch which lies to the south. The area is famed for its whisky production, with distilleries located in Brora, Wick and Tain. Slightly further afield the Falls of Shin and Dunrobin Castle provide for an interesting day out. Touring and genealogy are other favourite pastimes, together with the prospect of visiting nearby Scottish castles and other historic sites. These attractions, combined with the varied natural scenic beauty of the surrounding area, make it highly popular with a wide range of visitors and tourists.
Fishing is a very important part of the tourist mix. The river Helmsdale flows through the village and has its source in the three interconnecting lochs of Loch Badanloch, Loch nan Clàr and Loch Rimsdale. It is one of the most productive salmon rivers in the whole of Scotland.
For the outdoor enthusiast the Highlands of Scotland are famous for spectacular scenery and rugged mountains, a reputation which is comfortably upheld by Helmsdale. The wonderful un-spoilt scenery of the famous coast line and surrounding hills combine to make this a most attractive location. The region draws in a high customer footfall from visitors which generates a strong potential customer base for the business in the summer months as there is no shortage of opportunities in the immediate area for holiday makers. For walkers, the beautiful Sutherland terrain offers varied degrees of challenge from the more leisurely hillwalking to more stretching mountaineering.
The hotel is located in the middle of the village of Helmsdale where amenities include a village shop, primary school, doctor’s surgery, cultural centre, art gallery, post office and a railway station. Secondary education is provided in Golspie High School, a 25min drive south of Helmsdale. Recently the Helmsdale and District Development Trust has built a MUGA games arena below the hotel. The pedestrian access to the MUGA is via steps which lead to the A9 which brings the users past the hotel.
Accommodation
The Property
The Belgrave Arms Hotel was originally built around 1819. The hotel is a substantial detached villa of traditional stone construction under a slate roof, which has been extended and sympathetically adjusted internally over the years. The result of these works is a well laid out hotel with much potential.
Owners Accommodation
The spacious owner’s accommodation is a secure and separate area of the building located to the east end of the hotel. The accommodation is arranged over 2 floors and comprises a large lounge and bathroom on the 1st floor, with stairs to the second floor, where there is a master bedroom to the east and double bedroom to the extreme west end of the building with a sitting area between that and the stairs up. The second floor is within the roof void and is surprisingly spacious.
Terms
Reason For Sale
Having purchased the property in 2007 the current owners have upgraded the facilities to generate the successful operation it is today and are now ready to move on to their next venture closer to family. It is therefore their desire to bring this successful business to the market.
Finance and Legal Services
ASG Commercial Ltd is in touch with several lenders who provide specialist finance. We have access to a large team of legal experts who can act in all legal matters arising to include conveyancing and license transfers.
Specification
The property benefits from mains electricity, mains water and drainage. The central heating is a mix of gas fired central heating and electrical heating. The electrical heated hot water. LPG gas is used for cooking. The hotel complies with environmental health requirements, has an integral hard-wired fire alarm system and is Wi-Fi enabled throughout.
Property Quote Price(s)
| Description | Sale type | Guide price | Price type |
| Belgrave Arms Hotel |
For Sale Freehold
|
£395,000.00
| NA |
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