Tarrel Farmhouse

• Two reception rooms. Six en-suite bedrooms.
• A beautifully appointed interior.
• Garaging with laundry and workshop.
• Expansive grounds including walled garden, young cider apple orchard and grazing.
• 1 kilometer private tree-lined driveway.
• Currently a successful boutique hotel.
• Stunning views to the Dornoch and Moray Firths.
• About 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres) in all.

Tarrel Farmhouse lies close to the fishing village of Portmahomack on the Tarbat peninsula, a promontory lying to the north of Inverness between the Dornoch and Moray Firths. The property is in an outstanding setting with spectacular elevated views both over the Dornoch Firth to the mountains of Sutherland and the Moray Firth to the Moray Coast.The area is popular for its dry climate, wonderful coastal light and fertile farmland culminating in a coastline of sheer cliffs and sandy beaches dotted with historic fishing villages. This varied landscape offers many opportunities for a wide range of rural sports and recreation and the renowned links golf courses, including the world famous Royal Dornoch Championship Course, attract visitors from all over the world.The nearby village of Portmahomack has a post office, shop and restaurants, while nearby Tain has an excellent range of shops and amenities including primary and secondary schooling. Inverness, about an hour’s drive away, has all the facilities of a modern city including its airport with regular flights to the South and Europe.Tarrel Farmhouse is a B listed house, its origins dating back to the 18th century. The property was fully renovated in 2000 in accordance with listed building requirements (https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/180/planning Ref 00/00083/LBCRC) and is now a handsome country house with a beautifully presented interior, retaining many original features, the most striking of which is the two storey curved exterior wall on the southern wing.Tarrel Farmhouse has potential to be a family home with its comfortable reception rooms, magnificent dining kitchen with snug, hand-crafted solid oak staircase and well-appointed en suite bedrooms. The standard of the accommodation is so high that, the house has been run as a small, boutique hotel.