Historic country house hotel on the market for £4.5m
A Grade II listed Peak District hotel which once narrowly escaped being destroyed in a fire has hit the market for the first time in 35 years – with agents seeking in the region of £4.5m for the historic property.
Baslow Hall, near Bakewell, was established in 1907 on land acquired from the Duke of Rutland for the Stockdale family. It was bought by its current owners in spring 1988 and now operates as an exclusive country house hotel.
In 1913, the house was acquired by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, an inventor who is believed to have taken out 176 patents between 1882 and 1927, including alternators, circuit breakers, transformers and turbines. It is understood that Baslow Hall became one of the first residential properties in the UK to have electricity.
When the current owners, Mr and Mrs Fischer, bought Baslow Hall it was an almost derelict manor house with overgrown grounds. A year after a fire affected large parts of the building, the pair completed a ground-up renovation of the property before opening it for business as a restaurant with rooms.
The hall, situated on the edge of the village of Baslow, boasts accommodation spread over three floors, with further accommodation available in the Garden House.
The property is being marketed jointly by Savills and Caudwell & Co.
Luke Billson, property agent at Savills in Nottingham, said: “The work that Mr and Mrs Fischer have put into restoring Baslow Hall, and making it the successful business it is today, deserves the highest of praise. Since purchasing the property back in 1988, they have expanded and developed it into what it is today: an unrivalled manor house, with extensive manicured gardens in the heart of the Peak District.
“Whilst currently run as a restaurant with rooms it would make a very fine country house, subject to planning consent. And it is this rather unique opportunity, coupled with its village location, that we feel will capture the imagination of many interested buyers.”
Neil Fischer, son of the property’s owners, added: “When my parents bought Baslow Hall in May 1988, it was their dream to create something special and that they did. Almost 35 years on, they’ve decided that it’s time to hang up their apron and chef whites and formally retire. As part of this process they have taken the not-so-easy decision to sell what has been both our family home and parents business for over three decades. Our hope as a family is that the next owners love the property as much as we have done.
“Until the property is sold, Baslow Hall will remain open for business for new guests to experience or simply to revisit a memory.”
