{{Short description|Country house hotel in Stirling, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}}

'''Cromlix''' is a hotel near Kinbuck, Stirlingshire, Scotland. It was originally constructed as a Victorian mansion, then first operated as a hotel from the early 1980s to 2012.

It was bought by tennis player Andy Murray and the hotel re-opened in April 2014, being managed by ICMI management group until December 2022. The hotel was brought into self-management from January 2023 by the Murrays and was refurbished.

==History== There are records of Cromlix from the 1500s, when the Bishop of Dunblane sold the lands of Cromlix to his brother, Robert Chisholm.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} A house was built on the site in 1874 as a family residence in the time of Captain Arthur Drummond Hay, but was destroyed by fire in 1878. It was replaced in 1880 by Cromlix House.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The Story of Cromlix|last = Eden|first = Ronald|publisher = Private}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2026|certain=yes|reason=Unpublished material is not considered reliable. (WP:SOURCE)}} Cromlix House was built for Arthur Hay-Drummond, son of the 11th Earl of Kinnoull. King Edward VII visited in September 1908.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sotheby's catalogue:A set of twelve mahogany chairs early 20th century|url=http://www.sothebys.com/it/auctions/ecatalogue/2009/fine-furniture-tapestries-ceramics-clocks-silver-carpets-l09765/lot.104.html |publisher=Sotheby's|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152439/http://www.sothebys.com/it/auctions/ecatalogue/2009/fine-furniture-tapestries-ceramics-clocks-silver-carpets-l09765/lot.104.html |archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The house remained a family home for the Hay-Drummonds until the 1971 death of Evelyn Hay-Drummond,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-for-sale/details/id/SAED_327713/#ixzz25F7DGfmt|title=Cromlix, Dunblane FK15 Commercial Property for Sale - Primelocation|website=www.primelocation.com}}</ref> who had married Terence Eden (8th Lord Auckland).<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Cromlix|url=http://www.cromlix.com/history/|access-date=9 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171418/http://www.cromlix.com/history/|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Cromlix House was converted in May 1981 from the Eden family home, and retained much of the original furniture and family portraits. It also contains Cromlix Chapel, a consecrated Episcopalian Church in the diocese of Dunblane dating from 1874<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cromlixhouse.com/cms_assets/Cromlix_Wedding_2011_V2.pdf | title=Cromlix Hotel Wedding Brochure | access-date=2012-03-25}}{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref> which was opened by reverend Charles Wordsworth of Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. The church's reredos were carved by Alexander MacDonald, a sculptor who lived in Rome.<ref name=":0" />{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2026|certain=yes|reason=Unpublished material is not considered reliable. (WP:SOURCE)}}

The house sits on a {{convert|2000|acre}} estate and occupies approximately {{convert|34|acres}} of parkland, forestry and four fishing lochs,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-cottages.co.uk/fishing-in-scotland/cromlix-estate |title=Scottish Cottages | access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref> as well as two mineral springs.

Between the 1980s and its closure on 16 February 2012, it was run as a four-star country house hotel, with 14 bedrooms including eight suites.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://cromlixhouse.com/| title=Cromlix Hotel | access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Jody Harrison|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13047836.famous-country-house-hotel-closes/ |title=Famous country house hotel closes|publisher=Herald Scotland |date=20 February 2012 |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>

In 2006 Cromlix House – including the game larder, ancillary building, gatepiers and garden boundary walls – was designated as a Category C listed building.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cromlix House Including Game Larder, Ancillary Building, Gatepiers And Garden Boundary Walls. LB50619 |url=https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB50619|website=portal.historicenvironment.scot| publisher=Historic Environment Scotland|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref> An obelisk sundial in the garden is Category A listed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cromlix House, Sundial And Flanking Pair Of Gatepiers (Formerly Fireplace Jambs). LB3997 |url=https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB3997|website=portal.historicenvironment.scot|publisher=Historic Environment Scotland|access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In October 2010, it served as the wedding venue for tennis player Jamie Murray and Alejandra Murray (née Gutierrez).<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2010/10/29/scots-wimbledon-champ-jamie-murray-ties-the-knot-with-fianc-e-alejandra-gutierrez-86908-22666423/ |title=Wimbledon champ Jamie Murray ties the knot with fiancée Alejandra Gutierrez |publisher=The Daily Record |access-date=2012-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11647040|title=Jamie Murray marries girlfriend|work=BBC News |date=28 October 2010 |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>

The hotel closed in 2011 and again in early 2013. In February 2013, it was confirmed that Andy Murray had bought the property for £1.8 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1056698/andy-murray-buys-1-8m-cromlix-house-hotel |title=Andy Murray buys £1.8 million Cromlix House Hotel |publisher=Sky News |date=2013-02-25 |access-date=2013-03-02}}</ref> It opened as a 15-room five-star hotel in April 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-26823280 |title=Hotel bought by Wimbledon champion Andy Murray opens |work=BBC News |date=1 April 2014 |access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref> In April 2015, Cromlix was the venue for the wedding reception of tennis player Andy Murray and his wife Kim,<ref name="bbcwedding">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-32252206| title=Andy Murray marries girlfriend Kim Sears in Dunblane | work=BBC News | access-date=11 April 2015|date=6 November 2017}}</ref> and the following year Murray's father and partner Sam Watson were married at the hotel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/nov/21/andy-murray-dad-wedding-spoty-knighthood|title=Andy Murray concerned about father’s wedding, not knighthood or Spoty title|publisher=The Guardian |date=21 November 2016 |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>

In January 2023, the Murray's moved to self-management of the hotel and closed the hotel for a total refurbishment.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} All of the hotel's bedrooms and bathrooms were renovated as well as the restaurant, the bar and all common areas of the hotel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barr |first=Selena |date=2024-02-22 |title=New walls, please! Andy Murray’s hotel gets a funky makeover |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/cromlix-house-hotel-dunblane-scotland-andy-murray-kim-sears-ss8qcwhb5 |access-date=2024-02-22 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

A further bedroom (Dahlia) was added in 2025.<ref>https://homesandinteriorsscotland.com/2025/08/kim-murray-on-designing-the-elegant-dahlia-suite-at-cromlix-hotel/</ref>

In January 2026, the hotel closed again for further alterations.<ref>https://www.thecaterer.com/news/andy-and-kim-murrays-cromlix-begins-work-on-new-80-cover-restaurant</ref> They include the construction of a new, glass fronted restaurant on the main lawn, a new, intimate, fine-dining restaurant inside the main building, three new bedrooms including an accessible, ground-floor suite, a one-person treatement space in the woodland and an extensive, state of the art kitchen serving all of the restaurants at the hotel. The Glasshouse will become a dedicated afternoon tea and events space, and a new private event room (The Library) will open on the first floor.

==Awards== Cromlix has won the following awards:

* AA Hotel of the Year, Scotland 2024–25<ref>https://aahospitalityawards.com/aahospitalityawards2025/en/page/aa-hotel-of-the-year-scotland-</ref> * AA Notable Wine List 2024 * MICHELIN key, MICHELIN Guide 2024<ref>https://guide.michelin.com/gb/en/hotels-stays/Stirlingshire/cromlix-hotel-7681?arr=2026-03-02&dep=2026-03-03&nA=1&nC=0&nR=1</ref> * Rural Hotel of the Year, Food & Travel Reader Awards 2024 * Scottish Excellence Awards – Chef of the Year and Independent Hotel of the Year 2024<ref>https://www.thenational.scot/news/24206099.scotland-hotel-owned-andy-murray-wins-top-awards/</ref> * Best Hotel Experience, Scottish Thistle Awards 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=And the winners are… - News {{!}} VisitScotland.org |url=http://www.visitscotland.org/news/2023/scottish-thistle-awards-final |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.visitscotland.org |language=en}}</ref> * AA 5 Red Stars, AA Inspectors' Choice in Britain & Ireland 2023 * AA 3 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence, AA Inspectors' Choice in Britain & Ireland 2023 * Winner of the "Best for Walkies", Pets Pyjamas Travel Awards 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elphick |first=Denise |date=2023-12-21 |title=PetsPyjamas Announces the Winners of the 2023 Travel Awards |url=https://www.petspyjamas.com/blog/meet-the-winners-of-the-petspyjamas-travel-awards-2023/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=PetsPyjamas |language=en-US}}</ref> * Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Choice – Top 30 Hotels in the United Kingdom 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-10-01 |title=Readers' Choice Awards 2021: All the winners |url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/readers-choice-winners-2021 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=CN Traveller |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://cromlix.com/ Cromlix Luxury Hotel] {{coord|56.2317|-3.9666|format=dms|type:landmark|display=title}}

Category:Country houses in Stirling (council area) Category:Houses completed in 1874 Category:Category C listed buildings in Stirling (council area) Category:Hotels in Stirling (council area)