Murrayshall Nation Property within the coronary heart of Perthshire invitations you to flee, unwind and discover its 365-acre countryside retreat. Initially inbuilt 1664 by Sir Andrew Murray, the property served because the household dwelling for over 260 years earlier than its transformation right into a lodge in 1973. The property provides 40 rooms and suites together with award-winning eating, spa remedies and two golf programs. 2025 sees the property increasing its lodging providing with the launch of twenty-two pod-style cabins and The Luxurious Editor was kindly requested to the current launch evening in November for an unique first peek at these new cabins and we weren’t dissatisfied! Learn on to find extra about what’s new at Murrayshall.
It’s at all times a pleasure to revisit a property, we had been first launched to Murrayshall a couple of years in the past having fun with its {golfing} pursuits after which Lynedoch Brasserie. Coming again this November we are able to see a lot has modified since our first go to, the lodge has been elevated and expanded with a refined new product providing due to a rolling £30 million funding and Common Supervisor Gary Silcock’s in depth background within the luxurious hospitality market which noticed Gary as Director, Common Administration of Gleneagles for 4 years earlier than taking over submit at Murrayshall. It’s this funding and know-how that’s repositioning Murrayshall from being recognized only for {golfing} right into a vacation spot resort.
Since our earlier go to, the property now consists of AA Rosette vacation spot restaurant Eolas together with spa remedies on the Gate Lodge along with a remodelling and renovation of their 14 junior and deluxe suites.
Within the Coronary heart of Scotland
Murrayshall is inside straightforward attain from all main Scottish cities with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen all being round 1.5 hours drive away and Inverness 2.5 hours. Perth is three miles away and the city of Scone and Scone Palace is true subsequent door making it a super staycation getaway.
Pod Bedrooms
The most recent announcement to the funding undertaking is the rollout of glamping fashion ‘Pod Bedrooms’ which is able to arrive in Could 2025. Designed and engineered by Scottish agency, Armadilla, the 22 new pods might be situated on the grounds of Murrayshall and can provide a novel and opulent solution to benefit from the property. Tapping into the rising marketplace for friends who wish to expertise glamping and connecting with nature, while benefiting from all of the facilities a luxurious lodge gives.
Glamping can conjure up ideas of canvas tents, fireplace pits and tree-hugging, however these custom-built models provide a hotel-level expertise below the celebrities, inside suppose citizenM with underfloor heating, temper lighting, automated window blinds and music all managed from a pill together with massive tremendous king beds, a terrace and rain bathe. These new pods will cater to a full vary of visitor configurations – providing one-bedroom models, excellent for romantic getaways, in addition to bigger two-bedroom models, supreme for younger households and mates so this can be a actually thrilling addition to the lodge providing.
Rooms & Suites
At current there are 40 rooms and suites throughout the lodge and Balvaird Home positioned 50 yards from the lodge. Beginning with Cosy Rooms then Property Rooms, then shifting as much as Superior Rooms and at last Deluxe Rooms which have authentic interval options excessive ceilings and exquisite views of the Perthshire countryside.
Suites provide spacious visitor quarters with enhanced open residing areas and options. Suite choices embody the Fairway Suites, situated in each the primary home and Balvaird Home, that includes lounge areas and child-friendly facilities; the Lynedoch Suites in Balvaird Home, providing separate lounge and eating areas with gorgeous loos; and the Miller Suite in the primary home, boasting an opulent four-poster mattress, panoramic mullioned home windows, a big lounge space, and a studying nook inside a turret.
All rooms and suites are outfitted with high-quality, 100% cotton mattress linen whereas loos function Ishga hand cleaning soap and physique wash, in addition to Gordon Citadel shampoo, conditioner, physique lotion, and cleaning soap bars.
Our Suite
The final time I stayed in the primary home within the Miller Suite (which has all of the interval wow issue you would think about) this time I stayed in one of many newly renovated Lynedoch Suites situated in Balvaird Home (room 45).
I used to be genuinely wowed right here too. You head up a flight of stairs to the higher ground and enter into the expansive primary lounge which is trendy and modern. This huge twin eating/residing house has two sofas a espresso desk, a TV, and a eating desk for six folks. A sideboard homes a Nespresso machine, tea and kettle and two home windows providing dual-aspect countryside views.
The bed room is beneficiant in measurement with a kingsized mattress and padded function headboard together with a built-in wardrobe and dresser drawers which offer loads of space for storing.
The star of the suite must be the lavatory, as a part of the remodelling it was previously two rooms which were mixed into one grand lavatory. That includes Jack and Jill doorways you may enter and exit from each the lounge and bed room, a roll-top tub sits subsequent to the home windows and throughout a big doorless glass walk-in bathe house with rain bathe, whereas blue metro tiles run midway up the partitions giving the house a cool modern end.
Barossa
Begin the evening off in Barossa and you may be forgiven for gravitating in direction of the Chesterfield couch in entrance of the wood-burning fireplace (which glows with heat from morning til midnight). Do attempt certainly one of their cocktails, they’re incredible and ever so moreish (I can fortunately verify) and if you’re visiting daytime you can too take pleasure in their Afternoon Tea providing.
Eolas at Murrayshall
That means “data” in Gaelic Eolas (pronounced Olass) has lifted the meals providing at Murrayshall from a easy brasserie to a two AA Rosette vacation spot restaurant. Head Chef Craig Jackson (Craig was just lately awarded the distinguished title of a Grasp Chef of Nice Britain) takes you on a journey of the very best of recent Scottish cooking utilizing seasonal elements from native producers and the result is a triumph.
Eolas is lengthy and slim with window seating searching to the golf green and banquette seating dividing the room into two. On the aspect we had been sitting a central hearth was adorned with festive garlands and stockings whereas above the fireside, a recent stag portrait reminds us we’re within the coronary heart of Scotland. Flanking the fireside are symmetrical, arched wine cupboards tease with a glimpse of a curated wine assortment. Parque flooring and upholstered chairs mixed with tender uplighting create an area excellent for an intimate dinner.
A particular set menu was curated for us on the night I visited – showcasing dishes from the à la carte and Christmas menus. We began with a Crab & Gruyere Doughnut, adopted by Cured Trout, then Roast Beed Fillet and completed with Sticky Toffee Souffle. Like the whole lot at Murrayshall I had seen to date I used to be impressed. The providing right here is slick and well-executed, and testomony to Gary’s pedigree in high-class hospitality which filters all through your entire staff.
You might take Eolas to the restaurant capitals of the world and it would slot in completely. The restaurant is open Tuesdays to Sundays and if you happen to like a tasting menu expertise they’re working three in 2025 with the primary one taking place on Friday twenty fourth January 2025 with Wine Importers – Wojciech Pankiewicz, you may see full particulars right here.
Cairns
For informal eating or a post-golf drink head to Cairns, the place you may take pleasure in classics like Burgers and Fish & Chips, Curry Nights are additionally held as soon as a month and in the summertime the out of doors courtyard provides al fresco eating searching over the golf course.
Golf
Golf continues to be on the coronary heart of the property and if you happen to like this sport, you will have come to the proper place as Murrayshall has not one however two programs to expertise, a completely stocked professional store (tools from main manufacturers, together with Titleist, Cobra and Srixon), a driving vary and placing greens in addition to skilled PGA tuition available which suggests you may flip a keep right here into a whole golf break. Electrical buggies and golf bag trollies can be booked for an extra price.
Murrayshall Course
The Murrayshall Course is an 18-hole championship parkland course which meanders its method across the countryside property, passing by wetlands, and pine bushes, and provides golfers the proper mixture of an enthralling structure, impeccable course circumstances, and gorgeous panoramic views.
Lyndoch Course
The Lynedoch Course is a fantastic 10-hole parkland structure that’s supreme for golfers searching for a fast sport of golf or for juniors and people new to the sport. Shorter, however equally as difficult because the Murrayshall Course, the structure options barely narrower fairways and difficult hills, framed by tall Scots pine bushes.
Driving Vary
At 350 yards lengthy and minimize to duplicate three fairways, with bunker targets at 100, 150, and 200 yards, plus a number of different minimize inexperienced flags their floodlit driving vary provides a incredible house to hone your sport or hit a couple of balls earlier than heading out to play a spherical.
Outside Pursuits
It’s not simply golf on provide, the property gives a wealth of outside actions to construct into your keep. Choices vary from biking and archery, out of doors picnics, axe throwing, canyoning and gorge strolling to call a couple of choices there’s something to swimsuit everybody. View the complete providing right here.
New to Murrayshall is quad biking, we tried their instructor-led quad bike path, which takes you round a enjoyable and at occasions difficult course that ascends into the mountains ending with a spectacular vista to take pleasure in earlier than heading again right down to the lodge. All security tools is supplied together with helmets, gloves, and boiler fits and the complete expertise takes round an hour and a half.
Spa
One other new addition since my final go to is the Gate Lodge which now provides a spread of spa remedies utilizing Ishga. Remedies embody facials, therapeutic massage, deep tissue and scorching stones therapeutic massage, plus many extra.
Closing Ideas
Since my final go to to Murrayshall, a lot has modified and it’s thrilling to see the lodge develop, it’s firmly positioned itself on the luxurious vacation spot map. In case you are in search of a break free within the Scottish countryside and likewise excited by the considered glamping too – then put Murrayshall in your record of boutique accommodations to go to in 2025.
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