Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and a hairdryer, guest rooms at the hotel have a tv and air conditioning, and selected rooms have a seating area. Our inverell accommodations are outfitted with the finest amenities so you have a comfortable, relaxing holiday when you stay with us. Get a taste of how the whisky you love today came to be, with this brief blair athol timeline. It leaves hotels motels for dead in comfort and warmth. It is located only 6km from the prosperous town of inverell. Our stay at blair athol estate was a night in absolute luxury and old world charm. The word blair is strongly believed to be territorial in origin, being derived from the gaelic blar which signifies a field clear of woods or a battlefield. The hotel also provides free wifi and free private parking. It has all the charm you would expect from a country manor. This hotel is situated 5 miles away from inverell pioneer village. Sip a complimentary predinner sherry or afterdinner port, while you relax in the drawing room or parlour. Book a massage with one of the remedial massage therapists to take away the. If you are going to stay in inverell you would be mad not to try blair athol. Blair athol is excited to introduce our new, purposebuilt day spa for the pleasure and enjoyment of our guests and visitors.
Guests can unwind with a book or magazine on any of the comfortable daybeds or lounges whilst enjoying the view from the terrace overlooking the panoramic country vista. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions. Guests can use the oilinfused infrared sauna or book a treatment in one of the beautifully. Location was quiet, peaceful with an interesting history. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Blair athol boutique hotel and day spa invites you to experience luxury hospitality in their elegant 1904, manor house. Over 19 generations, the stewarts and murrays of atholl have backed winners and losers, fallen in and out of political favour, won battles and lost them. A history of blair athol and clermont killin, kerry on. Blair surname history by william campbell blair, md and bryce dixon blair. Each room is outfitted with modern amenities and comfortable beds. Blair athol boutique hotel and day spa nsw holidays. Facilities like the blair athol day spa provide wellness and beauty. We have 5 comfortable guest suites in our manor house and additional accommodation in our coach house. The manor house, built in 1904, perfectly complimented emmas vintagestyle gown. Laced with the history of the original family, including the last resting place of florence and theodore cooper, the garden and surrounds add another dimension to. Set on 22 hectares of prime land with sweeping vistas, it includes two hectares of.
The village of blair atholl with the atholl spelt slightly differently to that of the distillery is a few miles north of the distillery and is home to the th century blair castle, home of the duke of atholl and the uks last private army, the atholl highlanders. Florence coopers mother owned the property from the late 1890s, when it was called pinehurst. The full story was originally published in the february 2016 issue of australian country. The atholl highlanders is a scottish ceremonial infantry regiment. It was created by queen anne in 1703 for john murray, 2nd marquess of atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of his father, the 1st marquess. As you turn into blair athol estate, the beautiful bunya tree lined avenue. The blair surname is of great antiquity, first appearing in scotland in the 12th and early th centuries. The 8 best motels in inverell, australia check out our pick of great motels in inverell.
The regiment is not part of the british army but under the command of the duke of atholl, and based in blair atholl. Leave your guests with shining memories of your wedding with accommodation at blair athol estate in inverell. Heritage hideaway for full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript. Duke of atholl, alternatively duke of athole, named after atholl in scotland, is a title in the peerage of scotland held by the head of clan murray. History of blair athol listen if you had peered out to the west of campbelltown from a high city centre window in mid1995, you may have been forgiven for. The story will take you from mary, queen of scots to the civil war, and continued. Indulge in the blair athol bed and breakfast experience with antique furniture, open fireplaces and graceful surroundings. Inspired by the roman bathhouses of the past with grand columns and an atrium roof, the day spa houses a 10. Property report for 37 blair athol road, inverell nsw 2360.
Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and a hairdryer, guest rooms at the hotel have a tv and air conditioning, and selected rooms have a. People and places dont just shape a single malt scotch whiskys flavour. Explore the grounds with gardens planted in the 1860s. Early settler james maclaren took up a pastoral run in the area in 1863 and named it blair athol after the village blair atholl, the location of blair castle of the duke of atholl in scotland. The coopers stay on for another 3 generations and sold blair athol estate in. It has all the charm you would expect from a grand country home. The sapphire suite was beautifuly appointed and very comfortable. Our hostess kim greeted us warmly and took thr time to show us around the estate and give us an insight into the history of blair athol. The beautiful grounds were a stunning backdrop to the pairs wedding. Blair athol boutique hotel and day spa accommodation. Blair athol is a beautiful turnoflastcentury manor house, set in gardens. Gary always dreamed of developing the farm into a premier residential and golfing estate and knowing the terrain so well, he had been designing an awesome golf course in his mind over the past 20 years. Ring inverells finest accommodation and day spa to make a booking for your next.
It offers luxurious and comfortable accommodation and a selfcontained cabin in the grounds. While sinking a well in 1864, he discovered coal on the property. This hotel is situated 8 km away from inverell pioneer village. World war i volunteers from the inverell district in nsw australia who participated in the great snowball recruiting drive of 1916. It was sold to her soninlaw theophilus coooper who demolished the original house and built the current manor house. Blair athol s dam was the outstanding racemare blink bonny, who won the derby in 1857. Blair atholl has been the players family home for so long and a place that they love dearly. This photo shows the first contingent of 114 men, at the time the largest group of men to leave a nsw county town together for war service. Couple and best friends emma and drew irwin were married on the 2nd of april, 2016, at the historical blair athol estate in inverell, new south wales. Find and book deals on the best motels in inverell, australia. Blair athol estate invites you to experience luxury hospitality in our gracious 1904 manor house. Grand designs at blair athol estate australia country. If your visiting on a friday weekend book the day spa ahead, it is. Blair athol was slow to mature and did not race as a twoyearold.
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