A HOTEL named after the world famous Dark Hedges in Co Antrim has been put up for sale after falling into receivership last year.
The Hedges Hotel near Armoy was acquired by two investors in early 2015 after Game of Thrones helped the site became a huge tourism draw.
The hedges were believed to have been planted along the entrance to Gracehill House by the Stewart family in 1775, who owned the manor estate.
The tree-lined route became a tourism hit after it was depicted as Kingsroad in the second series of HBO’s global TV smash.
It’s understood Stephen Gray and business partner Jonathan Gwynne invested around £5 million in the hotel, golf course and manor after they acquired the Gracehill House estate in 2015.
Part of the estate, including the 16-bed hotel, was incorporated as Dark Hedges Ltd in 2016.
The company reported shareholder funds of £1.6m for the year ending April 30 2019. But by June 2020, with the hospitality industry in lockdown, receivers were appointed.
The hotel has now gone on the market. The sale includes the 16-bed hotel and accompanying salon, which are based on a four-acre site and an additional 28 acres of surrounding agricultural lands.
The neighbouring Gracehill House, along with the 18 hole golf course and licensed restaurant, have already been sold.
Bids for the Georgian property, listed as a potential boutique hotel, and the surrounding 220 acres, were being accepted up to the first week of November.
