The most ambitious, expensive commercial build Blantyre has ever seen, continues at a fair pace.
Superstructure steelwork has now been erected at Crossbasket’s brand new development at High Blantyre. Work rose out the ground during Summer and the building is now being clad.
It’s all part of a £15m expansion on the Crossbasket Estate, very close to the existing hotel and restaurant. The building of this new 40-bedroom hotel, a modern restaurant and events space, two five-bedroom eco-friendly cottages, and two spa cottages each with three dedicated treatment rooms is now well underway. People will be able to dine and be entertained by live music and acts, promising thrilling nights out with friends and family. All set in the most beautiful surroundings overlooking the leafy Calder, river and Four Angel Falls.
Construction has been screened off carefully from the existing beautiful Crossbasket grounds and Castle, so as not to interfere with any current business, with construction activities being managed and timed sympathetically and carefully. No disruption to existing guests.
The expansion of estate will triple existing capacity at Crossbasket and together with this year’s extension of ICMI’s management contract, signifies high levels of confidence in Scotland’s top-class tourism, hospitality sectors with High Blantyre as a desirable destination.
Once complete, the new hotel and venue will have capacity for an additional 35,000 visitors each year and importantly, provide over 50 new jobs for the local area. This should deliver a projected economic boost to the South Lanarkshire economy of approx. £1.2m per annum.
We hope to have some official press releases from Crossbasket Estate in the coming months.
The first guests are expected to be welcomed to the new hotel and restaurant in Autumn 2024.
Photo: Blantyre Telegraph
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