Cromlix takes leadership retreats, strategy meetings, workshops, company dinners, award evenings, milestone celebrations and weddings, from a meeting of 10 to a dinner of 60. The house is a Victorian mansion set in its own woodland and gardens at Kinbuck, just north of Dunblane in Stirlingshire, and is owned by Kim and Andy Murray. Groups can book single rooms or take over the entire property.
Seminars and company events
The house is laid out for small, focused groups rather than conferences. Boards and working sessions use the Library or the Study, while the Glasshouse handles corporate dinners and award evenings. The events team plans the day around meetings, meals and time outdoors in the woods and gardens, and teams can add outdoor activities to the program. With exclusive use, a company has every room, the restaurant and the grounds to itself for the duration of the stay.
Weddings and receptions
The private chapel was built for the Drummond family more than 150 years ago and sits at the heart of the house. It hosts religious and civil ceremonies for two to 40 guests. Small weddings of up to 18 move from the chapel to the Library for the wedding breakfast, and larger celebrations use the Glasshouse. There are no set packages: the hotel prepares a quote for each couple, offers a menu and wine tasting about three months before the date, and shares a list of preferred suppliers. Marquee contractors can be introduced for bigger numbers. Couples booking a wedding reserve at least three guest rooms.
Rooms and capacities
The Glasshouse, filled with plants and daylight, seats up to 60 guests for dinners and celebrations and takes on a warm glow in the evening. The Library, on the second floor away from the main rooms, seats up to 18 for a board meeting or a wedding breakfast and is decorated with street art. The Study, the smallest room in the house, takes up to 10 and is hung with RSA artwork. The chapel seats up to 40.
Accommodation
Bedrooms range from cottage and estate rooms to junior, deluxe, connected and turret suites, a garden suite and Laurel Gate Lodge at the entrance to the estate. Each room is individually designed. Check-in is from 3 p.m. and check-out at 11 a.m. Dogs are welcome.
Catering
Food comes from the house kitchens. Cradle is the fine dining restaurant, the Garden Room serves long lunches, and afternoon tea is taken in the Glasshouse. Private dining rooms are available for smaller parties. The chefs cater to dietary needs with notice. The sommelier curates the wine list and sources specific bottles on request, so corkage is not offered.
History and setting
Cromlix is a Victorian country house with a family chapel at its center. Kim and Andy Murray restored and reopened it as a hotel, and recent work added new restaurants and redesigned interiors. The grounds include woodland walks and secluded gardens.
Getting there
The hotel is at Kinbuck, near Dunblane, Stirling FK15 9JT. It is 11 miles from Stirling, 36 miles from Glasgow, 48 miles from Edinburgh and 50 miles from Dundee. Dunblane railway station, on the lines to Glasgow and Edinburgh, is a short drive away, and both cities have international airports.
