Cringletie House Hotel, Peebles

Check in: 15:00 (3:00pm) - 18:00 (6:00pm) (arrivals may be allowed outside this window if your travel plans can't be adjusted however this is subject to availability)

Check out: 10:00 (10:00am) - 11:00 (11:00am)

History

It is said that the word Cringletie derives from the name Crelenge, a landowner who lived in the area in the 13th century.

In 1971 Historic Scotland recognized the architectural importance of Cringletie House when they granted it grade B listed status. In later years the Walled Garden and the dovecote were also listed.

Cringletie House first became a hotel after Stanley and Aileen Maguire bought it in 1971. Over the next 27 years, the Maguires developed Cringletie into a popular and highly acclaimed country house hotel. Aileen was the head chef, famous for her Sunday lunches. Their head gardener Nick Cross developed the walled garden into a spectacular vegetable and herbaceous paradise, well known throughout the Borders.

The Maguires retired in 1997 and sold Cringletie. Sadly, the house and grounds were neglected by the new owners, and the hotel's reputation declined until the present owners, Jacob and Johanna van Houdt, bought it in 2003.

From 2003 to the 2019 - Major New Refurbishments

Jacob and Johanna embarked on extensive renovations of the inside of the house, advised by Simpson and Brown Architects in Edinburgh. They also started an ambitious programme to improve the grounds, including replanting woodlands, building woodland walks, and restoring the splendour of the historic walled garden.

The result of their work is the luxurious hotel you see today, combining the charm of the house's Victorian heritage with the comfort and convenience of the 21st century.

Note: To honour the history of the House and its inhabitants, the current tartan in the hall and staircase is a mixture of the Murray and the Sutherland tartans. It was created for us by McKay in Durham. The check is taken from the Murray tartan, the red line made a little softer and the blues and greens are derived from the Sutherland tartan.

Bill and Ann Cross bought the Hotel from the van Houdts in February 2019.

Food & beverage

The award-winning Sutherland Restaurant is located on the first floor of Cringletie’s imposing baronial mansion. The strikingly grand dining room features a magnificent fireplace and hand-painted ceiling under which the Head Chef, serves elegant, fine dining without the fuss. 

The Cringletie dining room is the perfect dining getaway, quality, unpretentious excellent food in just the right atmosphere for city dwellers, as well as visitors to Peebles and Scottish Borders. Expect a relaxed and enjoyable experience with a fine-dining feel, good size portions beautifully presented.

On Sundays, the kitchen brigade in cooperation with the front team serves up a 7-course tasting menu with matching wines and drinks. This event commences at around 7.30pm each Sunday. The property's restaurant manager will present each course, in turn, highlighting the ingredients and preparation techniques used in creating the dish. The perfectly matched drinks with each course will be explained and why it goes so well with this particular dish. Cost for this feast is £111.00 per person including free accommodation in a classic room.

Children are more than welcome to eat in the restaurant; high chairs are available and the property offer a children’s menu called Huggie’s Friends. Of course, they are also welcome to make their choices from the dinner menu.

Normal dinner is served daily from 6.00pm to 9.00pm but please keep in mind that over the winter from November until March the hotel and therefore also the restaurant is closed on Mondays after check-out and Tuesdays.

The dinner menu is a seasonal menu using produce and products that are readily available in those seasons.  The menu is a table d'hote menu with a choice of five starters, five main courses and five desserts.  The cost for this three-course menu is £37.50 per person including after-dinner coffee/tea.

Grounds & Gardens

• Sweeping manicured lawns, acres of mature woodland, grazing sheep, a pitch and putt course and, behind the house, the famous walled garden with its 400-year-old yew hedge reputed to be the oldest in Scotland.
• Explore the 28 acres further and find a delightful river and waterfall, a historic dovecote, woodland walks, outdoor sculptures and a croquet lawn.
• Guests can play boules or outdoor chess in the walled garden and you may even spot badgers or owls in the woods at dusk.
• The walled garden also houses a splendid vegetable patch, a children's play area with climbing frame and trampoline and areas for growing homegrown vegetables which is served freshly picked in the restaurant throughout the year.

Other facilities

• Wifi is available throughout the entire house and is free of charge.
• Guests can enjoy the peace and quiet of the lounge to read papers in the morning over a lovely coffee.
• There’s mountain biking in Glentress, fishing on the Tweed and some of the best field sports and golf in Europe. 
• The hotel also has a specifically-designed room for those who need wheelchair access.