peaceandquiet1
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Anyone with £650 000 or so like to buy KB and try to make it a place to be proud of?
Kingsbarn up for sale
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AnShanDan
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Where is it advertised for sale? Just interested, as it could be a really great venue with the right people in charge.
AnShanDan
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found it!
peaceandquiet1
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Really hope someone buys it soon and gets it going. So much potential.
EventingMum
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I agree, with some investment it could rival other show centres. That's a huge amount of stables to fill though! I imagine a house on site would be a first priority.
pixie
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Elf On A Shelf
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Who ever buys it will also have to do a hell of a lot to get over the stigma, bad feeling and bad press over the place!
MotherOfChickens
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reckon it won't stay equestrian, not even sure the market is (or ever was) there in Scotland tbh. Shame.
EventingMum
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When you see Morris and Ingliston I reckon there could be a market but who knows especially with the loss of the big arena at Gleneagles. I heard,years ago, that the then owner only build it so in future the land could be developed for housing - no idea if there was any truth in that.
Midlifecrisis
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I got all excited when OH said we ve had a win on the lottery...£25 isn't gonna do it tho! It could be its too big to ever run successfully..maybe need one company to run a livery/training yard and another to run events/training. Theres tonights lottery I spose..
peaceandquiet1
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It needs a house on site I think. The facilities you see as a casual competitor are good but of course I have never seen behind the scenes. I really hope someone will revive it but suspect it will go for development.
MotherOfChickens
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I was told that as well! Very difficult to make that pay I would think. Didn't Ingliston go through a period of not doing well? I am very out of touch with it all these days.
I hope I am wrong, I went for lessons there when it first opened and it was fabulous for about a month but went downhill so fast.
EventingMum
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Both Morris and Ingliston have (very) wealthy individuals behind them so how financially viable they are is probably questionable. Ingliston has many more things on site now as well: hotel, beauty salon, restaurant, conference rooms, wedding venue etc all of which get used for non horsey clients. Horse wise I've heard the number of shows has decreased as have the clinics with outside instructors but there are a massive number of liveries. If it makes a profit is anyones guess but the investment has been massive!
Jnhuk
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Just seen a fb link and think it is now called Blue Ridge Equestrian centre
Anyone been yet?
Anyone been yet?
measles
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No but they have a FB page and recently had an open day. One of my clients told me last night that they are starting Thursday evening SJ there