Andy Murray’s bold plans to open a RESTAURANT revealed
SIR Andy Murray has revealed plans to create a new restaurant at his luxury five-star hotel.
The double Wimbledon champion, 37, wants to build a new dining space for guests at Cromlix House near Dunblane.
Murray and wife Kim want a new 80 cover restaurant which would replace the current eatery known as The Glasshouse.
It would form an extension to the C-listed Victorian mansion with views over the hotel’s lawns through huge glass windows along a new terraced area.
The Glasshouse would be retained under the move but turned into a space for afternoon teas and private events.
Plans submitted to Stirling Council reveal Murray would also add three new ground floor bedrooms to the hotel within the main building.
He wants to convert a kitchen area into an accessible suite while an additional bedroom will also be created on the first floor.
If given the green-light, it would see the number of rooms available to guests at Cromlix increase from 15 to 19.
A laundry room will also be turned into a staff canteen while a store area is earmarked to become a toilet area.
The council will issue a decision on the new plans in due course.
Murray bought the 15-room venue near his home town for almost £2m in 2013 and it has become the venue for several family celebrations.
The tennis hero held his wedding reception at the hotel in 2015 and his elder brother Jamie was also married there.
Cromlix reopened last year following a three-month refurbishment programme overseen by Kim.
Plans for further repairs at Cromlix were approved earlier this month.
He had applied to carry out work on an outbuilding at the site and was granted permission after officials ruled the work posed no threat to bats.
The work will see a former stables which was being used as a workers’ cottage renovated with a new slate roof on the building and new roof lights.
Earlier this year Cromlix was named the best hotel in Scotland at the AA Hospitality Awards in London.
Murray said he is enjoying retirement after playing his last match for Team GB at the Paris Olympics.
And he was spotted with his young son earlier this week in a cute matching outfit.
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