A SEASCALE hotel is going under the hammer today.

Calder House Hotel is due to be auctioned off by Auction House Cumbria today (Wednesday) with a guide price of £275,000 plus fees.

A nearby property with six en-suite rooms, currently used as an annex to the 18-bedroom hotel, is also due to be sold at auction with a guide price of £75,000 plus fees.

Calder House Hotel, at The Banks, is a Victorian building overlooking the Irish sea.

It was originally built as a private residence but used as a girls preparatory school until the 1960s when it became a hotel. Auction House Cumbria said the hotel was refurbished at the turn of the last century and later extended to include 18 en-suite bedrooms.

It also has a cellar and a self-contained owners’ flat with living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom.

Outside, there is a large garden with car parking space, front lawn extending down to the railway beyond which is the sea.

There is a large detached garage/store which would be suitable for conversion, subject to planning consent.

The seller said: “Any interested parties should make their own enquiries to Copeland Borough Council who have indicated that in principle it may be possible to convert the property into apartments.”

The contents of the hotel are also available for purchase by separate negotiation.

The annex, at 3 Caldersyde, is a three story terraced property with a garden and a garage.

It has two en-suite bedrooms on each floor and also a kitchen on the ground floor.

The buildings are due to be auctioned at 12noon at Carlisle Racecourse.