The hotel group behind plans for a new championship links golf course on the north coast has acquired a property at the Co Derry development site.
The Galgorm Collection announced plans over the summer to invest £30 million in a new landmark course at Bellarena, on a stretch of land overlooking the River Roe and Lough Foyle.
It came just eight months after the Co Antrim hospitality group behind the Galgorm Resort completed the acquisition of the Roe Park Hotel in Limavady for around £14m.
One year on from buying the 118-bed hotel, the group has bought a new lodge property in Bellarena.
Documents published by Companies House show Roe Park Holdings Limited is the new owner of Musselden Lodge.
Musselden Lodge with the Benevenagh Mountains in the backgrounf.
The four-bedroom residential property was placed on the market earlier this year with an asking price of just under £400,000.
Built in 2006 below the Benevenagh Mountains at the railway crossing on Scotchtown Road, the country-style lodge features three reception rooms.
The property backs onto the railway line that cuts through the landscape at Bellarena and crosses the nearby Roe River.
The lodge is among the properties visible in the landscape promotional image released by the Galgorm Collection when it announced its Bellarena plans in July.
The PropertyPal listing for Musselden Lodge confirm the property has been sold. It’s unclear how much was paid for the house.
Musselden Lodge had been on the market for around £400,000.
According to a document published by Companies House, AIB provided the finance for the deal, which was signed on October 30.
The Galgorm Collection has heavily invested in golf tourism over the past year, spending £28m to acquire the Roe Park Hotel and Galgorm Castle in Ballymena, both of which feature 18-hole courses.
The hospitality group is currently embarking on a £22m investment strategy in both sites.
The hotel company previously explored a potential championship links course below the Glens of Antrim at Glenariffe, next to the villages of Waterfoot and Cushendall.
The Galgorm Collection was contacted for comment.
