Chris and Sue Walker have owned and operated the Selkirk Arms for 17 years, and the “sale will signal their retirement from the trade”, the joint agents noted.
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Graham + Sibbald and Smith & Clough said that a “hostelry at the Selkirk Arms has been in existence for well over 250 years”.
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The hotel, which has 17 letting bedrooms, notes on its website: “The Selkirk Arms Hotel dates back from 1777 and is known to have had Robert Burns as a lodger on several occasions around 1794. Although there are conflicting stories as to the origin of The Selkirk Grace, many believe that…