Weirs put mansion on the market for £800,000
BRITAIN’S biggest lottery winners have put their mansion up for sale for £800,000 after moving to a bigger house.
EuroMillions winners Colin and Christine Weir are selling the country home that was their first big purchase after their £161 million win in 2011.
The couple swapped their three-bedroom detached home in Largs, Ayrshire, for Knock House, which sits just north of their home town.
They bought the property, which has a walled garden and views over the Firth of Clyde, for £850,000 in August 2011 – just a month after their win.
They spent the next few years upgrading the property but have now decided to sell up after buying Frognal House in Troon for more than £3m.
Knock House, which has five bedrooms and a three-bedroom gatehouse on the estate for guest accommodation, is being marketed by Savills for offers over £795,000.
No interior photographs of the house are included in the sales brochure.
During their time at the property, Mr Weir, 69, a retired cameraman for STV and his wife, 60, a former psychiatric nurse, converted old potting sheds in the grounds into a wine cellar and tasting room, a meeting room and an office.
The sales brochure for the property states: “Knock House is a superbly presented country house in a beautiful and private rural setting.
“The whole property has been completely refurbished and embellished using flair and imagination as well as the best materials and tradesmen around. Nothing has been left to chance including electronic entrance gates... and state-of-the-art security systems.
“In the main house the rooms are bright and where possible take full advantage of the great views. It has a beautiful new kitchen, sun room and three new bathrooms.”
The property also has a stable with two paddocks and a jumping field.