Peter Pan mansion put on the market

The Moat Brae building - which is to close on Friday - has been put up for sale

A Georgian mansion which helped to inspire JM Barrie to write Peter Pan has been put up for sale.

Trustees recently announced that the Moat Brae building, which has been operating as a children's literature centre, was to close on 23 August.

It was saved from demolition and underwent a multi-million pound overhaul before it opened to the public in 2019.

Now it has been put on the market as an "extensively refurbished category B listed building".

The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (PPMBT) confirmed earlier this month that the historic site would have to close.

It said the visitor attraction had been losing money for an "extended period" and could not continue to operate.

It is scheduled to close to the public on Friday and has now been put on the market by Shepherd Chartered Surveyors.

There is no price attached to the listing for the property, which is more than 200 years old.

It says the four-storey building offers a "balanced mix of cellular and open-plan accommodation" while "preserving outstanding architectural features".

The visitor attraction has been running at a loss for some time

The trustees said "every possible effort" had been made to keep the building open.

They said they had faced a marked reduction in statutory funding, grant funding, donor income and legacies.

It led to a lengthy loss-making period for the visitor attraction and, ultimately, prompted the decision to close.

It has now been opened up to offers to take it over and give a new life to the property which includes a cafe, function suite, exhibition space and kitchen.