Bushmills Inn Shortlist*
Bushmills, Co Antrim
Good Hotel Guide Review
A short stroll from the world’s oldest distillery, this amiable 17th-century coaching inn on the Causeway Coastal Route is an eclectic jumble of ancient and modern. The public rooms have wooden booths, higgledy-piggledy snugs, inglenook turf fires, a ‘secret’ library. Many of the spacious bedrooms in the mill house, each with its own sitting area, overlook the River Bush. In the bar, still lit by Victorian gaslights, whiskey cocktails and Irish music; in the garden-facing restaurant, modern Irish plates, perhaps Dalriada Cullen skink (poached smoked haddock with hen’s egg and sautéed potatoes). Well-considered top-ten lists suggest itineraries for days outdoors and indoors (‘Ten things to do when it’s raining’, ‘as a family’, etc).
Hotel details
Address
9 Dunluce Road
Bushmills
Co Antrim
BT57 8QG
Ireland
Telephone
00 353 28 2073 3000
Bedrooms
41. Some on ground floor, some suitable for disabled.
Open
all year, no accommodation 24/25 Dec.
Facilities
lift, bar, lounge, restaurant, gallery, loft, cinema, free Wi-Fi, in-room TV (Freeview), conference facilities, patio, 2-acre garden, parking.
Background music
in public areas, live traditional Irish music sessions every Sat in bar.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
only permitted on outside patio area.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £160–£460. À la carte £60.
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Last updated:
October, 2019. Information from the 2020 Good Hotel Guide
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