Ballylough House
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8.6Excellent
(85 Ratings)
"Friendly hosts, beautiful grounds, comfortable bed, delicious full Irish breakfast. Steven even made dinner reservations at local restaurant for us! Interesting history of the home as well. Dining ro..."
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Ballylough House offers accommodations in Bushmills, 4.5 miles from Giant's Causeway and 30 miles from Glenariff Forest. This country house provides free private parking, full-day security, and free Wifi.
Free WiFi/internet
Free Parking
Non-smoking
Heating
WiFi/Internet
Garden
Accessible Parking
Smoking allowed
Safe
Key access
Contactless check-in/out
Housekeeping available
Fire alarm
Fire extinguisher
Cleaning products
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Top rated by guests
8.6Excellent
(85 Ratings)
"Friendly hosts, beautiful grounds, comfortable bed, delicious full Irish breakfast. Steven even made dinner reservations at local restaurant for us! Interesting history of the home as well. Dining ro..."
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Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0
Friendly hosts, beautiful grounds, comfortable bed, delicious full Irish breakfast. Steven even made dinner reservations at local restaurant for us! Interesting history of the home as well. Dining room is full of great paintings of previous owners. Fun to take it all in.
There are a lot of pictures and trinkets and much to take in, if that isn’t your thing you might find it a bit overwhelming but it was still a lovely place to stay.
4.0 / 10.0
The friendliness of co-host June.
Breakfast
Comfortable bed.
The antiquities within building
The Master bedroom was disappointing !
Attention to redecoration is required, particularly the bathroom.
Attempts to improve the bathroom decor reflected a lack of care, thought and DIY skill. Totally uninviting !
Cobwebs above bed.
The inadequate illumination in the Anti rooms.
9.0 / 10.0
The place takes you into another era, and invites you to participate in the world that a family has inhabited for 200 years. The place is full of treasures, inside and out of the house, complete with castle ruins in the background.
Breakfast was served in an amazing room, and was full Irish breakfast.
The room has the modern conveniences but all the old windows with shutters, the door lock.
June is a wonderful host, and is like a guide to the world that she is warmly opening up to the world to share a piece of history.
Some mustiness.
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful stately home - a real treasure. Super comfy bed, fantastic full Irish breakfast and lovely chats and interactions with hosts and guests over breakfast
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9.0 / 10.0
The history
Grounds
Friendliness of hosts
Nothing
8.0 / 10.0
This manor house obviously has a long history of hospitality. The welcome was warm. The breakfast was delicious and served in the grand dining room at a shared long table. Whilst the plumbing is ancient, it was adequate.
The pillows could do with an update.
9.0 / 10.0
Great location as we were visiting for the Open Golf event at Port Rush.
Super interesting house with so much history. Loved the walled gardens and the ruined castle in the grounds.
Beautifully laid breakfast table with breakfast cooked to order.
Very helpful with advice before our arrival.
We couldn't access the wifi network from our room although it was available downstairs.
Also couldn't get the TV to work. No instructions around.
10.0 / 10.0
What a charming place to stay full of History ,June and Stephen were the perfect hosts.
There was nothing to dislike
9.0 / 10.0
Ballylough House is unique accomodation in Bushmills. It was a privilege to stay in a home steeped in history surrounded by picturesque grounds. The owners care about their guests & the quality of their stay. Breakfast was a good start to each day. The room was quiet, spacious and clean with a very comfortable bed. We highly recommend staying at Ballylough House.
10.0 / 10.0
This property is amazing…..the house is steeped in some great history. And the gardens are lovely and of course the ruins of the castle that originated in the 1300’s, it all adds to a great experience. Also the breakfast was delicious and plentiful!! Our hosts June and Stephen were terrific and very hospitable.
Wish we could have stayed an extra night, beautiful area to explore more hopefully some other time!
9.0 / 10.0
Lovely old country house on a large estate with gardens and remnants of a small castle. Large bedrooms with comfortable bed. The breakfast is extensive with plenty of options (continental and full Irish). Very quiet and serene setting, and only 1 mile from Bushmills village with the distillery, and less than 3 miles to the coast, Giant's Causeway, and Dunluce Castle. Steve & June are friendly and kind people who run the place.
There was nothing not to like.
9.0 / 10.0
It has such a fascinating history and interesting historical buildings to see.
We were rather early in the season,, so it was a bit cold, and the bed was not as comfortable as we might have hoped, particularly for my wife's back issues.
10.0 / 10.0
Great place to stay, very helpful and accommodating with late arrival time. Lovely breakfast and would recommend
4.0 / 10.0
Our host was friendly, accommodating and energetic. The location is good, historic and interesting. The traditional Irish breakfast was good.
We felt pressured by our hosts before our arrival to be there at a time that was earlier than they previously stated. We received multiple texts and a call before arriving. The first thing we noticed on entering the house was a musty smell and it was dark. The wifi is wobbly. Our room was quite cold when we arrived, but they did turn it on upon request. Our host quickly fixed a lamp that was initially not working. The shower worked well.
1.0 / 10.0
The owner was an aggressive man who was shouting at us. I feared for my safety! Absolutely NOT RECOMMENDED! We booked a room with a private bathroom - yet the owner failed to mention that the bathroom was outside the room and was used also by another person. Horrible experience, I do not recommend it at all. We were thrown out of the place because we did not checkin on time - nightmare!
10.0 / 10.0
We stayed here for two nights in August and we absolutely fell in love with the place! The house is beautiful, our hosts were warm and helpful, the location is peaceful and we slept well each night. It's also very ideally located for exploring the North coast. We will be back!
8.0 / 10.0
excellent breakfast
friendly,helpful hosts
Just a little too far away from town which meant had to drive everywhere
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful place. Amazing room and great experience. Breakfast was good the garden was amazing
8.0 / 10.0
Interesting because it is a centuries old manor house passed down through a single family for more than a century. And lovely grounds and interesting castle ruin with history
10.0 / 10.0
Loved staying here!! What a great home and location! June was so welcoming and did so much to accommodate our early departure time and helped us find someone to repair our rental car that had an issue. Lovely stay! Looking forward to staying here again on future trips!!!
8.0 / 10.0
Exceptional breakfast.
Very large room.
Friendly welcome on arrival
Access to bathroom was awkward
10.0 / 10.0
An old house with history and character. Splendid grounds.
Nothing to do with the house but when we went into Bushmills for a meal the police wouldn’t let us leave the town Neil a long loyalist band parade had passed. If you are visiting Bushmills it’s best to ask hotels and restaurants if there is a parade planned for that night.
10.0 / 10.0
Breakfast was perfect , location was just right
Nothing
9.0 / 10.0
The estate is great, full of history. Big plus of having a castle ruin on the ground with connection to game of throne (we’re both fans!). Very quiet surroundings - brilliant for light sleepers. Breakfast was great too - dining room is nicely set up.
Hot water took a while to work in the shower but as it’s an old property it’s understandable
10.0 / 10.0
The history and the grounds were amazing! Fantastic hosts. The house was like staying in a museum or art gallery. Full of interest. Really comfy room and generous delicious breakfast.
10.0 / 10.0
The location and setting. A beautiful quiet haven away from the crowds queuing up to see the Giant’s Causeway. Being so close gave us the opportunity - advised by our hosts - to visit the Causeway in the evenings when it is much quieter. The breakfasts were also excellent with fresh fruit daily and any version of the Irish breakfast we wished for! The house is old and delightfully quirky. The window in our bedroom for instance reached to the floor - a bit disconcerting for a sash window! Beautiful views and stunning gardens surround it - including an ancient castle ruin. The hosts also recommended three good restaurants nearby, the Bayview at Portballintrae and the Tartine and Bushmills Inn in Bushmills.
Nothing really except I do prefer the use of a bath to a shower though. Although I was offered the use of the family bathroom, I did not feel comfortable availing of this. The water pressure left a little to be desired too. However, these are small things in the overall scheme of things.
5.0 / 10.0
the location was lovely and the host was very nice
our room (master suite) had a very bad odor. I understand the house is 200 years old, but it really smelled bad. so much so that we could not enjoy our stay, stayed out very late and left very early skipping the breakfast. additionally the bathroom was very weird, and the small trinket boxes in the room have baby teeth in them which totally weirded me out!
10.0 / 10.0
Our hosts were very welcoming and we enjoyed having time to chat with them to hear more about their home. Breakfast was served in the dining room and it was both delicious and a unique part of our stay. The dining room has so much history, including oil portraits of past family members and the view of the castle through the window was perfect. We took a stroll around the property and enjoyed the atmosphere of the centuries-old grounds. I wish I had allotted more time to read the book they shared and hear more history. Two thoughts after reading other reviews and staying at Ballylough House: it's helpful to understand this home / B&B is centuries old, which means pipes, lighting, etc., clearly had to be retrofitted to provide modern conveniences to vacationers (hot water was perfectly fine for us). Also, some of the furnishings are family antiques / period pieces from past generations. It all added to the charm and uniqueness of our stay.
10.0 / 10.0
Breakfast outstanding and the grounds were like visiting a personalized local attraction.
That we could not stay longer.
8.0 / 10.0
Loved the sense of history and tradition. I almost felt like an intruder into the lives of the hosts, with this charming insight into how past meets present
Nothing
9.0 / 10.0
This is an excellent base from which to explore the area around the Giant's Causeway. It is extremely peaceful. June and Stevie were friendly hosts who were anxious to please. The house is an impressive old building approached from a very long drive. The gardens around the house were a delight to walk around. This will probably be the closest that I'll get to staying in a stately home.
We had good breakfasts in a magnificent dining room. There was the usual choice of a cooked breakfast including whatever we liked, mushrooms, tomatoes, eggs, bacon, sausages, black pudding, white pudding etc or granola and toast. The WiFi worked well. The large bedroom was very comfortable.
The plumbing could have been better (shower had to run for 3 mins to get hot) but this is a beautiful old house and such things are to be expected. The lights around the bed were not well placed for bedtime reading.
10.0 / 10.0
Loved the heritage and charm of the house, property and rooms.
Nothing.
9.0 / 10.0
Breakfast was outstanding, the public areas were comfortable and charming and the room was delightful. We will certainly return here on our next visit.
10.0 / 10.0
this place has so much character it’s hard to put into words. it’s like staying in a movie set from your favorite period movie!
hot water is limited
10.0 / 10.0
Very interesting historic house with spacious light-filled rooms and super comfy bed. Had delicious breakfast in large elegant dining room with beautifully laid up table. June was an excellent host and a mine of information on the
surrounding area, genealogy and all the rest. Could have chatted for ages on our respective family histories!
FAQs
Does this property follow enhanced cleaning procedures?
Yes, this country house has implemented enhanced cleaning procedures and processes to keep you healthy and safe.
Is parking included with this country house?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Ballylough House. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this country house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this country house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Ballylough House pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this country house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Ballylough House?
We found 15 amenities for this rental. This includes free wifi/internet, free parking, non-smoking, heating, and wifi/internet.
