Mid-Summer Special Offer (encompassing the dates of the Irish Open Golf Championship at Portrush)
Saturday 23rd June to Saturday 8th July for £500; Wednesday 27th June to Wednesday 4th July for £425
Blackthorn Cottage is a charming two hundred year-old stone building that is located in a small clachan, or hamlet, of houses and farms two miles from the village of Broughshane in County Antrim.
Roses round the door
... nasturtiums at the window
Renovated in 2008, the cottage retains its traditional character while providing contemporary comfort. The heating system employs modern green technology to combine the use of a wood-burning stove with solar energy.
Blackthorn Cottage provides self-catering holiday accommodation for two people: it has a double bedroom (with a king-sized double bed or twin beds), an airy light-filled living room, a small sitting / reading room, and a large kitchen (a third person can be accommodated on a sofa bed in the small sitting room) . It offers a peaceful venue for creativity or relaxation. Its location and ambience make it the perfect place for writers or artists – or anyone who appreciates the charm of the Antrim countryside. Blackthorn Cottage has been rated, by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, as providing Four-Star accommodation.
Hover over the picture below, and click on the arrow to see more views of the cottage.
We live 50 metres from the cottage and are on hand to ensure that your stay is a comfortable one. However, the cottage offers privacy and quiet; it is detached, totally self-contained, and sits in its own tree-lined fruit garden.
In the vicinity of the cottage are our goats and poultry; vegetable beds; a small newly planted orchard; a 20-year-old woodland of broadleaf trees, including willows for basket making, and workshop space. Our neighbours next door run a small livery business, ‘Correen Stables’, so you may be able to catch a glimpse of their horses being led to the sand school or to the nearby field. Apart from being great countryside for riding, it is also excellent for cyclists and walkers. We offer a 10% discount to people who arrive by bicycle or on foot (there is a secure place to store bikes, and bicycles are usually available to hire from friends of ours at Lime Court B & B a couple of miles away), and arrangements can be made with Correen Stables for livery for anyone who might want to arrive by horse!
If you would like to see some more photos of Blackthorn Cottage and of Broughshane and County Antrim, please go to ‘Gallery’; if you would like to follow Blackthorn Cottage through the seasons, please see our blog: www.blackthorncottage.wordpress.com
BLACKTHORN COTTAGE GIFT VOUCHERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAYS IN THE COTTAGE AND FOR SPRINGTIME CRAFT COURSES
Our new ducks in the first fall of snow