The grandeur of a larger than life Victorian banking building is a fitting setting for Belfast’s most dramatic and beautiful hotel. The exterior of the building is Italianate in style, with sculptures depicting Commerce, Justice and Britannia, lo ... more...
Ably assisted by his partner Yvonne and a smart international staff, leading chef Jason More has run this cool and keenly priced Belfast restaurant for over a decade. Situated on the city's ‘fine dining strip’ behind City Hall (and close ... more...
Glenarm Castle, ancestral home of the McDonnell family, Earls of Antrim, offers much of interest including The Walled Garden and the Castle itself is also open several times a year. The tea room is open to the general public all year and this makes a l ... more...
This well maintained owner-run hotel on the seafront of the attractive village of Portballintrae has great Atlantic views and offers a tranquil and reasonably priced base for exploring the beautiful north Antrim coast.
Comfortable, spacious bedrooms a ... more...
Café / Eggs / Farmshop / Fruit & Veg / Meat & Game / Poultry
No ordinary farm - Tom and Patricia Gilbert's farm, near Carrickfergus, was the first in Co Antrim to achieve organic certification from the Soil Association in the early '90s, and then the first in Northern Ireland to have an organic farm outlet - and ... more...
This landmark 1970s city centre building is one the largest hotels in Northern Ireland, and the most famous.
Particularly striking when illuminated at night, it has undergone many changes since first opening in the ’70s and has recently been ren ... more...
The Herron family have run this craft bakery since 1965.
James Herron specialises in traditional breads - especially wheaten bread, and other handmade Irish breads and cakes - and The Cookie Jar also invents some new ones from time to time, for ... more...
Established by owner Alma Kinnear in 2004 and now run with her daughter Grace, this little gem is the go-to coffee shop and bakery in the scenic Upper Lough Erne area of Co Fermanagh.
There is nowhere like it for many miles, and this friendly spot att ... more...
Ken Redmond's family have been growing fruit at Barnhill Farm for over a century.
Barnhill apple juice is a delicious blend of traditional varieties grown, harvested and pressed on the family farm, and the naturally cloudy apple juice is m ... more...
Craig and Karen Shipman had been making cider for friends and family for years before they started to sell it to the public in 2008.
Toby’s Handcrafted Cider is made only from apples grown within walking distance of the farm. From apple tree to ... more...
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