882 Antrim Road, Templepatrick, Templepatrick, United Kingdom, BT39 0AH [Photo: The Templeton Hotel, Templepatrick.] Blending in beautifully with the rest of this fashionable village, The Templeton is built on the site of the old Pig ‘n’ Chicken, once owned by Sir Cyril Lord and where the carpet millionaire once entertained the rich and the famous. […]
2 Bayhead Rd, Portballintrae, Antrim, Bushmills BT57 8RZ Overlooking the tranquil North Antrim bay in which snuggles the harbour village of Portballintrae, the Bayview Hotel has surprisingly a story to tell of noise and action of guns and war. In May 1918 a German submarine was engaged in conflict with the British Merchant steamer, the […]
43 Main St, Portrush BT56 8BL Part of the same labyrinthine complex as the Londonderry Hotel, the Atlantic Bar boasts one of the nicest fronts we have seen in a small pub. You’ll expect to see a chap with a pipe, tweed jacket and scarf parking his Lagonda outside. From the mosaic doorway entrance between […]
2 Riverview Cres, Cushendun, Ballymena BT44 0PG [Photo: Mary McBride’s, Cushendun — reputed to be the smallest bar in the county.] Question: How do you get tight in a bar without even touching a drop of liquor? Answer: Visit Mary McBride’s in Cushendun, and if there are even a few customers in the bar, you’ll […]