Portrush Golf Breaks - 24th Sep 2004

Bushmill Inns Hotel Golf Hotel of the Year 2003 (Irish Golf Tour Operators Association)

The Causeway Coast offers a truly exceptional selection of golf courses with bracing links courses commanding magnificent views across the sea complemented by beautiful parkland courses with tree lined fairways and manicured greens.

Royal Portrush, consistently ranked in the world's top ten, is but 4 scenic miles from the Bushmills Inn - in addition to the championship Dunluce course, there's the more sheltered Valley course.

Other spectacular links courses within 15 miles are Portstewart, Castlerock and Ballycastle.

On the other side of the River Bush from the Hotel Bushfoot is an interesting 9 hole course.

Beautiful Grace Hill is the nearest parkland course (15 miles) and even the world class Royal Co.Down, a championship links course at the foot of the mourne mountains, and Ballyliffen in Co.Donegal are just two of one hundred courses within a two hour drive from the Bushmills Inn.

THE GAS BAR

Its the gas lights that set the tone and inspired the name of this Victorian style bar.

Pull up an armchair to the fire or take a stool at the bar counter and join in the craic a local expression for a good time.

You could try and snuggle away next door in front of the turf fire in the old kitchen with its flagstone floor and smoke aged walls.

You could even sample a glass of 25 year old Bushmills malt whiskey from the hotels private cask while you anticipate the delights of dining in the award winning Taste of Ulster restaurant.

You could just relax and savour the atmosphere borne of centuries of locals mingling with the worlds visitors to the Giants Causeway what ever you tipple, the choice is yours.

BEDROOMS

The oak-beamed loft with its fireplacesnug is the gateway to the Mill House on the banks of the river bush.

Here these spacious and creatively designed bedrooms, discretely accommodating modern technology, all have their own sitting room area, small dressing room and, of course, private bathrooms.

There are six Superior rooms that are slightly different, three have four poster beds and all enjoy anhanced furnishings and services.

Complimenting the Mill House are the original Coaching Inn rooms, all of different shapes and sizes.

These budget price rooms are smaller, ensuite but with either a bath or shower, and mostly overlook the village main street.

Related Links

• http://www.bushmills-inn.com

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