What month is best to visit Northern Ireland?

The summer months of June, July, and August offer pleasant weather, longer daylight hours, and a chance to experience popular festivals and events. However, spring (April and May) and autumn (September and October) can be less crowded, with milder temperatures and beautiful landscapes, making them ideal for outdoor activities and exploring the stunning natural attractions of Northern Ireland.

Is it worth going to Northern Ireland?

Absolutely! Northern Ireland offers a wealth of attractions and experiences that make it well worth a visit. From breathtaking landscapes along the Causeway Coastal Route and Giant's Causeway to iconic sites like the Titanic Belfast museum and the vibrant city of Belfast, there is something for everyone. The rich history, friendly locals, and unique cultural heritage contribute to an unforgettable travel experience.

How many days are enough for Northern Ireland?

The ideal number of days for a visit to Northern Ireland would be around 5 to 7 days. This timeframe allows you to explore the highlights, including the Causeway Coastal Route, Belfast, the Giant's Causeway, the Mourne Mountains, and other scenic locations. It also provides enough time to immerse yourself in the local culture, visit historical sites, enjoy outdoor activities, and savourr the warm hospitality of Northern Ireland.

What is the best way to travel around Northern Ireland?

The best way to travel around Northern Ireland is by renting a car, as it offers the most flexibility and allows you to explore both popular destinations and off-the-beaten-path areas. Additionally, public transportation options such as buses and trains are available for traveling between major cities and towns.

Northern Ireland Holiday Cottages

Northern Ireland Cottages

Each year, more and more tourists are choosing to travel to Northern Ireland for their holidays. This little corner of the United Kingdom is well known for the spectacular Giant's Causeway found on the coast of County Antrim. However, the tourist board should be shouting loud and proud about the region's wealth of cultural and artistic festivals, fabulous rugged coastline and misty mountains. Not to mention Belfast's industrial heritage, embodied by the story of the Titanic.

Our large range of self-catering holiday rentals come fully equipped with all the essentials for your stay. We can also provide luxury add-ons such as hot tubs or swimming pools. Visiting with a family? You may like to browse our farmhouses with open plan ground floors, giving an impressive amount of living room space for children to play. Want sea views from your bedroom? Choose a cottage that's walking distance from the coast and take in the salty sea air.

Our self-catering accommodation really does come with options for everyone. Dog-owners will love our pet-friendly properties, just a few minutes walk from beautiful walking paths. Northern Ireland also has an immense number of stunning lakes in its interior. We heartily recommend our cottages located by the tranquil Lough Erne, in County Fermanagh, offering boat trips to ancient Celtic ruins and marvellous picnic spots, right from your doorstep.

Best locations in Northern Ireland

Take in all of Northern Ireland's magnificent, wild coastline, gorgeous lakeland and industrial heritage from one of our hundreds of holiday homes in the region. It's fairly compact, so you can travel extensively from the comfort of your cottage.

Things to do on your Northern Ireland cottage holiday

Our UK comedy clubs guide includes some great comedy nights in Northern Ireland.

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

Caroline - Verified booking

Overall, we did enjoy our stay, and while the cottage is well equipped and in a stunning location, on balance we will not be returning.

The positives were the extremely comfortable bed, plentiful hot water, well equipped kitchen, including a very welcome airfryer. The welcome pack consisted of about 150ml of milk, a packet of chocolate biscuits, and a fruit loaf. The location is great for recharging your batteries, in beautiful peaceful surroundings. The people of Rostrevor and Warrenpoint were all so friendly and helpful, we really enjoyed meeting them. The cottage was also immaculately clean. However, the condition of the access route, particularly for the last quarter of a mile renders it not for the fainthearted. The lack of phone signal, and the lack of safe drinking water should all be mentioned when booking. There was a large plastic drum of water, but we could not be confident of drinking it as we did not know how long it was there. Having texted both numbers to arrange key collection, between Thursday evening and Friday morning, without reply, I then phoned on Friday lunchtime to be advised of the arrangements. We arrived about 7. No fuel starter pack, there were two logs, but no means of starting a fire. Outside light was not working. It was a windy evening, we used the bath mat to block the large gap under the front door through which a fairly cold draught was coming. Other issues were less major: sweeping brush handle kept falling off, toilet seat was not properly fixed, the bathroom mirror was over the toilet, with the shaving light being over the sink on the opposite wall, the handle was missing on bathroom cupboard, chips on cup and glass; the washing machine was not available to us, it appeared to be in a locked shed behind the other cottage; the front steps are very uneven and quite slippy. I did text and WhatsApp these issues to the landlord at the end of our stay in the hope the they would be addressed for future holiday makers, but disappointingly we did not receive a reply to either message.

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Claire - Verified booking

Thank you for sharing your property.

We found the key lock safe easy to use. We were always able to find a free parking space behind the cottage, parking our car in a secure location was reassuring. The kitchen and dining area was well equipped, except no extractor fan or grill rack in pan for oven grill. When you use the 2 hob stove for frying the smoke is not cleared quickly enough to avoid setting off smoke alarms, just frying a few sausages set off both smoke alarms. The dishwasher worked well but there was only one dishwasher tablet and the handle on the dishwasher integrated door was too small to get a grip to open easily. There was no BBQ for holiday use as detailed in property guide file. There is a flickering bulb in the kitchen luckily we could see well enough with the other useable bulbs, so just never turned on flickering bulb. In one kitchen cupboard was an out of date coconut oil and sprouting potatoes. The bedrooms were clean and tidy with sufficient facilities and equipment, except no hand towels on first floor for bathroom. The blinds gave sufficient darkness on dull days but did not give sufficient darkness/Shade on sunny days. We were not too disturbed by road noise at night, we just accepted it during day as it is by a major route to Belfast.

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Kevin - Verified booking

We had a wonderful stay at this property.

It has a great location with lovely views of the town and Carlingford Lough. It is conveniently situated with easy access to the town. The rooms are spacious and well laid out with comfortable furniture. Everything we needed was there. If we had a wish list it would be to add a smart tv so that we could watch netflix etc. We missed having an ensuite but the bathroom was handy to all bedrooms so it wasn't a serious issue. The second toilet was useful. We would have preferred dog proof fencing at the front of the property or perhaps a fully fenced backyard. There was no barrier between the house at both ends to prevent our small dog from leaving the property had it tried to. The rear fence slats were a little wide or at least appeared to be consequently we had to stand guard whilst our Zoe went outside. All in all a great property and a credit to its owners. Thanks for allowing us to spend a week there, we thoroughly enjoyed it. Oh and thanks so much for the goodies you left for us, tea cakes and crisps etc.

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Stephen - Verified booking

The lane up to the cottage is long, very rough and difficult to negotiate.

The cottage is so small that comfort is compromised. The main television is so high on the wall and in such a small roo it strains your neck. Wifi/internet was only working for a day and a half out of seven. The bathroom: shaving light is on a wall with no mirror, the mirror being on the facing wall and around the corner of the shower cubicle making shaving very difficult. The wash hand basin is a corner one but there is insufficient space to stand face on to it. The surface around the basin is too wide making it a an over stretch when cleaning your teeth. The 2 steps to the front door are crumbling and the mats placed over them create a slip hazard. Being advertised as a dog friendly cottage it should also contain a warning about the sheep and other livestock in the surrounding fields. On a positive note the bedroom is a good size with a large comfortable bed and the views from the cottage are beautiful.

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Margaret - Verified booking

We had a lovely stay at Mary Larkin's Cottage.

We had beautiful weather which is always a bonus in Ireland. We breakfasted outside our cottage every morning taking in the wonderful sights and sounds around us. The cottage had everything we needed for the two of us. The kitchen and living area was ideal for our needs. The bedroom with extra large bed and ensuite was perfect. We explored the mountains behind our cottage every evening. The drive up to the cottage with its quirky twists and turns just added to the sense of adventure. Mary Larkin's cottage is close to all amenities. We visited Warren's Point, Rostrevor and Cranfield beach a few kilometres away. The ferry from Greencastle to Carlingford is close by. We visited Newcastle and the Ring of Gullion. One week wasn't long enough to see all this area has to offer. I would highly recommend Mary Larkin's Cottage for a break from all the stress of life.

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Holiday Cottages in Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland Cottages

Newry

Mary Larkin's Cottage

Ref: S165790

Reviews 41

Enniskillen

57 Doon Road

Ref: S1068744

Coleraine

SJs Annexe

Ref: S1029197

Newtownabbey

Lough Mill House

Ref: S486910

Reviews 5

Belfast

Hallmount Cottage

Ref: S165739

Reviews 13

Ballymoney

Narrow Gauge Cottage

Ref: S855831

Reviews 3

Coleraine

Woodside Guest House

Ref: S1040245

Craigavon

Scarvagh House

Ref: S526212

Reviews 7

Belleek

Marina House

Ref: S534636

Reviews 4

Newry

The Garden Cottage

Ref: S820416

Reviews 3

Londonderry

Coneyville

Ref: S165799

Reviews 19

Newry

27 Pinewood Hill

Ref: S371999

Reviews 25

Londonderry

The Corner House

Ref: S1055289

Belleek

2 Carlton Cottage

Ref: S854925

Reviews 1

Ballymoney

Mountain View

Ref: S1077881

Enniskillen

Sarah Magees

Ref: S375552

Reviews 10

Limavady

Benone Beach Cottage

Ref: S1057133

Downpatrick

Sliabh Amharc

Ref: S423445

Reviews 23

Antrim

Crea The Mission Hall

Ref: S1254528

Enniskillen

Belle Isle Castle and Cottages

Ref: S512023

Killure

The Old Flax Mill, Aghadowey

Ref: S1019096

Ballyclare

Dunamoy Cottages & Spa

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