Bushmills Inn

Top choice in County Antrim


Set in the old 17th-century stables of the Bushmills Inn, this haven has intimate wooden booths and blazing fires, and uses fresh local produce in dishes like Greencastle cod, Laney Valley lamb and traditional Dalriada Cullen skink (wood-smoked haddock poached in cream, with poached eggs and new potatoes). Book ahead. There's trad music in the bar on Saturday nights.


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