Families, walkers, cyclists, fisher people, and golfers are especially welcome at our comfortable self catering holiday rentals just off the A1 near Banbridge, Co Down. ‘Lisnagade’ (sleeps 4) and ‘Coolnacran’ (sleeps 6) offer ideal surroundings in which to unwind and provide an ideal base from which to explore the delights of Co. Armagh and Co. Down – even day-trips to Belfast (Titanic) and the Giants’ Causeway.
Our accommodation won the Lux Life Resorts and Retreats Award for Best Self-Catering in County Down in 2020 (Lisnagade), 2021 (Coolnacran), 2022 (both cottages), and 2023 (Lisnagade). In 2024, we won the Most Tranquil Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation award.
Our Welcome Basket of delicious home-baked wheaten bread, tea, filter coffee, orange juice, milk, sugar, locally produced butter and Evelyn’s preserves with perhaps a piece of traybake will give you a good start. And see our Optional Breakfast Package to save frantic shopping on arrival!
Enjoy a wander along our beautiful Woodland and Boundary Walks (1.9/2.5 Kms) which lead you around the estate past historic Coolnacran Rath and Johnston’s Fort. Then, luxuriate in our King sized duvets with 300 thread count covers!
A new partnership!! We have teamed up with the prestigious
Banbridge Golf Club and can now offer vouchers for discounted Green fees to our golf-playing guests. Book your playing slot online, we provide the voucher, and you simply bring it along when you go to play.
The Coach House has been converted into two self-contained apartments to the highest standards of quality and comfort by local craftsmen using local materials.
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Find out about the many opportunities for walking, fishing, golf, cultural activities, improving your health and fitness and shopping in our area.
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Our situation ensures that we enjoy the best of both worlds – a sense of rural calm and tranquillity, but also easy access to major centres of commerce, employment and culture.
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From our Guest Book“No complaints! This is our second visit and we have found the standards maintained to the same high level!”From our Guest Book“Perfect, perfect, perfect. Five star indeed”From our Guest Book"Excellent accommodation - great for children"From our Guest Book"Great weekend. Brilliant facilities. Warm and cosy. Would love to come back."From our Guest Book"Welcome pack a great idea! Accommodation very comfy and warm. Lovely walks in the vicinity"From our Guest Book"A very well fitted house with character throughout"From our Guest Book"All good! Will return and have already recommended to others this Ace accommodation!"From our Guest Book"Lovely accommodation for BBQ this week! Enjoyed watching the owl at dusk. Great area for touring with lots to see"From our Guest Book”Thank you very much for allowing us to stay in your wonderful cottage. We very much enjoyed our time here especially the dawn chorus while having breakfast in the garden. We look forward to a return stay"From our Guest Book"A wonderful retreat – exceeded our expectations in all areas of comfort; shame we couldn’t stay longer!!"From our Guest Book"Fantastic location and loved the cottage. Excellent for wheelchair users. Friendly people made the stay a pleasure"From our Guest Book"Thank you so much for the lovely house. Perfect housekeeping and walks and gardens. The brown bread and jam were delicious! Would love to come back. Will tell friends about it"From our Guest Book"A lot of careful thought has gone into the planning and execution of this accommodation. Delightful quiet spot with plenty of pleasant walks. Thanks to Evelyn for her attention to detail"From our Guest Book"Beautiful setting, love the fort. Internet connection really useful and fun. Loved the sense of history all around"From our Guest Book“Had a great stay, traveling to work each day. The facilities were second to none. Great. Looking forward to staying here again. Thanks for all your help.”From our Guest Book“All good! Will return and have already recommended to others this Ace accommodation! “From our Guest Book"This has proved to be the ideal accommodation for spending Christmas with our daughter and family who live in the area – we hope to do it again!”From our Guest Book“Will return, beautiful setting, serene. House lovely, clean and well-equipped”From our Guest Book“Best self-catering we’ve stayed in. Well done. Enjoyed our break. Thanks”From our Guest Book“A gorgeous house, fantastic setting. Everything you would want. Looking forward to our next visit.”From our Guest Book“We really enjoyed the comfort of Coolnacran and the lovely woodland walks from the door”From our Guest Book“Fantastic house in a wonderful setting. Kids really enjoyed themselves. Will recommend it to others”From our Guest Book“A wonderful retreat – exceeded our expectations in all areas of comfort; shame we couldn’t stay longer!!”From our Guest Book“Will return, beautiful setting, serene. House lovely, clean and well-equipped”
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