A cracking B&B on the Antrim coast, it's a couple of hours' drive from Belfast, but it feels like a million miles away. It's an 18th-century country house with only three rooms, exactly the sort of cosy, homely sort of place you want in this part of the world - the landlord actually won the AA Landlady of the Year prize in 2003, and he makes a great fry-up in the morning and serves tea and shortbread in front of the fire when you return from a blustery walk on the beach or the nearby Giant's Causeway. £70, double B&B.
Whitepark Road, Ballintoy, County Antrim.
028 207 31482
www.whiteparkhouse.com
Updates
Since Vitoria's comment, the White Park House has been refurbished. We stayed in June 2007, not long after it reopened, and had a stunning en-suite bedroom, with decor and furnishings worthy of a four or five-star hotel but retaining its warmth and cosiness. Bob's great welcome, afternoon tea, and breakfasts were as wonderful as every review I've read said.
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