Broughshane, the Garden Village of Ulster is located some three miles east of the town of Ballymena in County Antrim. Set in the beautiful Braid Valley it is a gateway to the scenic Glens of Antrim and the famous Antrim Coast.

The Village is known by communities all over the world for its successes in the competitive floral arena having won Ulster in Bloom, Britain in Bloom, the European Entente Florale and Nations in Bloom, some events several times.

The Braid Valley with Slemish mountain, where St. Partick tended sheep as a boy, and its fields bordered by hawthron and stone walls, provides a beautiful route to the Glens of Antrim with their verdant green valleys, dramatic water falls, flowing rivers and sheep covered hills, and then on to the spectacular North Antrim Coast and the world heritage site of the Giant’s Causeway.

Mill Cottage is located at Houston’s Mill, recently restored in its original and matching stonework. The Mill stands at the edge of Broughshane village in a lovely rural setting just three minutes walk from the shops, pubs and the river walk.

The accommodation, which sleeps up to five people, comprises an entrance hall, living area with TV, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. There is central heating and a car parking area.

One bedroom is on the ground floor and has a double bed; the other bedroom upstairs has three single beds. The bathroom has a shower, toilet and washhand basin and the kitchen is complete with electric cooker, fridge, microwave, electric kettle, toaster, washing/drying machine and the usual kitchen utensils.

To book the accommodation please complete the booking form and return it together with your deposit to the address at the bottom of this page.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

See the Glens and the Antrim Coast. Visit the seaside villages of Carnlough, Cushendall and Cushendun. Admire the views and scenery of Glenariff and the other Glens of Antrim and wonder at nature on the Giant’s Causeway.

Make the three mile trip to Ballymena for excellent shopping and en route visit the unique Ecos Environmental Centre which promotes the sustainable use of our resources.

Golf at the 18 hole Ballymena course on the edge of Broughshane village or at the championship course at Galgorm Castle just six miles away.

Fish in the Braid river for trout and salmon, or in the sea off the Antrim coast.

Walk to Slemish mountain or in the Glenariff and admire the magnificent panoramas.

Visit places a little further afield but an easy car journey away – Belfast City, Carrickfergus Castle, the oldest legal whiskey distillery in the world at Bushmills, or some of the lovely clean beaches on the north coast.

To contact us ring: 028 2586 2777.

To learn more and book you stay at Mill Cottage click here.