About this property

Historic Setting: Ballymote Country House in Downpatrick is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming atmosphere. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms, garden views, and modern amenities such as free WiFi and soundproofing. Delicious Breakfast: Guests enjoy a full English or Irish breakfast with local specialities, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Convenient Facilities: The property includes a lounge, outdoor seating area, bicycle parking, and electric vehicle charging station. Nearby Attractions: Located 44 km from George Best Belfast City Airport, nearby attractions include Down Cathedral (4 km) and WWT Castle Espie (30 km).

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.5)

Breakfast info

Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free

  • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 extra-large double bed
2 single beds
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1 extra-large double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Sharon
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Everything particularly the bed, bath, food and ambience.
  • Philip
    Australia Australia
    Comfortable bed. Breakfast delicious. Cute and polite dogs. Interesting history. Engaging and considerate hosts.
  • Sandra
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Wonderful location, interesting family history, super bread making host!
  • Welsh
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely location and interesting historical house. Very attentive and friendly host. Excellent breakfast with great choice of homemade food.
  • Michael
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    James was a superb host. Ballymote house was beautiful and perfectly located for exploring the mounres. A true highlight was the amazing breakfast. Thank you again for a wonderful stay.
  • Gemma
    Ireland Ireland
    What a gem - beautiful house and hosts. A lovely period home made homely by James & Nicola, they really couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful. We didn’t know the area - full of advice making it easy. Thank you.
  • Grace
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We had such a lovely stay at Ballymote, the house is beautiful and the room was very clean and countable, very large too. Nicola’s family were very welcoming. Breakfast was brilliant! Loved all the different types of bread. And it was a good...
  • Anita
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good setting. Friendly host. Comfortable room.. Lovely breakfast with homemade preserves and breads. Convenient to many sites of interest.
  • Peter
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Most welcoming and comfortable , and a good recommendation for supper.
  • Candida
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Exceptionally comfortable bed. Large well equipped room with quality tea and coffee and biscuits. The welcome from the owners and their friendliness was excellent.I Breakfast - wow!

Hosted by James & Nicola Manningham-Buller

9.8
Host review score
James & Nicola Manningham-Buller
Ballymote is our 300 year old Family Home and we pride ourselves in treating you like a proper house guest. As our numerous reviews show, we offer far from the bland run of the mill B&B experience. We aim to provide a stay that is as special and distinctive as our home. On arrival we encourage you to relax and unwind in our beautiful drawing room with a cup of tea and some home-made shortbread, before a night spent in what many guests describe as the most comfortable bed of their lives! Our breakfasts promise to spoil you wholeheartedly! A feast of local produce, home-cooked by Nicola is offered in our family dining room. Hospitality is in our bones and we love the opportunity to interact with our guests. We encourage you to use our local knowledge and have maps of the local area with marked out walks and places to visit. We are happy to book restaurant dinners, visits to golf clubs and other local attractions to make your stay even more enjoyable, and completely hassle-free. As Dog Lovers ourselves, we also invite you to bring your treasured dog and the warmest welcome awaits them.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

House rules

Ballymote Country House takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:30 to 20:00
Check-out
From 07:30 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.