Cloghfin Cottage is a lovingly refurbished self-catering holiday home in a pretty rural hillside location with views down over Larne Lough towards the Glens of Antrim. Suitable for 2 adults in a double bedroom with the option for 2 young children (aged 3-10yrs) on the sofa bed.

It is within walking distance of cafes, The Gobbins Centre, golf courses and famous Rhinka ice-cream. Within a 3 minute drive to Victorian Whitehead, restaurants, the steam railway, Brown’s Bay and Port Muck beaches.

Located close to the Whitehead and Carrickfergus promenades, the famous cliff-edge Gobbins Walk, Carrickfergus Castle and The Game of Thrones ‘White Wall’ film site.

There are free range hens where you can collect your own eggs for breakfast and shared country flower gardens with BBQ and picnic table, ideal for watching sunsets.

Our Old Irish Cottage

This lovely old stone Irish cottage in Islandmagee, Co. Antrim is a wonderful base for couples to enjoy a luxurious stay. Set in a peaceful rural environment yet close to the small town of Whitehead. We are close to 3 golf courses, many beaches, cafes and restaurants. 

These old crofter’s cottages were only built with 2 or 3 rooms and this restored, original cottage has just 3. They would have been used to house family, farm labourers and animals at close quarters. The historical trail for the cottage suggests there was a fowl house and piggery at one time! It is fun to think your bedroom may have housed animals at some time past! 

Cloghfin Cottage, however, now contains everything you might need: underfloor heating for all year-round warmth and cosiness, modern windows keeping you warm but replicating the old style sash-windows of the original design, washer-dryer facilities, plenty of wardrobe and storage space and a kitchen with induction hob, microwave, toaster, kettle and small oven.

The owners are Andy and Janice who have travelled widely themselves. ‘We have stayed in many holiday cottages and batches around the world – we know how wonderful it is to realise that there is already a provision of cooking oil, salt and pepper, washing liquid for dishes and laundry …oh and toilet roll!’

We also provide towels, linen, coat hangers and even Tupperware. The owners live next door and are keen that you have a great stay so if you need anything you are encouraged to ask – ‘we had a mother and daughter staying and they had gotten takeaway pizzas at night but the daughter needed ketchup with everything so we had a knock on the door asking for ketchup – we totally understand as we have had the same experience 😊’

Islandmagee County Antrim

Cloghfin Cottage is a tranquil, cosy & stylish holiday Northern Irish Cottage in Islandmagee, County Antrim with breath-taking views of Larne Lough with a garden to relax in! We are on a hillside so the views up Larne Lough are truly stunning … especially at sun set. Behind us we have a field with a path mowed up it and a summer seat at the top purely for sunset lovers. This is the spot to take you bottle of red wine, watch the sun go down and roll back down the hill to your cottage. 

Cloghfin Cottage is situated on a stunning rural peninsula on the North Antrim Coast close to Blackhead Lighthouse & the Victorian town of Whitehead in Northern Ireland. We are the perfect place to explore the North Antrim coastal towns, Glenarm Castle, Carrickfergus Castle and Belfast. We are just 40 minutes from either Belfast City Airport or Belfast Aldergrove Airport. There is a train line just 20mins from the cottage if you wish to explore by railway. Michael Portillo had this railway line on his recent ‘Great Train Journeys’ series. 

Cloghfin Cottage is an Ideal base for those who want to journey along the Causeway Coast, with The Gobbins Cliff Path & its suspension bridges 5mins away and then come home to relax.

Or, if you do not want to go anywhere else but rather you simply want to unwind and rejuvenate… our guest feedback says ‘it is picture perfect’. 

In the garden we have 2 hammocks, loungers, a range of picnic tables and a fire pit – plenty of opportunity for fun.

Historic Cottage Accommodation 

The cottage is at least 300 years old. It has lots of original charm, in particular the head height of the upper barn door…. so mind your head on that one! The exposed wall in the upper room shows the original stone and an electronic picture frame shows guests what the refurbishment looked like and the surrounding area.

Our Irish cottage offers a double bedroom with automatic roof windows and blinds to allow you to watch the starry nights from your bed. We also have a small sofa bed in the lower room for children aged 5-11 years old.

We are within easy reach to activities such as stand up paddle boarding, horse riding, flower workshops, open gardens and swimming opportunities.

If you bring bicycles we have a safe storage facility for those and we can introduce to our friendly sheep, hens and show you the bee apiary where we produce our own Cloghfin Honey.

Your welcome basket may vary but typically will comprise of soda bread from the local bakery, some of our honey and eggs.

Our guests are generally couples looking for a cute place to stay and an opportunity to sample the delights of Islandmagee whether that means golfing, great to places to eat or visit or just swim in the sea. Many of the visitors to Cloghfin Cottage have already know the area and have a connection to Islandmagee – they want to be able to visit friends or relatives but from their own base. 

Our guests have visited us from around Ireland and the UK, Norway, New Zealand, Canada and USA. Will you be next to enjoy our cottage? 

Places in close proximity to Cloghfin Cottage:

• The Gobbins Centre
• Golf courses
• The famous Rhinka ice-cream
• Victoria Whitehead
• Steam railway
• Brown’s bay
• Port Muck beaches
• Famous Antrim coast

Places within easy driving distance:

• Belfast (38 Minutes)
• Carrickfergus (16 Minutes)
• Giant’s Causeway (82 Minutes)
• Game of throne dark hedges (66 Minutes)
• Dunluce Castle (75 Minutes)