The Bushmills Inn is a 17th-century coaching inn turned four-star boutique hotel, tucked into the village made famous by the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery. Peat fires, gas lamps and intimate snugs set a tone that feels genuinely Irish rather than manufactured — warm, unhurried, and full of character. The 41 bedrooms and suites are individually styled, and a full Irish breakfast before golf has become something of a ritual for returning guests.
For golfers planning a Causeway Coast break, location is everything, and The Bushmills Inn delivers. Royal Portrush is almost on the doorstep, while Portstewart Championship and Castlerock are both an easy drive away, offering a varied links itinerary across some of Northern Ireland’s finest courses. Staff know the local golfing landscape well and are happy to share advice on routing rounds and local conditions.
The Giant’s Causeway and Dunluce Castle are minutes away, meaning non-golf days are easily filled with some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in the British Isles. An evening at the inn — local food, a proper drink, perhaps some quiet live music — rounds off a day on the links in the most satisfying way possible. Golf holidays in Northern Ireland rarely combine this level of course access with such an authentic sense of place.
