Galgorm

“Stylish hotel and spa in attractive grounds” - AA Inspector
BALLYMENA, COUNTY ANTRIM



- Social distancing and safety measures in place
- Follows government and industry guidelines for COVID-19
- Signed up to the AA COVID Confident Charter
Current measures available at https://www.galgorm.com/ourcommitment.html
Our Inspector's view
Standing in 163 acres of private woodland and sweeping lawns beside the River Maine, this 19th-century mansion offers spacious, comfortable bedrooms. The many eating and drinking options include a welcoming cocktail and gin bar and the elegant River Room Restaurant, as well as The Bar & Grill at Gillies, a lively and atmospheric locals' bar, and the family-friendly Fratelli Ristorante, Pizzeria & Bar. Also on the estate are an equestrian centre and a conference hall.
Facilities – at a glance
Afternoon tea
Civil weddings
Dogs welcome
Electric vehicle charging
Family rooms
Features
- En-suite rooms: 125
- Family rooms: 15
- Bedrooms Ground: 8
- Free TV
- Broadband available
- WiFi available
- Children welcome
- Laundry facilities
- Ironing facilities
- Cots provided
- High chairs
- Children's portions or menu
- Indoor Pool
- Outdoor Pool
- Golf Course
- Hard Tennis Court
- Private fishing
- Gym available
- Spa Available
- hot tub/Jacuzzi
- Weekly Entertainment
- Christmas entertainment programme
- New Year entertainment programme
- Lift available
- Night porter available
- Outdoor parking spaces: 400
- Accessible bedrooms: 6
- Walk-in showers
- Double room, minimum price: £195
- Open all year
- Holds a civil ceremony licence
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About the area
Discover County Antrim
At its closest point, County Antrim is only 12 miles from the Mull of Kintyre, and its coastline is both beautiful and geologically diverse. Alternating sandy bays, rocky shores, high cliffs and forbidding headlands produce a dramatic scenery. Inland, the beautiful wooded glens rise to meet dizzying moorland heights.
The complex coastal geology ranges from relatively recent volcanic activity several millennia ago – represented by the massive basalt moorland plateau – to the silvery schists in the northwest, which are about 250 million years older. It includes rocks laid down more than 500 million years ago on an ancient ocean floor, pudding-stone that was later a desert floor, a belt of coal formed out of a swampy delta, salt trapped in the stone 200 million years ago, and mudstones and limestones from the time of the dinosaurs. In between are rich red sandstones, grey clays and dazzling cliffs of white chalk. This fascinating mixture is best seen at Fair Head and Murlough Bay, where, in startling contrast, the chalk cliffs overlie the older red Triassic sandstones. The Antrim Coast and Glens were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1988.
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