Luxury Hotels
Antrim
Late August, given heavy rain and sun for a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot among others, red, green, hard as a knot. - Blackberry Picking, Seamus Heaney
From the Belfast Taste & Music Fest to the Belfast Waterfront Theatre and Grand Opera House, this part of Ireland has much to offer those with a musical ear.
For history buffs, Queen's University and Belfast Castle are worth a nose around in a revitalized Belfast enjoying some peaceful rejuvenation after years of strife.
Further afield lie the wonders of the Giant's Causeway, thousands of post volcanic basalt columns now showcased through the nearby Visitor;s centre. Now a UNESCO site.
You will be spoilt for choice of luxury hotels in the north east corner with Hastings Slieve Donard, Malone Lodge, Merchant Hotel Belfast, The Culloden Hotel , The Merchant and the Galgorm Resort & Spa.