Stag groups want two things that don't sit comfortably together in a city: something to do during the day, and somewhere to sit around talking rubbish at night without a bouncer involved. The Mournes handle the first. Royal County Down is five minutes up the road and is one of the best links courses in the world. There's hiking from the door, Tollymore Forest under two kilometres away, mountain biking, and water activities on the coast. The house handles the second: a licensed bar you stock yourselves, a snug, digital TV for whatever's on, and no closing time because it's your house for the weekend. Nine bedrooms, every one en suite, sleeping up to twenty-three. The dining room sits open to the bar with everyone around one table. Two hot tubs and a barrel sauna outside in an acre of grounds. Golf stags in particular work well here. Championship links by day, whole house by night, and not many venues in Northern Ireland can offer both.
£2,000 for the weekend for the whole property, which is from £43 each per night at twenty-three sharing. Midweek is £700 a night, subject to availability. Priced per property, so the figure holds when someone drops out. Stocking the bar yourselves is where the real saving is — supermarket prices rather than bar prices, across a whole weekend, for a group this size. We can also put you in touch with our catering partner. Newcastle is on the doorstep if you want a night out as well as a night in. Under an hour from Belfast, around ninety minutes from Dublin. Free parking, WiFi throughout, dog friendly, with self check-in and a door code sent on the morning you arrive. On house rules, we'd rather be straight with you than have an awkward conversation later. It's your house for the weekend and we don't impose a curfew, but we have neighbours, so we ask for reasonable consideration late at night. There's a refundable security deposit, standard for whole-house rentals. Groups that are up for a good weekend are exactly who this place is for; groups looking to trash somewhere aren't. Send us your dates and numbers and we'll come back with availability and a price.
At The Briers, we are here to help. Email us or fill in the form with your dates and we will come back to you.
