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Inch Schoolhouse

78 Belfast Road, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 9AE
Inch Schoolhouse - Event Villa

About

Inch Schoolhouse is a listed Georgian building (1832), featuring high ceilings and large windows, with antique furniture.  Fully modernised, it has 8 bedrooms which can sleep up to 16 guests. It has 2 living rooms, reception room and large banquet style dining room.

Upstairs is a large family bathroom with a large freestanding antique style bath tub*, with shower. Downstairs has a large power shower, in addition to a third en suite bathroom downstairs. Kitchen has American style refrigerator and AGA cooker with gas hobs and electric ovens, as well as dishwasher.

The large main living room contains a video projector, surround sound, Amazon Fire TV, and an impressive marble working fireplace, massive over mantle mirror, wooden floors and bespoke oversized Dutch style sofa, and large flat screen TV. 

All of the rooms are fully fitted to hotel standard, many having a wash basin or en suite bathroom. There is free WIFI throughout the house.

The house features many outdoor amenities, such as large parking area, enclosed playground, basketball hoop, soccer field, enclosed, wild pond, and fairy tree, frog tree, and two acres of woods. Surrounded by green fields and backing on to a steep wooded hill, the setting is relaxing and private.

The woods have been cleared and are accessible, and ideal of children's and adult games.

Optional amenities, for an extra charge, include:  

- Disco/cinema room* with UV glow light, karaoke, video projector, smoke machine and surround sound.

- Large Tiki Hot Tub outside 

 - 8 person wood fired sauna in the woods

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Guide dogs permitted

Catering

  • Cooking / bbq facilities for guests use

Children & Infants

  • Accept children (Minimum age)
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Child seat available
  • Children's outdoor play area
  • Children's videos/DVDs available
  • Cot & Highchair Available
  • Facilities for children

Establishment Features

  • Business facilities (eg. Fax/ modem)
  • Cater for females
  • Cater for individuals
  • Cater for males
  • Central heating throughout
  • Event venue
  • Groups accepted
  • Hairdryers
  • Linen provided
  • Number of Shared Bathrooms - 2
  • Prior Booking Required
  • Private Garden
  • Private rooms
  • Real log/coal fires
  • Towels available
  • Welcome single sex groups, eg stag/hen parties

Leisure Facilities

  • Games/sports area on site
  • Sauna
  • Spa bath
  • Television in lounge/TV room
  • TV & Games Room onsite
  • Wifi

Parking & Transport

  • On site parking

Payment Methods

  • All major credit/debit cards accepted
  • Daily rates available
  • Deposit Reqired
  • Euros accepted
  • Midweek breaks
  • Short breaks available
  • Special group rates
  • Weekend breaks

Provider Preferences

  • Dogs Welcome Inside
  • Dogs Welcome Outside
  • In countryside
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens
  • Marketed Towards Students / Youth
  • Max group size - 20
  • Smoking Some Areas

Room / Unit Features

  • Fuel Included
  • Ground floor bedrooms available
  • Ironing Facilities
  • Microwave
  • Non smoking rooms available
  • Sleeps 8+
  • Tea & coffee making facilities
  • TV In Bedrooms

Specialist Features

  • Marketed as gay friendly
  • Marketed as green/environmentally friendly

Travel & Trade

  • Family Discount

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Map & Directions

What's Nearby

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Map & Directions

Road Directions

Road: Inch Schoolhouse sits on a scenic 'protected route', the A7, half way between Crossgar and Downpatrick, County Down, on the edge of the Strangford-Lecale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  A 30 minute drive from Belfast.

Public Transport Directions

Bus: There is a bus stop closeby at Bell's Hill for the 215/515 route.

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