The picturesque setting of the Slieve Donard Hotel to the south of County Down in the shadows of those famous and much badly sung Mountains of Mourne is only surpassed in the golfer’s mind by the wonderful landscape of the adjacent Royal County Down Golf Club.

The four star hotel is world famous with its towered architecture and the accommodation won’t disappoint. Excellent rooms, superb leisure facilities and great dining add to its location. The hotel is less than an hour from Belfast and is reachable from Dublin Airport in around ninety minutes plus.

The hotel provides a great venue for straightforward leisure breaks in a relaxed setting in he town of Newcastle and is ideally placed to enjoy the south Down coastline or head further north to Strangford Lough.

The Slieve Donard is obviously popular with golfers with Royal County Down almost being a pilgrimage for many; for those looking slightly further afield you can enjoy Kirkistown Castle, Ardglass and to the south and west Ronan Rafferty’s old club Warrenpoint. Highly recommended short break destination