We stayed in one hotel and 4 B&B's during our short tour of Northern Ireland. All were excellent, including Hillcrest. Great location just away from the coast,a couple of miles from Carrickfergus. Bob is a retired tiler and was in the middle of re-tiling their kitchen - which did not stop Norma producing a great breakfast. Room and e-suite were... More

This was a gem of a find. Travelled over to Carrickfergus to visit family in August. Between myself, my children, my two sisters and their families we took over nearly all the accomodation in Hiilcrest. Bob and Norma where the most perfect hosts, and really made us all feel at home, going beyond on more than one occasion to help... More

Trying to find accomodation for the weekend of June 5th in Northern Ireland to see Snow Patrol play in Bangor turned out to be a challenge with a crowd of 40,000 heading there....so after hours of searching and phone calls and gradually moving further along the coast on the map, I came across Hillcrest B&B which turned out to be... More

My husband and I stayed in this bed and breakfast our first night of our two week trip in Ireland. It turned out to be one of our favorite spots and we will definitely return. It is just outside of Carrickfergus, off the main Antrim Coastal road. Set on a beautiful farm (with lovely horses and a very friendly dog).... More