We were very pleased with our stay at Maggie's house two weeks ago. Cushendun is a tiny village on the Antrim coast that, after driving the entire Ireland coastline, we thought was the most beautiful. The view from our bedroom was stunning, and an evening walk along the beach drained all the tension and stress from us. It was the perfect place for the first day of a 8 day holiday. Maggie was friendly and attentive and we felt "right at home".

We traveled from Dublin to Cushendun which took us longer than expected. However, we did stop in Belfast to grab a quick bite and check out some of the amazing murals around the city. I think it would have taken about 3 hours without the stops. Maggie was very accommodating and scheduled the dinner we had prepaid her for, for when we arrived. The dinner was more than enough food, hot, and delicious! Maggie is a great cook. We did have time to take a walk down the road to take pictures of the view. Cushendun is a very quaint, picturesque town and I wish we could have spent more time there. The breakfast was again, hot and delicious!
This was just a stop on the way to the Giants Causeway where we went the next morning. About an hour away for us (non- left side drivers with a big red van way too big for the roads). This bed and breakfast was lovely - well worth it for the view, the homey atmosphere and food. Did I say Maggie was a great cook? : )
Cons - Internet in the common room only (very typical in Ireland we found). Rooms are small.

I was travelling through Northern Ireland with my two parents, sometimes getting one room for us all, sometimes two. We were booked at the Farmhouse in Cushendun for two nights. I had come down with a minor cold that I wanted to make sure was not going to infect my parents. Thankfully, Maggie talked us into upgrading to two rooms at the front of the house so if I had to make tea (or in my case, Lemsip) at 3am, I wouldn't wake anyone. AND WHAT A VIEW! Beyond the parked cars, beyond the sheep, beyond the beautiful bay was Cushendun--very small but very charming! Had a fantastic time and Maggie is an excellent cook and guide! Helpful at every step, I cannot recommend the Villa Farmhouse highly enough. Just a hint: if you don't get a quick email response from her, just email her again. I know she was taking computer classes at the time of our stay, and maybe her machine was having trouble or something. Maggie is a wonderful host!

Villa Farm is situated in the most amazing location, on the hillside above the tiny National Trust village of Cushendun, with incredible views down the jagged coastline. It is on the Torr Road, leading to the dramatic Torr Head and Fair Head at the NE tip of Ireland. In theory we should have been able to see the Mull of Kintyre just across the sea, but we didn’t have a clear enough day in our two-day stay. However this didn’t dampen our visit and Murlough Bay in particular was all the more ‘Lord of the Rings’ like for the swirling clouds, trees and pounding sea below, as we descended the steep narrow lane towards the cliffs.
Villa Farm itself is run by the friendly and welcoming Maggie Scully, who’s much loved mother Catherine ran the business for many years before her. The rooms are decorated in a very traditional way with antique furniture and each is absolutely spotlessly clean with great attention to detail for every comfort. A generous supply of clean towels, magazines in the room, loads of local knowledge and restaurant advice coming from a long family association with the village and love of the area. Our big Irish breakfast was just amazing with tasty soda bread, wheaten bread and pancakes. We loved our evening visit to the Cushendun Hotel and a most interesting chat with Randal McDonald in his cosy back room bar with blazing open fire. We also enjoyed Maggie’s recommendation of Harry’s restaurant in Cushendall for a good steak dinner. Enjoyed a hike in Glen Ariff too and very much hope to return to this beautiful coastline. We would definitely stay at Maggie’s again and maybe even in her lovely little self catering cottage alongside with it’s own private garden. Equally spotlessly clean and cosy with big picture windows.