Introduction to Annalong, Northern Ireland

The small fishing harbour of ANNALONG (Áth na Long, "ford of the ships") is a pleasantly relaxed seaside town during the summer, with a stony beach and Slieve Binnion providing a grandiloquent backdrop. In the harbour, pleasure craft are tied up alongside the fishing boats and small trawlers; the whiff of their herring catches sometimes permeates the whole town. Just off the main road in Marine Park stands an early nineteenth-century cornmill, still in working order and open for visits (June–Sept Tues–Sat 11am–5pm; £1.85).

B&Bs here include a former farmhouse, The Sycamores, 52 Majors Hill (tel 028/4376 8279, www.kingdomsofdown.com/thesycamores; €50–70/£30–40), and luxurious country house accommodation at Glassdrumman Lodge, 85 Mill Rd (tel 028/4376 8451, glassdrumman@yahoo.com; €160–200/£100–125), which has its own stylish restaurant. There's little in the way of other places to eat, but right on the harbour, the refurbished Harbour Inn serves hearty lunches and evening meals, while the Halfway House, north of town on the A2, offers bar meals and Sunday lunches.

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