Finn MacCool's, Bushmills

Member Feedback received on 25 October 2024:

"I recently visited Bushmills for a holiday. This pub was not open and looks as though it has been closed for some time."

Further research showed that a planning application LA01/2023/1093/F had been submitted 25/10/2023 for "Change of use from existing public bar [...] to form a range of 'guest inn' rooms". The initial plans showed the whole of the building being given over to accommodation, but revised ground floor plans dated 06/12/2023 showed reinstatement of the bar and retention of the lounge area. As of October 2024 the application was still 'Under Consideration'. The full planning application can be seen at https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/678301

We don't know for certain when the pub became closed. The last reviews were in early 2024 but these did not mention the pub part, just the rooms, so the pub may have been closed by then, The pub had definitely been open in October 2023.

The Giants Causeway & Bushmills Heritage Railway station is 700m away.