Rooms are of superior quality and Darren is the perfect host!

Amazing views, service, and incredibly comfortable. I needed a hotel last minute for some friends and The Briers blew away my expectations. I will absolutely recommend people stay here in the future.

The Briars is world class in every possible way.

Darren is a fabulous host. Incredibly friendly, outgoing and informative. His property is beautiful he he does an amazing job of making you feel at home. He provided us with recommendations to a fabulous restaurant and recommended that we make time to stroll the waterfront, which we did and were so happy we did! We already have plans to stay at The Briers Country house again.

Beautiful quiet and sheep!

Fabulous in every way

Was lovely and bright and clean very comfortable relaxing atmosphere

Very relaxing property with privacy yet very short drive to all the amenities of downtown Newcastle. The owner and host Darren is fantastic. He made certain I had everything needed to enjoy my stay, even provided me with a universal adapter to charge my phone. The Briers exceeded my expectations to the point where I extended my stay and I will definitely be back as a future guest.

Lovely staff, wonderful property. Thinking about coming back. Excellent stay!

Its a quint wee r&r romantic getaway. Great views & wonderful hosts, cant wait to get back there. Get for a mental recharge from modern busy life

A real country feel.

Lovely, quiet location with very nice grounds and gardens. Staff helpful and obliging. Spacious parking, safe storage for our bicycles provided too.

It was all we could have wished for and our hosts were so friendly and helpful, beautiful surroundings and we felt at ease and relaxed 😌 Sat in the garden after a delicious breakfast and soaked up the atmosphere ☀️ and bird song. Definitely going back again….

Nice gardens, peaceful, & walkable to Tollymore Forest.

Just lovely!

This is a beautiful guest house not far from Newcastle centre but in a rural setting. The people were extremely friendly and helpful and the room was spacious and very comfortable. We had a beautiful cooked breakfast and would certainly stay again.

Lovely place with the friendliest people. I drove up from from Limerick to meet old friends from America on a golf tour. I couldn’t pay Slieve Donald price for the night but I was minutes away at The Briers. Very peaceful. Great people running this place.

Lovely place with the friendliest people. I drove up from from Limerick to meet old friends from America on a golf tour. I couldn’t pay Slieve Donald price for the night but I was minutes away at The Briers. Very peaceful. Great people running this place.

This was 3* so don’t expect 5*. Would def go back again. Was not disappointed in any area. Very friendly

We had an excellent 2 night stay at The Briers. Diane was extremely helpful and friendly, she upgraded our room without asking because there was a better room available. The room was really clean and modern with tea/coffee making facilities with a couple of chocolate biscuits too. There was also a communal area for teas, coffees and biscuits that we didn’t use but was there if we wanted to. The beds were comfortable, the bathroom had toiletries available and the room had a patio door that you could leave the building from and return to so that was helpful as we didn’t have to go through the main building. The breakfast facilities were excellent. You can select from a hot menu with good choices and then there is a variety of cereals, yogurts, fresh fruits, cereal bars and fruit juices. We ordered tea and coffee and got a lovely big teapot of tea and a full cafetière of coffee. Would highly recommend this place if you want to spend some time in Newcastle. We will hopefully be back as soon as we can.

Wonderful place to stay. We travel a lot and this is the best guest house we stayed to date. Everything was top notch and the owners were so friendly. We would not hesitate to stay again if in the area. We highly recommend this guess house.

What can I say. The Briers was brilliant. When we arrived and checked in we got upgraded, which was very much appreciated thank you Dianne. The room was lovely with good views. My wife and I had a lovely stay. Thank you very much Dianne and Darryl.

What can I say. The Briers was brilliant. When we arrived and checked in we got upgraded, which was very much appreciated thank you Dianne. The room was lovely with good views. My wife and I had a lovely stay. Thank you very much Dianne and Darryl.

We had a lovely stat at The Briers, the location is beautiful and the room we stayed in was superb. The owners were very friendly and went above and beyond to make sure that our stay was perfect. We will definitely be back again and highly recommend the Briers if you’re looking for somewhere beautiful and tranquil to stay, close to Newcastle. Aisling & Richard

We had a lovely stat at The Briers, the location is beautiful and the room we stayed in was superb. The owners were very friendly and went above and beyond to make sure that our stay was perfect.We will definitely be back again and highly recommend the Briers if you’re looking for somewhere beautiful and tranquil to stay, close to Newcastle. Aisling & Richard

Beautiful would highly recommend

Beautiful would highly recommend

Lovely hotel with great hosts. Anne was very attentive and helped find us a welcoming restaurant for our first evening meal in Newcastle which was a short drive away. Rooms were a bit tired but the hosts, who have only been there for a month, have great plans to make changes so we’d have no hesitation in going back. Very large garden and good parking space. A cooked Ulster breakfast was one of the best we’ve had with a good range of fruit, cereals and yogurt. Special attention was given to our requirements for a gluten free breakfast. We had nice views of the Mountains of Mourne (when it wasn’t cloudy) as the location is perfect to get to the coast and inland. We were visiting a relative in Newry and could get there in 30 minutes but preferred the coastal route or across the mountains. All in all a great base for a holiday in a very scenic area of Northern Ireland. Thank you for making our visit memorable.

Lovely hotel with great hosts. Anne was very attentive and helped find us a welcoming restaurant for our first evening meal in Newcastle which was a short drive away. Rooms were a bit tired but the hosts, who have only been there for a month, have great plans to make changes so we’d have no hesitation in going back. Very large garden and good parking space. A cooked Ulster breakfast was one of the best we’ve had with a good range of fruit, cereals and yogurt. Special attention was given to our requirements for a gluten free breakfast. We had nice views of the Mountains of Mourne (when it wasn’t cloudy) as the location is perfect to get to the coast and inland. We were visiting a relative in Newry and could get there in 30 minutes but preferred the coastal route or across the mountains. All in all a great base for a holiday in a very scenic area of Northern Ireland. Thank you for making our visit memorable.

Fantastic location I would highly recommend

Fantastic location I would highly recommend

A really lovely , welcoming place to stay . The hosts , Daryl and Diane were so friendly and helpful - even made me a lovely packed lunch for my hike in the Mournes the following day . Very safe and clean. A really lovely place to stay .