The HarbourviewHotel

The Harbourview Hotel occupies the former Londonderry Arms on Harbour Road in Carnlough, a coaching inn built in 1848 by Frances Anne Vane-Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry. Winston Churchill inherited the property in 1921, and the deeds recording his ownership still hang inside the hotel. The O'Neill family bought it in 1947 and ran it for decades before selling in 2024 to a consortium of hotelier Adrian McLaughlin, Master Distiller Darryl McNally and businessman Carl Harrison, who reopened it in 2025 after a £1.75 million refit built around whiskey. The Wee Bar keeps its historic memorabilia, and a dedicated Whiskey Chamber stocks several hundred bottles for tastings and flights. Traditional Irish food and music continue alongside the whiskey programme, and the Coach House serves as the main restaurant and bar for guests staying in the rooms upstairs.