Used to use this travel agent years ago but have now started again. More of less in the centre of…read moreLisburn, the actual shop is perhaps one of the more smaller premises in town. Thankfully the staff are friendly but not pushy, you can go in to browse brochures without being harassed the way other travel agents do! As I said the staff are friendly and helpful. I've found them to be quite knowledgeable and full of extra bits of advice and it has always been straight forward dealing with them. Certainly better than a lot of the other travel agents in town.

Hello to staff at Armagh bus station. Today, 28th June 2022…read moreI was using the town service 12.30 from Woodford, and back on the 2.14 pm from the bus centre. I am not long after hip replacement and am using 2 crutches. This was my first trip out, and my return journey was by myself. I was nervous about tripping, falling, etc, none of those things happened. I want to praise, and thank all the staff on duty today for their kindness and help. The driver was very kind to pick up my travel card, get my ticket and bring it to me in my seat. The lady in the office inside was similar, friendly and with a smile. Well done and thank you. R White

At least Armagh has a bus station, for many years it didn't, so the very fact one exists is good…read more Unfortunately it's quite small and there's no cafe, only coffee and snack vending machines (chocolate bars, packets of crisps and bags of sweets). A well cared for Ulsterbus station, if slightly shabby these days. Staff are agreeable, when they're there that is, as the ticket counter's closed up most of the time. Hence you often just purchase your ticket on the bus from the driver. However when you do talk to both counter staff and bus drivers they are friendly and helpful. Today I went to buy an Armagh to Belfast ticket which costs £9.40, but the ticket counter Gent advised me I could purchase a 'Rambler' ticket for £9.00 which allows unlimited Ulsterbus and Belfast Metro journeys for one full day up to midnight (price as at Nov. 2015). There are a couple of things which irk me about this station. Lack of an electronic timetable display board is one, though paper timetables sit at the ticket counter. Secondly the opening times are rubbish. Buses come and go at all hours over 7 days a week but the bus centre's only open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm. This is annoying if you arrive or wish to depart outside station opening hours as you end up standing at an outside bus stop in all weathers.

Really kind staff. Really nice and affordable services. It's recommended to visit in Randalstown…read morefor breakfast.

Been here so many time now and that is because the service is good, the food is fantastic (apart…read morefrom one time on xmas day the food was not it's usual standard). We have happily bought friends and relatives here, as we know they will always be impressed. Happy to recommend Truffles on all levels.

Just a snapshot from me. A life in the day…read more It's an edge of town train station with tall chimney remnants of Ulster's flax mill past still visible on the Portadown skyline - flax (or linseed) is the naturally growing fibre that makes everything from bedsheets to table linen and underclothes. Linseed gives oil and other healthy derivatives. Most recently, Portadown was the site of the long-running Drumcree dispute, but that dispute is a damp squid now but it was different in the 1980's and 1990's over yearly marches by the Orange Order through the Catholic part of the town, which often sparked violence and protests. In the 1990s, the long running dispute escalated and prompted a massive security operation, drawing worldwide attention to Portadown for all the wrong reasons. Historically Portadown can trace its origins to the early 17th century Plantation of Ulster, and in the Victorian era, with the arrival of the railway I'm travelling on today, it became a major town. It had the nickname "hub of the North" due to it being a major railway junction; where the Great Northern Railway's line diverged for Belfast, Dublin, Armagh and Derry. In the 19th and 20th centuries Portadown was also a major centre for the production of textiles, mainly linen. Linen wasn't just an industry it was a way of life all over the Northern Ireland statelet that gave us model villages like Bessbrook which couldn't have a pub built in the village and while Quaker's like the Cadbury family were becoming multi millionaires from chocolate the Quaker linen barons were becoming the super rich of the day in Ulster. Meanwhile Harland & Woolf were becoming super rich from heavy engineering in Belfast. Cadbury like other Quaker chocolate magnates (Rowntree and Fry) saw drinking chocolate as a drink for men who abstained from alcohol (women weren't mentioned back then) with a now deceased quasi religious cult leader here naming booze the Devil's buttermilk. Personally I've never met the devil. Quakers here built houses for their workers with electricity and a water supply way back when it was unheard of - all taken for granted now for many years. They gave workers a sense of pride in work - and work is still intrinsic to human nature in the west - again the Germans had a sign above the entrance of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps: Arbeit macht frei; the German phrase means "Work sets you free" or "Work makes one free". Those who entered these places certainly met the Devil. Such was the power of the Quakers throughout the UK they dictated when the families that worked for them went to bed and woke - they controlled the electricity supply in their model villages. It's as well these good folks were decent and honest in themselves - again honesty and decency were taken for granted back then too - moral fibre. If you look into 10 Downing St today or 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue DC in 2020 you couldn't find it with a sieve. So I sit musing on a train with a cafe Krem flat white on the outskirts of Portadown. We all sit apart and away. We are on hopefully the tail end of Wu flu but it's as unclear and fragile as most things now, just like democracy.

Sundays are never the most exciting day of the week, so it's on these days, we decide to take…read moreourselves off somewhere new for Sunday lunch. A couple of weeks ago, we decided to go to the Ballymac, after hearing someone mention it the day previously. It is a hotel, and certainly looks impressive, and at times, opulent, both from the inside and out. In we went, to the restaurant/grill bar, and were shown to our seat. There was a good crowd there, mostly families with children out to enjoy their Sunday treat. We received our menus and had a look, after making our drink orders (if you order a soft drink, it's from a mixer bottle, one of my bugbears, if you have read any of my other reviews!) The menu: Nothing very adventurous on here, just your standard burgers, steaks, roast dinners and suchlike. I decided to go for the prawn open sandwich, while my partner went for the steak (as usual!) The food arrived promptly, and while it was nice enough, it was nothing unbelievably special. That said, I would certainly be happy enough to eat here again, maybe I'll just order something different next time!

Close to my parents so have been for food often. Ive had…read morelots of different steak cuts, ribeye, fillet, rump etc. They are good quality with very generous portions. sizzling platter with onions and mushroom. Chips came in a huge bowl and pepper sauce. Mum usually opts for pasta dishes as she finds them lovely quality and filling.They do lots of daily specials, fish, lamb, pork loin etc. Service is always friendly. Sunday carvery is good value washed down with a Guinness. The grounds are well looked after and tidy.

FANTASTIC B&B in Magherafelt. Nice rooms, extremely friendly owners, and a great breakfast every…read moremorning. Highly recommended!

Went here today for the spa/afternoon tea offer. You get a 30 minute spa treatment following by…read moreafternoon tea for £36. I had a hot stone back massage,it was absolutely amazing,quite possibly the best back massage i have ever had. The staff in the spa were really nice and friendly. Afterwards went on down to the hotel for afternoon tea. The service was just average, especially compared to the excellcent service we had received in the spa. The food, although it felt like we were waiting a while after ordering, was absolutely delicious. We had chicken and coleslaw, tuna and onion and egg and onion sandwiches, they were well filled and really tasty. The scones and tray bakes were really fresh. We were given and unlimited supply of tea. Both the spa and the hotel felt pretty cold and although it was a cold day outside,it didn't make for great comfort while inside. Would definitely try this again

Brilliant service from Start to finish. No silly prices…read morelike the company's at the airport, Easy booking, pay when you get there. Collection from airport lovely clean Comfortable car . Thanks for making our holiday in Ireland easy and enjoyable, we were able to explore Ireland in comfort. Will definitely recommend and use again thanks

We used Kings Car- Hire for the first time from June 30th -July 10th and were absolutely delighted…read morewith the car and the company. We dealt mostly with Michael and Paul and both were friendly,helpful and easy-going!!! We had spent a long time checking other better-known car hire companies but I am so glad we settled on Kings.......no hesitation in recommending them and will definitely use again next year!! Thanks,guys.