If you're looking for somewhere ordinary, then The Dibney Rig is not for you. Set on the banks of the Dibney River, this first floor accommodation offers quirky, open plan living in a stunning location. The living room is well lit and tastefully furnished with both comfy chairs and a sofa-bed making it a great space to relax and watch TV or read. The kitchen area is well equipped and has a choice of seating with both a breakfast bar, and beautiful retro-style table, giving you options to either eat at or use as a work station. The dual aspect bedroom is spacious with a comfortable double bed as well as drawers and wardrobe space. It boasts a feature wall and exsposed brick creating a totally unique place to sleep! The bathroom with toilet, basin and shower is decorated to reflect the kingfishers which live close by and feed along the Dibney River. The entrance porch to the accommodation is shared with the award winning Smugglers' Table Restaurant which opens Thursday evening until Sunday, and is complimented by the adjoining bar. Come and visit, we can't wait to meet you!

Killyleagh is a coastal village set to the Southern end of Strangford Lough's Western shore. Within minutes of arriving, whether by road or by water, you cannot but notice the quaintness of the village and we urge you to take a moment and adjust to the slightly slower pace of life enjoyed by the locals. At the top of the town sits Killyleagh Castle, thought to be the oldest inhabited Castle in Ireland and currently home to The Lord Luitenant of County Down, Gawn Rowan Hamilton and his family. The presence of electric lights behind the 12th century window openings just adds to the sense of mystery this great building evokes. Built in the style of a French Chateau, with its round corner turrets and steeply sloping grey slate roof it wouldn't look out of place set in the Loire Valley, yet here it sits overlooking the brightly painted buildings which lead you the short distance down to the Quay and Strangford Lough. Founder of the British Museum in London, and the man who first brought drinking chocolate to Europe in the 1600s, Sir Hans Sloane is remembered with a statue as you near the shores of the Lough, and our Dibney Rig apartment. Hans Sloane was born in Killyleagh and educated by the Hamilton family in the castle before he set off on his travels aged 19; the graves of two of his brothers and his father can still be seen in a nearby graveyard. Hans' recipe for hot chocolate was later picked up upon by the Cadbury factory, so we have a lot to thank this man for. Just a stones throw farther along our journey and you have arrived at The Dibney Rig.