useful information

nearest airport

Belfast International Airport is a 50 minute drive from our retreat venue Limepark. The closet town is Ballycastle which is accessible by bus, rail or taxi.

ACCOMMODATION

Should you require accommodation before or after our retreat Ballycastle and the surrounding area has many properties to choose from that you can find on AirBnB or Booking.com. Feel free to reach out to us if you require any assistance.

Our retreat venue Limepark is a 12 minute drive from the local town of Ballycastle.

useful contacts

  • Limepark (retreat venue) - +44 (0) 2820 190014

  • NI Railway (train/rail) - +44 (0) 28 9066 6630

  • Translink (bus) - +44 (0) 28 90 66 66 30

  • Fast Cabs, Ballycastle - +44 (0)7746609019

  • Emergency services - 999

    Retreat Hosts

  • Sam McDermott - +44 (0) 7824530702

  • Mark Barnes - +44 (0) 7793651881

    Retreat Coordinator

  • Danielle Barnes

Northern Irish slang

We LOVE our wee country! If this is your first time travelling to Northern Ireland be prepared to be inspired!

Northern Ireland is unique, as are it’s people, not to mention home to some of the most beautiful landscape anywhere in the world.

We appreciate a good hand shake or a tight hug. We talk fast and communicate a-lot in slang so here are a few essential phrases to help you out when you get here!

Bout ye — hello

What’s the craic? - how are you?

Scundered - embarrassed

Wee - a word used to describe absolutely everything

Boys a dear - that’s crazy

Baltic - very cold

Wind yer neck in - wise up

Yeooo - getting someones attention

Belter / Beezer - that’s amazing

Melter - someone that’s annoying

That’s class - best thing ever

Deadly - incredible