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Dan's Wee Cottage is a 4* NITB certified self-catering facility situated at the foot of Slieve Croob
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27/10/2026

❤️ Well, this afternoon we were left speechless… and that doesn’t happen very often! 😂

Anyone who knows Lorraine and me will know that we love a wee natter, a bit of craic and most importantly, welcoming guests to Dan’s Wee Cottage.

But this afternoon, we were genuinely lost for words (well, for a wee while anyway! 😂).

Our wonderful returning guests, who we now consider friends, Jane-Marie, Tim, Daniel, Micah, Ryan and Jackie, arrived with an early Christmas card and a gift that completely took us by surprise. 🎄❤️

When they stayed with us back in January, Tim took a photograph of the cottage covered in snow. Little did we know that he would go home, bring that photograph to life and turn it into this beautiful piece of artwork.

They returned again in August, here for a few days now and are already booked to come back for lambing time in March, but today they arrived with this very special surprise.

To say we absolutely love it would be an understatement. 🥰

It will shortly take pride of place in Dan’s Wee Cottage, where our future guests will be able to admire it too.

We’ve always said that one of the best things about running the cottage is the lovely people we get to meet along the way. Some arrive as guests and leave as friends and gestures like this remind us just how lucky we are.

A massive thank you to Tim and all the gang. You’ve given us something we’ll treasure for many years to come. ❤️

And don’t worry, we soon found our voices again! 😂

❤️ Lorraine & Francis

21/10/2026

🎅✨ Could Santa be coming early to Dan’s Wee Cottage this year? 👀🔥

We headed off on a wee late-night shopping spree last night to Starview Hot Tubs & Outdoor Living… and let’s just say we might have something exciting up our sleeves! 🤫😍

We’re always looking at ways to make your stays with us that wee bit more special, and hopefully there’ll be a little extra magic arriving at the cottage before Christmas! 🎄✨

We’re not giving too much away just yet… but watch this space! 👀🤞

Santa, if you’re reading this, we’ve been very good this year! 🎅😂

14/10/2026

🏆🏆 WE’RE DOUBLE FINALISTS!! 🎉🥂

A wee bit of exciting news to share with you all! ❤️

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Dan’s Wee Cottage has been shortlisted as a FINALIST in TWO categories at the Local Women Magazine Business Awards 2026! 🎉

🏆 Best South Down Business of the Year

🏆 Family Run Business of the Year

When we first started restoring Dan’s old cottage back in 2019, we could never have imagined the journey it would take us on. What began as a family project has grown into something very special to all five of us.

But none of this would be possible without the incredible support we have received along the way. ❤️

To everyone who has stayed with us, returned for another visit, recommended us to family and friends, shared our posts or simply followed our journey from the very beginning — THANK YOU! 🥰

We have met so many wonderful people over the past five years and some of our guests have become lifelong friend and this means more to us than any award ever could.

As a small family-run business tucked away at the foot of Slieve Croob, to be recognised alongside so many fantastic businesses is something we are genuinely proud of.

Whatever happens on awards night, we already feel like winners having such a brilliant community of people behind us. ❤️

From Francis, Lorraine, Orláigh, Shannon and Líle-Róis — thank you all from the bottom of our hearts! 🥂

Here’s hoping we might bring a wee bit of silverware back to Slieve Croob! 🤞🏆🏆.

11/10/2026

Proud parents this afternoon with Shannon playing her part with Dromara winning the Down Camogie Junior Shield Final against East Belfast on a scoreline of 4:20 to 2:0 with Shannon contributing 1:1 to the scoreline. Well done to the whole team ⚫️⚪️ I even got unofficially umpire of the year 😂😂😂

04/10/2026

Thinking about a wee break at Dan’s? 🏡♨️

A little availability update from us this evening…

Our weekend availability between now and April is now extremely limited, with most Friday and Saturday dates already booked.

But if you’ve been thinking about getting away, you don’t necessarily have to wait for a weekend!

We still have midweek availability, including our Autumn/Winter Midweek Offer, and our one-night Girls’ Getaways are available on selected dates too. 🥂♨️

Whether it’s a couples’ break, family stay, birthday, anniversary or a night away with the girls, Dan’s Wee Cottage sleeps up to 6 with your own private wood-fired hot tub and those Slieve Croob views.

We’re also taking bookings into 2027, so if you have a particular date in mind, we’d definitely recommend getting it in the diary early.

As always, a massive thank you to everyone who continues to stay with us, return to us and recommend our wee cottage. ❤️

📩 Message us for availability
🌐 Book direct at dansweecottage.com

01/10/2026

We’re delighted to share our nominations for Best South Down Business Of The Year; Best Tourist Accommodation; Family Run Business Of The Year at the Local Women Magazine Business Awards 2026! Thank you to everyone who has supported Dan’s Wee Cottage - Slieve Croob, Dromara. If we’ve made a difference to you, we’d love you to share your experience in a nomination: https://localwomenmagazine.com/2026-business-awards/

27/09/2026

A couple of October Fridays have become available 🍂🔥

We currently have Friday 2nd and Friday 9th October available at Dan’s Wee Cottage.

Fancy a wee autumn escape? Hot tub fired up, views over Slieve Croob and a cosy night away. ❤️

Send us a message if you fancy one of the dates.

23/09/2026

🌟 YOU NOMINATED US! 🌟

We received a lovely email this morning to let us know that Dan’s Wee Cottage has been nominated by the public in the Local Women Magazine Business Awards — and amazingly, in three categories! ❤️

🏡 Best Tourist Accommodation
🌿 Best South Down Business
❤️ Family Run Business of the Year

To know that someone took the time to nominate our wee family business genuinely means a lot to us.

Dan’s Wee Cottage has always been a family affair. From restoring the cottage ourselves and opening the doors back in 2021, to the whole family still playing their part in getting everything ready for every group of guests who comes through the door.

The next stage is based on public nominations and the judges are particularly interested in hearing personal stories, memorable experiences and genuine reasons why you believe our business deserves to become a finalist.

So if you’ve stayed with us, enjoyed a girls’ getaway or family break, followed our journey, recommended us to friends or simply feel Dan’s Wee Cottage deserves a place in the finals, we’d absolutely love if you would take a minute to nominate us. ❤️

And to whoever put our name forward in the first place…

Thank you. You’ve already made our day. 🥰

👇 NOMINATE DAN’S WEE COTTAGE HERE 👇
https://localwomenmagazine.com/2026-business-awards/

Francis, Lorraine & the girls x

Address

52 Carrigagh Road Dromara
Dromore
BT252DD

Website

https://www.dansweecottage.com/

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