Dobbins Inn in Carrickfergus goes up for sale
A historic Carrickfergus hotel and restaurant that has been run by the same family for nearly five decades has been put up for sale.
One of the town’s best-known buildings with a history stretching back hundreds of years, Dobbins Inn announced in August it was to close.
The High Street business, run by the Fallis family since 1978, marked its last day on September 21.
The 15-bedroom hotel has now been listed for sale as a going concern by Avison Young, with offers from £400,000.
Dobbins Inn underwent significant restoration work in 2018 as part of the Carrickfergus Townscape Heritage Initiative.
The works aimed to recreate the historic frontage of the building after investigations revealed it used to be a medieval tower house.
Following timber dating analysis, it was established that the structure was as old as c.1530.
In later years, the building functioned as the town’s main bakery and as a RIC barracks, before being converted into a hotel in the 1940s.