Larchfield Estate

I spent 2 nights in a hotel this week for work - I’m already paying 20% in VAT and now govt is proposing another tax with additional VAT on top. The £22.40 additional tax adds to cost of living. No new taxes #cutvat ukhospitality.org.uk/share_holiday_…

Feeling extremely proud right now, Stepping Stones NI winner if the Social Enterprise Building Diversity, Inclusion & Equality award with our employer partner @HendersonGr0up #inclusion #diversity #equality

This is urgent for hospitality sector, especially in Northern Ireland.

The UK pays one of the highest hospitality VAT rates in Europe, second only to Denmark, putting our industry at a disadvantage and making it harder for people to support their local businesses. We need action! Get involved in our #TaxedOut campaign: ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe…

Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers & attendees at NITA Annual Conference 2025. Find out all of the details in our news article in link below linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

@NIHF @NIrelandTA @OFMDFM Absolutely delighted to host this superb event full of inspirational people

Delighted to be @Larchfield for @NIrelandTA celebrating tourism & hospitality week! Great to hear from @OFMDFM & their support for the sector. You always learn something new in this sector - who knew that sheep shearing in Glenshane is one of the top tours for cruise visitor!

60% of hospitality businesses are cutting jobs, 75% have increased prices and 2/3 are reducing staff hours. "These cuts are a last ditch attempt by businesses just to stay afloat" @sarahjolney1 MP for Richmond Park told Parliament last week. Hospitality is being #TaxedOut.

Last month our Director General @Ben_CowellDG & NI Chair and joint owner of @Larchfield Gavin Mackie met Minister @gordonlyons1 to discuss the current realities for Historic Houses members in Northern Ireland 👇

@Ben_CowellDG @claire_fx1 @Larchfield Have a look at some photos from the day below⬇️

Today in #PMQs, two big hospitality issues were raised: 1. Tax rises costing 89k hospitality jobs. We need to fix NICs. 2. The importance of business rates reform, where we need the maximum discount for hospitality. Our Budget asks👇 ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/taxe… #TaxedOut

Some members of the policy team @Ben_CowellDG @claire_fx1 and President Jason Lindsay joined members at the NI AGM @Larchfield. Owners discussed current policy issues as well as the opportunities for growth, finishing up with a tour of the estate including member-dog Tazzy👇🐕

This is the hard truth behind why we are getting screwed from our government…… stopping growth, stopping us investing in our team and most of all putting us out of business… the stats from all these other countries don’t lie @Keir_Starmer @RachelReevesMP

New figures show hospitality lost 69,000 jobs since the Budget. The year before, the sector created 18,000. @UKHospKate told @thetimes the Gov't needs to fix NICs to boost jobs by extending exemptions to include people moving from welfare to work. thetimes.com/business-money…

@lisburnccc Delighted to attend the @lccc launch of the Tourism Strategy 2025 - 2030 at another heritage venue just moments away from us. What a huge plethora of gems we have on our doorstep when you stay overnight in our self catering cottages at Larchfield Estate @VisitLisburn

The Lisburn and Castlereagh area offers a variety of accommodation. Through partnerships with accommodation providers such as Arthurs of Hillsborough, The Wylies, Bay Tree Cottage and @Larchfield Estate we will deliver our Tourism Strategy 2025 to 2030. 💻Check out what local accommodation is available online at visitlisburncastlereagh.com/places-to-stay @VisitLisburn

“We were clear at the time that the changes to NICs were a tax on jobs, and so it is sadly proving.” @UKHospKate told @guardian after more than 100,000 jobs were lost across the economy in April. We need to see urgent action to change NICs. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Not just our pubs but also neighbourhood restaurants, independent hotels and mucus venues. The driven by the costs of doing business outstripping demand or undermining investment - it has to change

@thetimes Such a fantastic couple and we were delighted to help coordinate and host such a unique wedding (and all their guests!) at Larchfield Estate.

Kathryn McGowan just could not decide which of her friends she wished to accompany her down the aisle — so she picked all of them ⬇️ #Echobox=1746719288" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/uk/northern-ir…

@bbcnewsline Such a fantastic couple and what a tribute to Kathryn from all her dance students aka the bridesmaids! We were honoured to host and help coordinate here at Larchfield Estate - hopefully some incredible memories for Kathryn & Jack and all their guests

When it comes to weddings there are many tough decisions. One of the biggest for brides, is who should be bridesmaid. Well when Kathryn McGowan married her now husband Jack, she refused to leave anyone out, and so she had 95 bridesmaids at her ceremony. Ita Dungan has the story