The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory was built in 1896 to house the Rev. Richard Seaver, the then minister of St. John's, Malone, and his family. It was designed by Henry Seaver, brother of the minister, and the architect responsible for the Church of St. John's itself.  When first built the house was sited in green fields with unobstructed views of the Belfast mountains. Although you can still see the mountains, the area is now a leafy residential suburb close to the many amenities that Belfast has to offer.
The Old Rectory is located one and a half miles from the city centre and the Grand Opera House. It is close to the Lyric Theatre and is convenient to Belfast's Botanic area - with a plethora of bars and restaurants and within a stones throw of Queen's University of Belfast. It is located ten minutes walk from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
Positioned on a main arterial route in south Belfast The Old Rectory is convenient to the M1 and M2 motorways, The Kings Hall, Balmoral Conference Centre, Lagan Valley Regional Park and the excellent shopping at the Lisburn Road.
The Old Rectory is well known for their award winning breakfast (Aga-Rauburn best breakfast winner 2005/6). Breakfast is served at linen covered breakfast tables and comprises; freshly squeezed orange juice, freshly cut fruits & berries & prunes, dried fruit/nuts, grapefruit segments, cereals and cheeses. Breakfasts include; Ulster breakfsat, (vegetarian option available) scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, omelettes, coddled eggs, venison, wild boar/apple, or saddleback pork with sun dried tomato sausages, herb scramble/cream cheese bagel or porridge with cream, Irish honey and Irish Mist liqueur.  The Old Rectory use local and, where possible, organically produced foods and make our their own raspberry jam and whiskey marmalade.  Morning papers are available daily, and visitors can relax throughout their stay in the Drawing Room where there is a library of books on Ireland's history and culture.