Beautiful cottage, modern, with carefully maintained and restored traditional features. The is the house you dream of when you fantasise about buying an old cottage and doing it up!
The house is in excellent condition and it is easy to get a feel for how well loved it is in the many small and personal details: Earthen mugs and table wear from the local potter, and handly placed picnic blanket, beautiful art on the walls, wood for the fire, more than enough hot water and clean warm towels.
The location is both peaceful and spectacular nestled in rocky mountains and green fields. Exploring
around the grounds was a must with the kids who were delighted with the horses, the hidden tree swing, an old tractor and many hidden nooks and pathways. Walking further up the road from the house also leads to surprising views and gorgeous scenery.
The front garden gets the afternoon sun and is perfect for watching the light from the sunset settle on the mountains with a glass of wine in hand. A very cosy fire and comfortable sofa for the end of the day. What more could you ask for.
From the house we explored the peninsula but the highlights of our travels were swimming in the near by Glenbeg lake and an afternoon at dereen Gardens.
While the Internet is patchy we honestly found it a kind of relief to have more of a reason to focus in and actually spend time together. Where we might have been over planning or staring at our phones, we instead had conversations and read books, we got the morning papers and had coffee in the garden, we sat by the fire and watched movies.
Very gracious and generous hosts who went above and beyond for us at all times. Emphasis on generous! Cannot say enough positive things about them. Thank you so much for everything!