River Run is a lovely area beside the river Erne. The house is large and the five bedrooms and large living areas easily accommodate a large group. The kitchen/dining/living room is a lovely spacious room opening out on to the decking which is lovely to sit out on and enjoy the birdsong and the sun. It’s a quiet place a couple of miles from Belturbet. We stayed there for a week and ate out each evening so didn’t really cook there, other than breakfast and lunch. If using the sauna, allow at least a half hour for it to heat up. You may need to bring extra towels though there is a washing/tumbler drier there. Also, if staying for more than a night or two, you will need kitchen necessities (there was salt and oil) and toilet paper etc. The downstairs toilets are saniflow and are quite smelly when used so bring air freshener.
Water is heated through the central heating so you have to turn on the central heating in order to get hot water. There is a charge for oil usage over and above an allowance for hot water so be aware that you will need to go around the radiators and turn them off if you don’t want the house heated.
River Run is a gated community which gives a feeling of being in a safe place. There are two fobs available for the gate which you need to use whether driving or walking. You cannot open the gate from the house, you must physically be at the gate to open it. We found this very awkward, particularly as there were four families, all with cars. When we used a taxi, we had to go to the gate which is approx. 1km away from the house to let him in. On our return, we walked from the gate as the taxi couldn’t exit otherwise.
We felt that there was a lovely atmosphere in the area and people were friendly. Belturbet is a nice small town and the Seven Horseshoes serves good food with lovely staff, the Castle is also very good and take out from the Indian Palace was lovely (we collected it at the gate).