A charming, welcoming and fascinating house that wears its extraordinary history with easy grace. Durcan and Nicola are warm and gifted hosts who made us feel welcomed and at home from the minute we arrived. The 4 dogs took our urban only-child dog into their pack, and our 2 kids made it a happy group of 7. Breakfast had everyone up with unusual levels of enthusiasm - fantastic home baked bread, fry, cereals, muesli, juice, fruit, granola, tea, coffee. There is a heap to do both in the immediate and the surrounding area - beautiful walks and near the estate in all directions, a cycle route that follows its edge, great running territory. Super food in the area, piers to jump off, waves for the brave. We only scratched the surface, in no small part due to the draw of the house - garden flowers in our vast and gorgeous bedrooms, the miraculous appearance of a box of flapjacks... A year's worth of memories from a week's stay - sorry to leave and looking forward to returning.