Willie John’s is a fabulous little cottage with all the charm shown in the photos. We stayed over a weekend arriving quite late on the Saturday evening but everything was ready for us with the heating on and a welcome pack waiting.
The cottage is in a great location with views over the Urris Hills across farmlands. We had fabulous sunny weather when we stayed and we sat outside both evenings enjoying the views and the weather. The outside of the cottage has loads of space, much more so than it looks in the photos and the stone table and chairs are a great addition.
Gwen who looks after the cottage kept in touch during our stay but there wasn’t anything we needed to go back to her about but it’s great that she’s available if needed.
Everything we needed was provided, I had taken dishcloths, tea towels, towels etc but didn’t need any of that. There was tea, coffee, milk, bread and biscuits waiting for us and the kitchen had everything you’d need for a few days. There’s a little log burner in the kitchen but we never used it as the weather didn’t justify it.
Bedroom and bathroom are both roomy, electric shower which saves having to heat water: the bed is a really solid wooden one which you can barely move!
Our reason for the visit was hill walking and the cottage is ideally located, only 1.5 miles or so from Mamore Gap. If you want to head into Clonmany you will need a car, there’s a pub within walking distance though we never made it there. We did take a walk to the Rusty Nail pub, beware though it’s a 45min walk at a good pace and we were foolish in that we hadn’t booked a table for dinner and they couldn’t fit us in anywhere.
I would definitely return to the cottage and look forward to our next visit.