We loved staying at this very lovely and cozy cottage just a quick walk from the beautiful, scenic Dunworley Beach. The area was everything we had hoped it would be… miles and miles of rolling green hills… cliffs extending out into the magnificent sea… cows grazing on the hillside! And at night the sky was so dark that we could even see the Milky Way! So many stars!!
Our host, Gilly, was a great host. He met us upon arrival and gave us a tour. Refrigerator was stocked with some Irish essentials… fresh eggs from the hen house, oranges to fresh squeeze, and Irish milk.
We treated ourselves to a home-made breakfast every morning, and one spectacular Irish dinner, all prepared by Gilly, using fresh ingredients from his garden. It was delicious! (Although the dinner was a quite expensive.)
The cottage was a little smaller than we expected, but we quickly got used to the coziness, and it turned out to be perfect for the two of us.
On the downside... there were a lot of flies inside of the cottage. But, I suppose that is to be expected when you live in cow country!
Note of warning… The cottage is very far off the main roads (about 20 minutes of driving on the back roads) and in an area that has a lot of unnamed roads. If you are depending on your GPS to get you there, be sure to also have a printed copy of the directions just in case you are not able to get a signal. One day on our way back to the cottage from a day trip to Clonakilty, our GPS was not able to get a signal, and we could not remember our way back. We ended up getting lost a few times and then had to drive back to Clonakilty to get a signal so we could take screenshots of the directions. All part of the adventure!
All in all, we will cherish the time spent at this magical Dunworley cottage, and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an authentic Irish experience, with a great host, in one of the most beautiful areas of Ireland!