Our stay at the cottage at Lough Atorick Lake House was just perfect - the beauty and peacefulness of the setting and the obvious care and attention Sinead and Bernhard put into making you feel at home made this a superb few days.
The cottage is nestled just above the Lough and completely off the beaten track. Whilst they have their own house and another cottage behind this one, they are out of sight and sound so it feels like you are completely alone in this beautiful spot. The view out onto the Lake and the complete absence of noise from other people is just such a luxury - it is so rare to be alone like this, just with the beautiful nature around you. Sitting out on the patio each morning having breakfast watching the birds was just lovely.
The cottage itself is a little basic / isn’t all high end spec but Sinead and Bernhard have done a great job refurbishing it from Ikea with a real eye for all the little details, plus the odd real luxury like the awesome German wood burning fire and a big TV with Netflix. It was also spotlessly clean.
The welcome was supportive but not intrusive (just letting us relax in the wonderful surroundings), and again had lovely touches. They have a 30m polytunnel that they grow veggies in so left us with a wonderful bowl of the best tomatoes and cucumber we have had in years plus some fresh eggs that were perfect for breakfast.
In terms of things to do we went for a swim in the lake the first day which was cold but a great feeling of achievement - you then walk back up to the cottage and use the outside shower to wash off the Lough bog water!
Other than that we drove out and did some decent walks half an hour drive away and did a combination of eating in and one night we drove out to a restaurant.
All in all a great few days - would highly recommend.