An Duain on the Hook Peninsula is a perfect holiday base. Surrounded by sea on three sides it is really atmospheric and weather influenced but Andrew's home can easily cater for those rainy days when it is quite nice to be confined to such a pleasant base! The Hook lighthouse itself is the major attraction and we had great fun taking a tour and using the excellent cafe there, all the while being hugely entertained by Noel the Pirate and his mate Pat! There is a wonderful play area for the kids and lots of activities going on all the while. The walking is wonderful from the house and beaches are easily accessible. We visited other beaches slightly further afield such as Duncannon and had all the facilities you could need there without any descent into commercialisation of the village. We were blessed with sunny weather for the most part and had great fun visiting Ballyhack Castle and taking the little ferry to Passage East in order to visit County Waterford as well. Shopping is an excursion in itself and we liked Wallace SuperValu in Wellingtonbridge for nearly all our needs. Another fun excursion - this time on bikes - was to the amazing Loftus Hall, apparently the most haunted house in Ireland!