Badgers Hill is a truly special and holistic experience, a little piece of secluded heaven where you can relax and forget about the outside world. Vivian Hayes as well as being an expert yoga teacher treats you to homemade bread and a warm smile when you arrive, her family is incredibly welcoming.

If you have kids then you'll love their menagerie of animals including ponies, ducks, chickens and a donkey. Her delightful children lent my baby a lovely wooden activity gym and played with him to give me some time off which was fantastic!

We were only there a short stay but I long to go back for a much longer holiday, the countryside looks perfect for long walks and lazy picnics.

The farm is a short 25 min drive from the ferry terminal. Perfect for the beginning or end stop off if you are doing a longer tour of Ireland. It took us 3 hours to drive from Cork.

The facilities are great, there’s a fun sleeping platform which you need to be pretty agile to climb up to but really snug once up there. There’s also a comfy futon and plenty of room for a couple of travel cots.

There is a beautiful stove in the middle of the cabin, which we didn’t need as it was so mild, if you are travelling with little kids you may want to bring something to put round it if it’s on.

The separate kitchen cabin is decorated with fun and informative maps old OS maps of the area and there are plenty of great books to read and table football for rainy days. The kitchen has everything you might need, although there is only cold water so you need to boil the kettle to wash up which isn’t a big deal at all, also no oven but if you know that in advance you can plan your meals appropriately.

The only thing I would warn about is the outside composting toilet, all well and good in great weather but I’d bring your rain coat for a potential down pour of rain, you do have use of facilities in Vivian’s beautiful cottage so a 2 second sprint takes you to showers and toilet inside.

I can’t recommend this place enough, if you’re looking for a break far away from hectic everyday life then this is the place for you!

Thanks a million Badgers Hill, hope to see you again soon, give Meg and Cal (dogs) a big cuddle from us!

Emma, Joe & Huxley x