We had a fantastic stay at The Granary in July. The accommodation was perfect for our family of four. The kitchen had everything we needed, and perfect for a self catering holiday. It has a really comfortable airy living space. The bedrooms were quiet and comfortable. It was 30 degrees the day we arrived and the bedroom were still lovely and cool. The weather was a bit hit and miss, so it was nice to have the comfortable space to spend time in when we weren't in a rush out.
We did the alpaca walk and met the animals on the farm. Bernie the pig is particularly charming. Gerald gave us a great tour and loads of information about the local area, and some great stories. Our two kids who are 10 and 13 loved walking the alpacas and feeding the animals. The two adorable dogs Marley and Bob greeted us every time we came back and loved having a game of fetch, no matter how tiny the stick Bob could find.
Tobercurry and Ballymote both have good Supervalu supermarkets and are 10 mins drive away. Though this is a rural location it's only 30 mins drive from Sligo town and Carrick-on-Shannon, which are both worth a day trip. The local area has a number of attractions itself including Eagles Flying which has a great bird of prey show, and petting zoo. We were able to cycle there and back, a 20km round trip. The caves of Keash and Carrowkeel are about a 15/20 min drive away, and not to be missed. Sligo and Leitrim are so beautiful, Strandhill, Rosses point, Ben Bulben, Streedagh (The fossil Beach), Glencar Waterfall, Lough Gill, Parkes Castle, Yeats grave and so on. Just be warned a lot of the attractions such as Lisadel house, Sligo Abbey and Yeat's House is still closed due to Covid19, we did get into The Model gallery which has a great Jack Yeats collection, and Alison Pilkington exhibition on till Sept. It is possible to do Kayaking or Canoeing on the Temple House lake, but we left it too late to organise it, so make sure to call the week before.
Overall we had a fantastic stay and I couldn't recommend Kelly's place any more highly.