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3 properties Portsalon, Croaghross Cottage, The Gate Lodge, & Brook Cottage

Croghross is a luxury 6 bedroom holiday home  located in the popular family seaside resort of Portsalon in north Donegal.  

Nested into a small hillside and surrounded by landscaped gardens, the holiday home enjoys sweeping views over Ballymastoker Strand towards Knockalla Mountain.

From the front door it is just over 5 minutes walk to Portsalons  main attractions – the superb blue flag beach, the top class golf links and the quaint village harbour.

A Luxury Holiday Home

The holiday home itself has top class amenities.

There are 6 bedrooms with 5 ensuite 

4 bedrooms enjoy sea views and 3 of them open out to the beautiful landscaped patio area.

There are two separate living rooms and a beautiful country kitchen with an aga range.

There is a separate dining room and a sun room with panoramic sea and mountain views.

The holiday home has landscaped gardens featuring a playhouse and a patio the runs along the length of the house.

The gardens are bordered on one side by a small stream and on the other by an orchard.

There is a boatshed at the driveway entrance that is ideal for small boats and also provides a good storage area for surf boards, bicycles, golf clubs etc.

Ideal for Extended Families and Small Groups of Golfers/Walkers

Accommodating up to 13 people, this spacious holiday home is  an ideal base for a groups of friends, two families or an extended family wishing to spend a self catering holiday in this unspoilt area of north Donegal.

It is also perfect for a small group of golfers – Portsalon Golf Club is on your door step and the two championship courses at Rosapenna are just 20km away via the new Mulroy Bridge.

Small walking groups will also find the holiday home an ideal base for rambling around the beautiful Fanad Peninsula.

Local Activities / Attractions

Take a trip along the spectacular Knockalla Coast Road Golf at Portsalon Golf Club – a classic 18 hole links course literally across the road from the holiday home  

Hire kayaks or pedal boats from the water sports centre at Portsalon harbour

Enjoy beautiful unspoilt beaches on your doorstep – Portsalon, Doaghbeg, Ballywhoriskey.

Try surfing at the  Adventure One Surf School in Ballyheirnan Bay

Go deep sea fishing or sight seeing on Lough Swilly Go fly fishing at the Meadows fishery in nearby Rosnakill

Use the Mulroy Bridge to explore the beautiful Rosguill Peninsula  Climb Muckish and Errigal.

Visit Glenveagh National Park, with 16,000 hectares of mountains, lakes, wood and bogs. Glenveagh contains the largest red deer population in Europe.  Within the National Park Glenveagh Castle and gardens are well worth a visit on their own Find numerous peaceful roads, country lanes and mountain tracks to walk.

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 6 bedrooms to sleep up to 13 (5 ensuite)
• 3 bedrooms open out onto patio area
• 3 bedrooms have sea views
• Large bathroom
• Beautiful family living area, with sea views
• Second family living room with wood burning stove
• Tv, Sky & dvd player
• Beautiful country kitchen with Aga Range
• Gas cooker, fridge with ice box
• Dishwasher, microwave
• Washing machine, tumble dryer
• kitchen leads out to sun room with lovely sea views
• Separate dining room
• Dining room has doors leading onto patio area and superb sea views
• Beautiful landscaped gardens with patio area
• Gardens has a play house and small orchard
• Beach, golf course & Portsalon Village only 5 mins walk from the holiday home
• Full wheelchair access

Living Space

  Main Living Room

The main living room is beautifully furnished and decorated.

It enjoys lovely views over the landscaped gardens towards Ballymastoker Strand and Knockalla Mountain.

The room has a luxury leather furniture suite and has a tv, dvd player and ipod dock.

It also features an open fireplace and a small library of books.

  Second Living Room

The holiday home has the added attraction of a second living room.

This room is again beautifully furnished and decorated and has a wood burning stove, tv and dvd player.

It also enjoys sea and mountain views.

  Kitchen

The holiday home has a beautifully crafted country kitchen featuring an Aga Range.

It aslo has a dishwasher, microwave, an electric oven, Gas Hob & an American style frige with ice despencer

It is fully equipped for a self catering holiday.

The kitchen leads out to a conservatory syle area with lovely sea views, this area has a small table for informal dining.

  Dining Room

The holiday home has a very spacious dining room with sea and mountain views.

The elegant dining table can seat up to 10 comfortably.

There are double doors to the main living room and patio doors out to the large paved patio area.

  Conservatory

The very spacious kitchen in the holiday home opens out to a lovely conservatory style seating area that enjoys wonderful views over the landscaped gardens towards Ballymastoker Strand and Knockalla Mountain.

  6 Bedrooms / 5 have en suites

Luxury Accommodation in Croghross is as follows:

Bedroom 1: Double Bedroom - Ensuite Bath/Shower -  Sea Views - Access to Patio

Bedroom 2: Family Bedroom - Double and single - Ensuite Bath/Shower -  Sea Views - Access to Patio

Bedroom 3: Double Bedroom - Ensuite Bath/Shower -  Sea Views - Access to Patio

Bedroom 4: Double Bedroom - Ensuite Shower - Wheelchair friendly

Bedroom 5: Twin Bedroom - Ensuite Shower

Bedroom 6: Double Bedroom - Washhand basin with main Bathroom right next door

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Booking Details

Minimum stay is 2 nights

To Secure Dates a Booking deposit/security deposit  of €300 or £300 is required to secure dates in our diary ,  This is returned in the same currency in which it is paid 7 working days after your departure,

The deposit is Non refundable if a cancellation on the booking is made 

The remanding Balance is required to be paid in full 6 weeks prior to your arrival 

When checking in : 

• Check in is at 4pm, Check out 10am unless different arrangements have been made prior

• During peaks season Mid June / July / August the house is rented on a weekly basis Saturday to Saturday 

• when checking in we will show you the daily running of the home , Heating/ bins etc 

• all bed linen bed & bath towel are supplied, along with any utensils sauce pans etc you might need 

• the local bar / restaurant/ shop / beach / golf club etc is all with in walking distance from Croaghrosss Cottage

• In relation to pets yea they are allowed, howver must be strictly kept outside or in the kitchen and not allowed into any other room in the property, any trace of pets in other rooms will result in full deposit being no refunded due to having to giving the house a deep clean 

• Strictly no smoking in the property this will result in deposit being held in order to give the house a deep clean 

What's Included

• Bed linen
• Towels
• Central heating
• Electricity

Availability Key

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