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Dunlop's Cottage - Downings

Large comfortable 4-bedroom house located 10 minutes walk from Downings village and pier, close to beautiful beaches, golf course, Atlantic Drive, hotels, bars and restaurants with excellent entertainment and food.

The holiday home itself is designed to take full advantage  of the superb local scenery  every room to the front of the house enjoys wonderful views. 

Downings and the Rosguill Peninsula

The nearby village of Downings is a very popular tourist resort and fishing port with lively pubs and nightlife. It is situated on the beautiful Rosguil Peninsula.  The natural landscape of this peninsula provides the basis for many of the activities that the visitor can enjoy. In addition to an abundance of golden sandy beaches, there are many water-based activities in the Downings area - including windsurfing, deep sea diving, sea angling and boat charters. There is also horse riding and hill walking

Magherabeg Leisure Centre 

The Magherabeg Leisure Centre is a modern leisure centre  within a short drive of the holiday home and features a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi, and gym.

Dunlop's Cottage is ideally located to tour the wonderful scenery of North Donegal. Literally, on your doorstep, you have the renowned Atlantic Drive. This is a scenic drive starting in Downings and continuing around the Rosguil Peninsula. In the locality, you also have the spectacular Lough Salt Drive.

A little further afield you have beautiful and varied coastal landscapes in such areas as Bloody Foreland, Horn Head, the Rosses and the Fanad Peninsula - the latter now much closer with the opening of the new Mulroy Bridge. Moving inland you have the majestic and unspoilt Donegal Highlands where the magnificent Glenveagh National Park is located.

Local Activities / Attractions

• Golf at nearby Rosapenna Golf Club – featuring two classic 18-hole links courses. Other superb courses in the general locality include Dunfanaghy and Portsalon
• Enjoy beautiful unspoilt beaches on your doorstep – including the fabulous Tramore Strand
• Enjoy diving in the clear waters of Mulroy Bay and Sheephaven Bay
• Take a trip around the spectacular Atlantic Drive and Lough Salt Drive
• Use the new Mulroy Bridge to explore the beautiful Fanad Peninsula.
• 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.
• Climb Muckish and Errigal. Mount Errigal, the highest mountain in Donegal is a demanding climb and once on the summit, you can see for miles around.
• Take a day trip to Tory Island

For a holiday experience where fine beaches, superb golf courses and beautiful scenery are all on your doorstep, look no further than this spacious holiday home near Downings.

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 4 bedrooms to sleep up to 10
• Bedroom 1: double on ground floor
• Bedroom 2: double on first floor
• Bedroom 3: 2 x doubles on upper floor
• Bedroom 4: double ensuite on upper floor
• Bathroom on ground floor with corner bath
• Living room with solid-fuel stove and TV
• Open-plan ground floor encompassing kitchen and living areas
• Excellent views of Sheephaven Bay and Muckish Mountain
• Fully equipped kitchen
• Cooker, Fridge Freezer
• Dishwasher, Microwave
• Washing Machine
• Separate utility room
• Covered car-port to rear of property
• Patio area with outdoor furniture
• Large landscaped enclosed garden
• Ample car parking
• Free wifi
• 10 min walk to Downings beach and pier
• 5 min drive to Rosapenna Golf Club

Living Space

  Kitchen

Open-pland kitchen, dining, and living areas:

Cooker, Fridge Freezer

Dishwasher, Microwave

Separate Utility room with washing machine

  Living Area

The spacious living area has a solid-fuel stove, comfortable furnishings and is equipped with a large screen TV.

  Bedrooms

The cottage has 4 bedrooms to sleep up to 10 people.

Bedroom 1: double on the ground floor

Bedroom 2: double on the first floor

Bedroom 3: 2 x double beds on first floor

Bedroom 4: double ensuite on the first floor

  Bathroom

In addition to the upper-floor en-suite bedroom there is a ground-floor bathroom with a large corner bath.

Tariff

Booking Details

Booking deposit euro200 - with the balance to be paid six weeks prior to the letting period

- check-in 4pm, check out 10am
- Sat-Sat rental only during high season
- weekends available during mid and low season
- strictly no hen or stag groups
- no boys/girls groups

High Season: July/Aug/Easter
Mid Season: Mar/Apr/May/Jun/Sep/Oct
Low Season: Jan/Feb/Nov/Dec (except Christmas/New Year)

What's Included

• Bed linen
• Central heating
• Electricity
• Free Wifi

What's Not Included

• towels

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