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Forest Lodge - Dunfanaghy

Forest Lodge is a spacious family home that is now available for holiday lets. It sleeps ten people in four ensuite bedrooms. Situated beside the bridge over to Horn Head, this beautiful home is a ten-minute walk from the vibrant and popular village of Dunfanaghy.

The house overlooks the picturesque Sheephaven Bay and the estuary of the New Lake. Right behind the house, you can join the designated path over to the fabulous Tramore beach, voted one of the top ten beaches in Ireland. Leaving the front of the house you can explore the spectacular headland of Horn Head, either on foot or in the car.

Dunfanaghy

Dunfanaghy is a wonderful welcoming Irish village, with shops, restaurants, coffee shops, a weekly market, hotel, surf shops and several pubs where you can enjoy live music every night of the week – and all within a very short distance of Forest Lodge.

Beaches and Forest Walks

This fantastic location is perfect for exploring this beautiful corner of Ireland. With two Blue Flag beaches right on our doorstep, numerous scenic walks close by, the magnificent Ards Forest Park just down the road and the famous Glenveagh National Park only a short drive away, you won’t be lost for things to do during your stay.

Local Amenities / Attractions

A short list of things to keep everyone occupied and happy every day;

• Enjoy hours of family time on the beautiful unspoilt beaches on your doorstep – Killahoey,  Tramore, Ards and Marble Hill, finished off with a coffee or an ice cream at the Shack
• Enjoy a spa experience at the Shandon Hotel and get that well-deserved pampering
• Watch Sky Sports at Arnolds or the Oyster Bar with family and friends in a buzzing atmosphere
• Food shopping is in Cresslough or Dunfanaghy and definitely experience the market during the summer 
• Try surfing – there are 2 surf schools based in Dunfanaghy – Jaws Watersports and Narosa Life where you can hire wet suits and surf boards
• The kids can have great fun sea jumping at Harrys Hole along from Marble Hill beach
• Have a quiet drink and a game of pool at McCarrys before enjoying the short walk home – 0.5km
• Play golf at one of the great courses nearby and enjoy the craic and beautiful settings 
• Take a trip around the spectacular Horn Head drive to experience spectacular scenery
• Go horse riding  from the Dunfanaghy Riding Stables at  Arnolds Hotel, where adults and children are ably looked after
• Visit the enchanting Ards Forest Park with its miles and miles of forest and beach walks
• Go crab hunting at Ards Friory when low tide, get lucky and spot the inquisitive seals, with a consolation ice cream and/or coffee if not 
• Climb Muckish and Errigal. Mount Errigal, the highest mountain in Donegal is a demanding climb and once on the summit you can see for 50 miles around
• Browse the local Art Galleries and Craft Shops
• Dine at the award-winning Mill Restaurant or enjoy different tastes at Lizzie’s Bistro, Patsy & Dans, The Cove, Starfish, Arnolds, Café Arnou or Molly’s. Eamonn’s taxis can get you home at a reasonable price.
• Enjoy a coffee at Buttermilk, Portnablagh Harbour. Browse the art gallery and watch the world go by. Pier jumping for the more adventurous or sea angling for the more sedate
• Visit the Dunfanaghy Workhouse Exhibition & Cafe whilst the kids enjoy the Craft Club and playground
• Take a short ferry trip to Tory Island, a nature lovers paradise, the lighthouse and the  Eerie Island Tale aswell as beautiful scenic views 
• 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. The scenery is spectacular
• Go fishing on Lough Sessiagh Lake for brown trout with boats available and bank fishing permitted 
• Find numerous peaceful roads, country lanes and mountain tracks to walk

There is so much to do, you will need and want to come back!

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 4 bedrooms to sleep 10
• Bedroom 1: double ensuite on ground floor overlooking forest
• Bedroom 2: triple ensuite on ground floor overlooking the bay
• Bedroom 3: double ensuite on first floor overlooking the bay
• Bedroom 4: triple ensuite on first floor overlooking the bay
• All rooms enuite
• Separate toilet on ground floor
• TV, Open fireplace
• Free WiFi throughout house
• Comfortable living room with sea views
• Large screen TV
• Books and lots of local information
• Cooker, Fridge Freezer
• Dishwasher, Microwave
• Washing Machine
• Air fryer, slow cooker
• sandwich maker, well equipped kitchen
• Separate utility room
• outside clothes line
• kitchen table and big dining table in separate room
• Patio area with outdoor furniture
• Enclosed Garden with BBQ
• Beautiful views over Sheephaven Bay
• Mature landscaped and well maintained garden
• Patio doors from kitchen leading on to patio

Living Space

  Kitchen

Fully equipped kitchen ..

Cooker, Fridge Freezer

Dishwasher, Microwave

Washing Machine

Air fryer, slow cooker

sandwich maker, well equipped kitchen

Separate utility room

outside clothes line

kitchen table and big dining table in separate room

  Living Area

The comfortable living room has sea views and is quuipped with large screen TV. There is a wide selection of books and local information.

  Bedrooms

Forest lodge has 4 ensuite vedrooms to sleep up to 10 people.

Bedroom 1: double ensuite on ground floor overlooking forest

Bedroom 2: triple ensuite on ground floor overlooking the bay

Bedroom 3: double ensuite on first floor overlooking the bay

Bedroom 4: triple ensuite on first floor overlooking the bay

Tariff

Booking Details

A booking deposit of euro200 per week - with the balance to be paid six weeks prior to the letting period

check-in 4pm, check out 10 am

What's Included

• Free wifi
• Electricity
• Bed linen and towels
• Cot and highchair on request

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