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Biggi's Nest - Dunfanaghy

Biggi's Nest is a 2 bedroom modern holiday home conveniently located close to Dunfanaghy village centre in North Donegal. All the amenities of this popular seaside resort - shops, pubs, restaurants - are within easy walking distance. The fabulous Dunfanaghy links course is only a 3 min drive away.

Beautiful Coastal Region around Dunfanaghy Village

Form Biggi's Nest it is less than a 5 min walk into the centre of  the popular family seaside resort of Dunfanaghy.  This vibrant seaside village on the shores of Sheephaven Bay has a number of fine restaurants, coffee shops, friendly traditional pubs, craft shops and art galleries. There is a well established Festival programme which runs throughout the year and includes a Seafood Festival, a Jazz and Blues Festival, the August Fair and a Halloween Madness Festival.

Top Class Tourist Attractions

Dunfanaghy boasts a number of top-class tourist attractions including the fabulous Blue Flag Killahoey Beach and an excellent 18 hole links golf course. Killahoey beach is popular for walking, swimming, windsurfing, pony trekking and kite flying.  There are also fine beaches at nearby Portnablagh and at Marble Hill. Tramore Strand is located on the other side of Horn Head. The fabulous and  totally unspoilt beach faces out to the Atlantic Ocean is an ideal venue for a bracing walk

Ideal Rambling and Hill Walking Terrain

There is plenty of opportunities for ramblers and hill walkers in this beautiful part of Donegal – coastal walks around the spectacular Horn Head Peninsula, woodland walks in the enchanting Ards Forest Park and hill walking in the North Donegal Highlands – Muckish Mountain provides a very scenic background to Dunfanaghy .

Glenveagh National Park

The magnificent Glenveagh National Park is just over 20km from the holiday home. This park has over 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) of mountains, lakes, glens and woods, with a herd of red deer and the recently reintroduced Golden Eagle. A quaint castle is surrounded by one of the best gardens in Ireland, which contrasts sharply with the rugged surroundings.

The  Horn Head Peninsula

The  Horn Head peninsula has been designated as an Irish Natural Heritage Area and a Refuge for Fauna (specifically sea birds). New Lake was formerly a salt water marsh but alterations to local sand dunes meant the marsh filled with freshwater and became a lake. Over time New Lake became a haven for seabirds and is now a Special Protection Area. The award-winning Mill Restaurant is located on the shores of New Lake.

Biggi's Nest is an ideal holiday base for the holidaymaker wishing to explore the beautiful  coastal region around Dunfanaghy in North Donegal.

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 2 bedrooms to sleep 4
• Bedroom 1: double bed with toilet and wash basin on upper floor
• Bedroom 2: double on upper floor
• Bathroom on upper floor with toilet wash hand basin walk in shower and stand alone bath
• Living room with TV and Open fireplace
• Fully equipped kitchen
• Gas Stove
• Fridge Freezer
• Microwave
• Washing Machine
• Iron and ironing board
• Dining area with patio doors
• Patio area
• Outdoor furniture
• 2 min walk to Dunfanaghy town centre
• 3 min drive to Dunfanaghy Golf Club
• 5 min walk to Killahoey beach
• Ideal for family holiday
• pets welcome

Living Space

  Kitchen

The kitchen is fully equipped for your self-catering holiday:

• gas stove
• large fridge-freezer
• microwave
• washing machine

Dining area has patio doors to exterior patio area.

  Living Area

The living area features an open fireplace with natural stone surround and is equipped with flatscreen TV.

  Bedrooms

The holiday home has 2 bedrooms to sleep up to 4 people

Bedroom 1: double with toilet and wash basin on upper floor

Bedroom 2: double on upper floor

  Patio Area

The patio area is located to the rear of the house, has outdoor furniture and can be accessed via patio doors from kitchen/dining areas

Tariff

Booking Details

Booking deposit of euro 100 per week - with balance to be paid six weeks prior to the letting period

- week rental only during July and August
- check in 4pm, check out 10am

High Season: July/Aug/Easter

What's Included

• electricity and central heating
• bed linen and towels

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