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Teach Braini - Ardara

An Teach Braini is a luxury modern holiday home with a truly stunning setting close to the shores of Loughros Beg Bay 3 km oustside the Heritage Town of Ardara. .  The holiday home is blessed with a wonderfully scenic  and peaceful location – it is the last house on a narrow winding country road that ends at the waters edge. The holiday home enjoys superb panoramic views over Loughros Beg Bay towards the golden sands of Maghera and the wide Atlantic Ocean beyond.

The holiday home has been carefully designed to enable the visitor to enjoy the stunning vista outside. All 3 bedrooms together with the dining area and the living room enjoy breathtaking sea and mountain views. This beautiful house is surrounded by a fenced-in lawn and has a complete stone finished exterior.

Loughros Peninsula

The Loughros Peninsula  is a long narrow peninsula extending west from Ardara and ending in the dramatic  Loughros Point.  To the north of the Peninsula is Loughros Mor Bay and to the south is Loughros Beg Bay. The small roads around the peninsula offer magnificent sea and mountain views and there are number of lovely secluded beaches dotted around the rugged coastline. The beautiful Maghera Strand is visible from the holiday home – this beach is the location of the Maghera Caves. Nearby is the Assaranca Falls which tumbles over the cliffs above the beach

Ardara Town

Ardara Town itself is a traditional centre for weaving and knitwear production. Its historical importance has been recognised in the granting of Heritage status to the town.  The visitor will find a number of excellent restaurants in the locality as well as friendly pubs – several of which feature traditional music sessions. Ardara also hosts a number of festivals and other organised events throughout the year catering for almost every taste. These include a Bluegrass Festival, the Ardara Agriculture Show, the Cup O’Tae Festival, the Donegal Harvest Rally, an International Walking Festival  - and weekends for traditional dancing and match-making.

Local Activities / Attractions

• Enjoy beautiful unspoilt beaches on your doorstep
• Golf at Narin & Portnoo Golf Club 
• Visit some of the many ancient monuments in the locality including Lough Doon Ring Fort, the Kilclooney Dolmen, and  Ardara Fort at Hillhead.
• Find numerous peaceful roads, country lanes and mountain tracks to walk. There are 2 Waymarked Ways in the locality  - The Bluestack Way and Slí Colmcille
• Explore the Sheskin More Nature Reserve
• Visit the Ardara Heritage Centre - this centre has a exhibition on the history of Donegal tweed since the 19th Century using text, photography, artifacts, audio visual displays and demonstrations
• 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
• Enjoy some of the local beauty spots - the Glengesh Pass, Maghera Caves, Loughros Point and the Assaranca Waterfalls
• Take a trip on the Fintown Railway - the only working railway in County Donegal which runs along the shores of  the stunning Lough Finn

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 3 bedrooms to sleep up to 9 people
• master bedroom has ensuite bath
• shower room on first floor
• living room with Sky tv - enjoys superb sea views
• open fireplace, comfortable furniture suite, wood floor
• double doors to kitchen and dining area
• dining area enjoys views of Loughros Beg Bay
• dining table and 6 chairs
• modern fitted kitchen with island unit
• electric oven, gas hob and microwave
• dishwasher, fridge freezer
• washing machine in separate utility
• outside clothes line, iron and ironing board
• enclosed lawns surround the house
• patio area with garden furniture and charcoal barbecue
• exterior of the house has a complete stone finish
• 200 metres to the shores of Loughros Beg Bay
• 3km to the heritage town of Ardara
• 3km to the Glengesh Pass
• 4km to Maghera Beach and Caves
• 11km to Narin Blue Flag Beach
• 11km to Narin and Portnoo Golf Club
• 15km to Killybegs, 25km to Glencolmcille
• travel cot, high chair and stairgates available by request

Living Space

  Kitchen and Dining Area

The bright and spacious kitchen and dining area has a tiled floor. The dining area features a sturdy table and 6 chairs and enjoys lovely views over Loughros Beg Bay towards the golden sands of Maghera. The stylish fitted kitchen is fully equipped with modern appliances and feature a central island unit - breakfast bar.

  Living Room

The living room has windows to the front and side to enable the visitor to fully appreciate the wonderful vista outside. A floor to ceiling stone fireplace provides an attractive focal point. The room has a wooden floor and features a comfortable furniture suite with double doors leading to the kitchen and dining area. For your entertainment Sky tv is provided.

  Bedrooms

The holiday home has 3 bright and spacious bedrooms to sleep up to 9 people

• Bedroom1: Master Bedroom on the ground floor- king sized bed, rocking chair, sea views, walk-in wardrobe and ensuite bathroom with corner bath and separate shower
• Bedroom2: Bedroom with double and single bed - first floor - superb sea views
• Bedroom3: Bedroom with 2 double beds - first floor- sea views

A shower room is also located on the first floor. For baby, we can provide cot, highchair and stairgate - just let us know in advance.

Tariff

Booking Details

Booking deposit of euro200 per week - with balance to be paid on arrival

• check in 4pm, check out 11am
• rental Sat – Sat except by special arrangement

What's Included

• bed linen and towels
• electricity
• central heating

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