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Situated in the
Clara Meadows development in
Culdaff; - Clara Cottage is a semi detached two storey dwelling, with
three upstairs bedrooms to sleep up to six . Ablutions include a main
bathroom, an en-suite, and a separate downstairs toilet. A spacious
lounge with an
open fireplace and a modern, fitted kitchen and dining
area are located downstairs. Fully insulated and double glazed, with oil
fired central heating keeping the cottage warm in winter. Outside, the
rear has a
large sheltered decked area, and there is also a separate,
paved, patio, as well as a grassed area,
suitable for children to play
on. A tarred space to the side for parking up to five cars, plus a few
more in the street.
Conveniently situated, the cottage is only a
five minute walk from the
centre of Culdaff, and about
2km from the lovely sandy blue flag beach,
just north of the village. There is a well provided children's play area
next to the beach car park, with a variety of apparatus to keep the
young ones busy.
Culdaff has the popular and famous
McGrory's; - a long established,
family run business consisting of a restaurant, hotel, and two pubs. The
Front Pub, which has
earned a reputation for fine food, good service,
and great "Craíc"! The other pub, known as
Mac's Backroom Bar, is more
of a function room and music venue, from which musicians from all over
Ireland and the world perform to much acclaim.
Some local activities for the more energetic, include:
Swimming, Surfing, Sub-Aqua diving, Sailing, Fresh Water and Deep Sea
Angling, Hill walking and Rambling, Horse and Pony rides, Paint balling
and Tennis; - where a court can be hired for €5- an hour, and racquets are also provided.
Golf can be
played at nearby Ballyliffin, where there are two links to choose from.
Other golf courses can be found at Buncrana, Greencastle and Redcastle.
You may want to just drive around and do some sight seeing. The
Inishowen Peninsula has spectacular scenery, and some say it is a
microcosm of all that Ireland has to offer. Perhaps we should recommend
the well sign-posted drive called the
"Inishowen 100". This is a
circuitous route around the peninsula that is approximately 100 miles in
length. It will reward the tourist with some of the most breathtaking
views of coastal and inland 'scapes to be found anywhere.
Nearby attractions worth visiting:
Malin Head, Irelands most northerly point; - and from which one can see
spectacular coastal views of Inishowen, including the islands of
Inishtrahull, Jura and Islay.
The
Doagh Island Visitor Centre, or Famine Village, a kind of outdoor
museum with displays and exhibitions that mainly tell the story of
Ireland during the great famine of the 1840's. The centre also hosts
local traditional musicians and dancers in the summer months. In
November - December it becomes the very popular "Santa's Lapland".
The
"Guns of Dunree" military museum at Fort Dunree on Lough Swilly.
The
Maritime Museum and Planetarium at Greencastle. There is a regular
ferry which crosses Lough Foyle from Greencastle to Magilligan's Point
in Northern Ireland, from where you can drive on to visit other
attractions like The Giants Causeway, Bushmill's Distillery and Dunluce
Castle. The ferry service allows one to avoid having to drive all the
way around Lough Foyle, adding some 78km to the journey!
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