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Gortnamullan Cottage - Malin Head

Gortnamullan Cottage is located on the western shores of the Malin Head Peninsula and has lovely sea views encompassing the Isle of Doagh, Dunaff and Fanad Heads and the imposing Glashedy Rock located 1km out to sea from Ballyliffin Golf Course.

Surrounding Area

Ireland's most northerly Point, Malin Head, is a 5 min drive away or can be reached on foot with relative ease. A short stroll to the front of the cottage leads you to an expansive shingle beach with large breakers continually rolling in to shore. A 3 min drive to the east brings you to Portmor, with its fishing harbour and sandy beach. The area has a selection of pubs including the Seaview Tavern Ireland's most northerly pub and restaurant.

The "Inishowen 100" is a drive which takes the visitor on a roughly circular tour of the Inishowen Peninsula, and gets its name from the distance of 100kms, the approximate distance covered if the whole trip is completed.

Local Activites

Some of the activities include; Hill Walking, Scuba-diving, Surfing, Golf, Fishing, Bird watching. For the golf enthusiast, the well known Ballyliffin Golf Club and course is a 20 min drive from here. Other golf courses are located at Greencastle, Redcastle and Buncrana.

Horse riding in this area is catered for by both Malin Stables and Rose Cottage Riding School which currently has over 30 horses, ponies and young stock, it also has 4 donkeys. Ponies and horses range from 11 hands to 17 hands. Children are taken from 4 years, group and private lessons are available with a maximum of 6 per group. All school ponies and horses are experienced and well behaved to ensure an enjoyable start in learning to ride.

Near Ballyliffin (and the golf course) on the beautiful Isle of Doagh, a visit to the Isle Of Doagh Visitor Centre is to be recommended. This unique outdoor museum tells the story of life in this area going back to the Great Famine in the 1840's. A Famine Village and typical dwellings such as Sod or Turf houses from those times can be seen here. The Irish Famine was at its worst between 1845 to 1848 causing the population to drop from 8 to 4 million through death and emigration

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 4 bedrooms to sleep 8
• 1 x double bedroom with en-suite and sea views on ground floor
• 1 x double bedroom on ground floor, sea views
• 1 x double bedroom on upper floor with sea views
• 1 x double bedroom on upper floor with sea views
• bathroom with bath and separate shower on ground floor
• shower room with toilet on upper floor
• main living area has open fireplace and sea views
• 32 lcd tv, cd/stereo, dvd
• fully fitted kitchen with separate utility room
• gas hob and electric oven
• microwave, large fridge/freezer, dishwasher
• washing machine, tumble dryer in utility room
• outside clothes line, iron and ironing board
• cot, highchair and stairgate available by request
• bed linen and towels provided
• oil fired central heating included
• patio area with outdoor furniture
• 5 min walk to pebble beach beach
• 3 min drive to sandy beach, shops, pub, restaurant
• quiet and peaceful location
• ideal touring base
• ample parking
• sorry, no pets

Living Space

  Kitchen

Gortnamullan Cottage has a very spacious kitchen/dining area. Located to the rear of the house and featuring a separate utility room with laundry facilities, the kitchen is fully equipped to ensure you have a pleasurable home from home holiday experience.

• fully fitted kitchen with separate utility room

• gas hob and electric oven

• microwave, large fridge/freezer, dishwasher

• washing machine, tumble dryer in utility room

• outside clothes line, iron and ironing board

  Living Room

The living room of Gortnamullan with its cast iron open fireplace, solid oak flooring and comfortable seating. This room is located to the front of the house and enjoys sea views towards Glashedy Island and Dunaff Head. For your entertainment there is a 32inch lcd tv with dvd player

  Bedrooms

Gortnamullan has 4 spacious double bedrooms. 2 ground floor bedrooms one of which is ensuite. 2 Upper floor bedrooms, both with sea views.

4 bedrooms to sleep 8

• 1 x double bedroom with en-suite and sea views on ground floor

• 1 x double bedroom on ground floor, sea views

• 1 x double bedroom on upper floor with sea views

• 1 x double bedroom on upper floor with sea views

  Bathroom

Located on the ground floor adjacent to the 2 bedrooms (one of which is ensuite), the main bathroom has a full size bath and separate shower cubicle.

There shower room on the upper floor - this is shared by the two bedrooms located next to it

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Booking Details

Booking deposit (non-refundable) of euro100 per week - with balance to be paid six weeks prior to the letting period.

• check in 4pm, check out 11am

• rental Sat – Sat except by special arrangement

What's Included

• linen
• towels
• central heating

What's Not Included

• electricity metered extra

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