Sea Breeze Cottage - Greencastle: A lovely east facing luxury holiday cottage with 3 bedrooms to sleep six. In a quiet and peaceful location close to the banks of Lough Foyle and just north of Greencastle and the golf course. Close to local beaches, and an ideal touring base with the convenience of the nearby ferry service to Northern Ireland and the famous Giant's Causeway.

Greencastle

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Sea Breeze Cottage :: Greencastle, Donegal 

Sea Breeze Cottage ::

Tariff 2008

This luxury holiday cottage is beautifully situated in a small private 'estate' concealed from the road, and facing east with views over Lough Foyle. It lies less than 3km north east of Greencastle, and is about 1km from Dunagree Point and the Lighthouse which marks the most easterly point on the Inishowen Peninsula.

There are views across Lough Foyle, and the Martello Tower at Magilligan Point on the other side, is clearly visible, allowing one to watch the ferry boat performing its daily crossings between Greencastle and the point. This is the mouth of Lough Foyle, and is also its narrowest distance between Northern Ireland and Inishowen, before it narrows again where it meets the Foyle River at Derry City.

The cottage is a three bedroom bungalow that will sleep up to six. It has a combined lounge and kitchen to the front, with the bathroom and bedrooms to the rear. The kitchen is fully fitted, and the lounge has a traditional open fireplace.

Electricity, bed linen, towels and oil fired central heating are all included. There are truly spectacular coastal views and the cottage is situated in a quiet, peaceful, secluded area. Perfect for individuals wanting to read and relax, couples or small groups with shared interests. (Artists, hill walkers, golfers, anglers, etc.)

A nearby beach called 'Sweet Nellies' is a two minute walk away, and just a little further, behind the beach is the Greencastle Golf Club, very convenient if you are a golf enthusiast. A little further, to the north, is 'Stroove (Shroove) Beach' next to the lighthouse at Dunagree Point.

A fifteen minute drive will get you to the spectacular Kinnegoe Bay, which has three separate beaches, and is the place where a Spanish Armada vessel sank in 1588. There is a blue flag status beach at Culdaff, and which, depending on wind and tide conditions, also provides good surfing.

The nearest pub and restaurant is at Stroove, called 'The Drunken Duck', it well recommended by locals. There is also the popular Egon Ronay recommended Kealy's Seafood Restaurant in Greencastle.

Greencastle is the nearest town and source of shops. pubs, restaurants, filling stations etc. Before the decline of the fishing industry, it was a thriving fishing port, and has a picturesque fishing harbour, with many vessels berthed there. There is a newly built pilot office, and the National Fisheries College. Visit the Maritime Museum and Planetarium, once the old coastguard station at the harbour, and learn about Inishowen's maritime history. There are models and displays, exhibits and artefacts, all with a nautical association. The planetarium will give the visitor an insight of how mariners used the stars and the sun to navigate. (Before SatNav.)

The oldest structure in the area is almost certainly the ruins of the castle from which the town gets its name. Built in 1305 it provided a base for Anglo-Norman power in the north west. Just next to the castle is a much later Martello fort, built in the early 1800's during the Napoleonic wars. It has a another 'sister' tower just across the bay at Magilligan point.

Activities in the area are many and varied, though tend to be mainly associated with the outdoors or water sports. Hill Walking, Golf, Fishing, Swimming, Sailing, Sub Aqua, to mention a few.... Touring and sightseeing is also very popular and Inishowen provides some of the most spectacular scenery to be found anywhere in Ireland. Take a tour on the route known as the 'Inishowen 100', or use the ferry service to see what Northern Ireland has to offer. - There is also a ferry which connects Buncrana to Rathmullan on the west side of the peninsula, allowing easy access to west Donegal. (This service only operates in the summer months.)

There are many local festivals held at different times of the year, and hosted by the various towns and villages: - a few are listed here;
The Oyster Festival. The Vintage Festival. The Moville Summer Festival.
The Moville Regatta Festival. The Danny Boy Festival; across the Foyle in Limavady, where the words of the song, 'Danny Boy' originated. (To the tune of 'The Derry Air'.)

	euro per week
July/August/Easter	690
May/June/Sept/Oct	500
rest of year	450
bank holiday weekend (3 nights)	425
Christmas/New Year	500/600

accepted

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

- linen supplied free of charge (please supply own towels)
- electricity included
- central heating included
- check in 4pm, check out 11am
- rental Sat – Sat except by special arrangement

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