{"id":211,"date":"2010-09-21T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T11:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/?p=211"},"modified":"2015-11-29T23:06:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T23:06:36","slug":"greencastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/greencastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Greencastle Self Catering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3798\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/grencastle-self-catering.jpg\" alt=\"Greencastle Self Catering\" title=\"Greencastle Self Catering\" width=\"599\" class=\"pinthis\" height=\"299\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/grencastle-self-catering.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/grencastle-self-catering-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greencastle Self Catering<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Greencastle Self Catering<\/strong> &#8211; Greencastle, a lovely little seaside-fishing village, is situated on the  east side of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/inishowen-self-catering.htm\" title=\"Inishowen Self Catering\" target=\"_blank\">Inishowen Peninsula<\/a>, at the narrow mouth of Lough  Foyle looking towards Magilligan Point. A car ferry connects the village  with north County Derry and from there it&#8217;s a relatively short drive to the Giant&#8217;s Causeway.<\/p>\n<p>Derry, or the Maiden City as it&#8217;s sometimes  called, the second largest city in Northern Ireland is only 30 minutes  drive from Greencastle, situated about 25 miles south, along the shores  of Lough Foyle. A very interesting city with it&#8217;s famous City Walls,  Museums, Theatres, Restaurants as well as good shopping.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Holiday Homes in Greencastle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-greencastle.php\">view holiday homes in Greencastle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Greencastle Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/category\/greencastle\">more information about Greencastle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/greencastle-golf-club\/\" title=\"Greencastle Golf Club\" target=\"_blank\">golf course in Greencastle<\/a> and another at nearby Redcastle &#8211; the renowned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/ballyliffin-golf-club\/\" title=\"Ballyliffin Golf Club\" target=\"_blank\">Ballyliffin Links Course<\/a> is 20mins drive away.<\/p>\n<p>Hill walking has become an increasingly popular activity, and there are some spectacular walks in the area. A rewarding coastal walk would be along the cliffs from Inishowen Head to Kinnegoe Bay, with its beautiful beaches and the site of the wreck of the Spanish Armada vessel, the &#8220;La Trinidad Valecera&#8221;, which went down in 1588.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Greencastle Self Catering Map<\/h3>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;48&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>YouTube Video of Greencastle Area<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xMM7Rh0V1DY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Greencastle Self Catering &#8211; Greencastle, a lovely little seaside-fishing village, is situated on the east side of the Inishowen Peninsula, at the narrow mouth of Lough Foyle looking towards Magilligan Point. A car ferry connects the village with north County Derry and from there it&#8217;s a relatively short drive to the Giant&#8217;s Causeway. 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