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Furze Park - Greencastle

Furze Park is a 3 bedroom holiday bungalow situated on an elevated site above Greencastle harbour and shore front. This comfortable self catering accommodation enjoys lovely views over Lough Foyle towards Binevenagh Mountain, Magilligan Strand and the north Derry coast.

The holiday home is on a 3/4 acres site and is surrounded by well maintained lawns. The living room and 2 of the bedrooms enjoy sea and mountain views. The holiday home is wheelchair friendly with a ramp to the back door and a large wet room in the main bedroom. An added attraction is a large garage for storing bicycles, golf clubs, fishing rods etc.

The holiday home is just across the road from the Cairn Visitor Centre. This centre brings Irish Heritage to life through lighting, voice overs, photographs and life size figures. It also holds theatre events and workshops. The centre also has a craft shop. Just a few hundred metres from the holiday home there is a shop and the local pub  - the views from the beer garden in this pub are breathtaking.

Greencastle - An Ideal Holiday Base for the Inshowen Peninsula

Greencastle itself is a small coastal town located in the eastern side of the scenic Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal. It is situated close to the narrow mouth of Lough Foyle and is just 1km by ferry from Magilligan Point in Co Derry.

The village has a beautiful setting overlooking Lough Foyle towards the dramatic Benevenagh Mountain.  It originally developed as fishing port but it recent times has become a popular family tourist destination.  This is due to a number of factors including its central location on the Inishowen Peninsula, its easy access to the dramatic northern coastlines of Derry and Antrim and its proximity to the historic walled City of Derry. It is also due to a number of more local factors including Greencastles rich maritime heritage, its friendly pubs, its beautiful 18 hole golf course and the wonderful Shroove beach overlooked by the dramatic Stroove Lighthouse. Greencastle lies along the route of Irelands Wild Atlantic Way and is just 40km from one of the main destination points on this route - Malin Head

Local Attractions and Amenities

• Play a round of golf at the scenic 18 hole Greencastle Golf Club – just a few minutes drive from the holiday home. The internationally renowned Ballylifffin Golf Club is 30km away.
• Visit the Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium overlooking Greencastle harbour. The state-of-the-art Planetarium gives the visitor the ability to see how mariners used to navigate with the stars, and also provide dazzling astronomy and light shows. Facilities include gift shop and tea room.
• Use the Greencastle to Magilligan Ferry to explore the northern coast of Northern Ireland. The Giants Causeway, Bushmills Distillery, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Dunluce Castle are just some of the top attractions in this area.
• Enjoys a stroll along the scenic coastal path between Greencastle and Moville.
• Take a trip to some of the many fine beaches in the locality. These include Sweet Nellies beach  in Greencastle itself and the blue flag beach at Stroove . Other fine beaches can be found at Kinnegoe Bay, Culdaff and Five Finger Strand near Malin.
• Try kayaking at the Just Kayak adventure centre based in nearby Moville. This centre offers inland and sea level kayak training as well as tours by canoe and kayak
• Enjoy some award winning bar food in the locality including Kealys Seafood Bar in Greencastle, Rosatto’s in Moville and McGrory’s in Culdaff.  Or pop across the ferry and try the Point Bar & Restaurant in Magilligan.
• Go sea angling from Culdaff. The Inishowen Boating Company operates 2 purpose built fast charter boats from Bunagee Pier Culdaff (22km). These fully licenced vessels offer sea angling and sight seeing on Lough Foyle. Fishing is also popular off the rocks in Greencastle
• Visit the Isle of Doagh Famine Village near Ballyliffin. This wonderful attraction depicts life in Donegal at different stages throughout history in an informative and enjoyable tour
• Other major attractions in the locality are Malin Head, the Gap of Mamore, Dunree Military Museum and the historic Walled City of Derry (28km)

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 3 bedrooms to sleep 6 (1 ensuite)
• bathroom with bath and separate shower
• living room with open fireplace and flatsreen tv
• living room enjoys of Lough Foyle and the north Derry coast
• kitchen and dining room overlooking the holiday home lawns
• electric cooker, microwave, fridge freezer
• washing machine
• iron and ironing board, outside clothes line
• dining area with table and 4 chairs
• breakfast bar counter with 2 high stools
• wheel chair ramp to back door
• large well maintained lawns surround the house
• good sized garage available for storage of bicycles etc
• patio area
• less than 1km down to Greencastle harbour and shore front
• 750 metres to the Maritime Museum and Planetarium
• 1km to Kealys award winning seafood restaurant
• 3km to Greencastle Golf Club
• 3km to Moville
• 2km to Sweet Nellies Beach
• 6km to Stroove Beach
• 7km to Kinnago Bay
• 28km to Derry City

Living Space

  Living Room

The holiday home has a comfortable living room with an open fireplace. For home entertainment there is a flatscreen tv. The room enjoys views towards Magilligand Strand and the north Derry coastline

  Kitchen and Dining Area

The holiday home has a kitchen and dining area which overlook the back and side lawns of the holiday home. Applances available in the kitchen include electric cooker and hobs, microwave, and fridge freezer. There is also a washing machine. The dining area has a table and 4 chairs and there is a breakfast bar counter with 2 high stools.

  Bedrooms

The accommodation make up in the holiday home is as follows:-

• Bedroom 1: Double - wheelchair friendly shower room and toilet
• Bedroom 2: Double - sea views
• Bedroom 3: Bunk beds (2 singles) - sea views

The holiday home also has a bathroom with bath and separate shower.

Tariff

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

• bed linen
• electricity
• central heating

What's Not Included

• towels

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