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The Blue Door - Moville

The Blue Door is a cosy 3 bedroom holiday home located just over 1km from the centre of the coastal town of Moville on Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula.  Moville is situated on the western shores of Lough Foyle and is an ideal base to explore the beautiful Inishowen Peninsula and the historic Walled City of Derry.

The holiday home has recently been fully painted and totally refurbished. It has a modern fitted kitchen with adjacent dining area and a cosy and comfortable living room. There are 3 bedrooms (1 ensuite) and a bathroom.  There are gardens to the front and back - the latter measures 10 metres by 25 metres making it an ideal playground for children.

An Ideal Holiday Base for the Inishowen Peninsula

Moville lies on the shores of Lough Foyle, and features a beautiful green complete with bandstand, play areas and walking trails. The views over the Foyle towards Benevenagh Mountain are stunning. The town also lies along the route of Irelands Wild Atlantic Way and is just 30km from one of the main Signature Points on this route - Malin Head. The area around Moville has numerous beaches. Water sports, golf, fishing and walking are popular local activities making the town an excellent choice for a self-catering break. Moville is also just a short distance to the ferry at Greencastle providing easy access to the dramatic northern coastlines of Derry and Antrim

Local Attractions / Amenities

• Try kayaking at the Inish Adventures Centre based in Moville. This centre offers inland and sea level kayak training as well as tours by canoe and kayak
• Take a trip to some of the many beaches in the locality including the blue flag beach at Stroove . Other fine beaches can be found at Kinnegoe Bay, Culdaff and Five Finger Strand near Malin.
• Enjoys a stroll along the scenic coastal path between Moville and Greencastle.
• Play a round of golf at the scenic 18 hole Greencastle Golf Club – just 7km drive from the holiday home. The 9 hole course at Redcastle is 8km while the internationally renowned Ballylifffin Golf Club is 25km away.
• Visit the Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium in Greencastle. 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.
• Enjoy some award winning bar food in the locality including, Rosatto’s in Moville, Kealys Seafood Bar in Greencastle and McGrory’s in Culdaff.  
•  Go sea angling from Culdaff. The Inishowen Boating Company operates 2 purpose built fast charter boats from Bunagee Pier Culdaff (15km). These fully licenced vessels offer sea angling and sight seeing on Lough Foyle. Fishing is also popular off the pier in Moville
• 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 (25km)

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 3 bedrooms to sleep up to 7 people (1 ensuite)
• bathroom with bath and overhead shower
• cosy living room with wood floor
• living room is comfortably furnished
• tv and radio
• modern fitted kitchen
• electric oven and gas hobs
• dishwasher, microwave
• fridge freezer
• washing machine
• dining area with table and 6 chairs
• iron and ironing board, outside clothes line
• gardens to the front and rear
• back garden is 10 meters by 25 meters
• summer seats in the gardens
• ample parking
• just over 1km to Moville Town

Living Space

  Living Room

The cosy living room in the holiday home is comfortably furnished. For home entertainment there is a tv.

  Kitchen

The holiday home has a modern fitted kitchen. Appliances available include electric oven and gas hobs, fridge freezer, dishwasher and microwave. The adjacent dining area has a table and 6 chairs.

A washing machine is also available

  Bedrooms

Acccommodation in the holiday home is as follows;-

• Bedroom 1: Double bed plus shower
• Bedroom 2: Bunk bed - Double and single
• Bedroom 3: Two single beds

There is also a bathroom with bath and overhead shower

Tariff

Booking Details

A booking deposit (non-refundable) of €100 per week is required with balance to be paid 6 weeks prior to arrival.

• rental is Saturday-Saturday except by prior arrangement
• check in 4pm, check out 11am

What's Included

• bed linen and towels
• central heating

What's Not Included

• electricity ( extra)

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