"Brookside"
Self Catering Traditional Cottage Accommodation
Cushin, Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland
4* Irish Tourist Board Approved
Outstanding Accommodation
At "Brookside Cottage" you will find the warmest of IRISH welcomes, outstanding accommodation and an ideal place to sample rural life in the beautiful unspoiled West of Ireland. Padraig and Margaret Horan can help you arrange your ideal holiday and offer you every possible assistance.
Situation
Situated 5.5km from Westport, 45 mins drive from Ireland West Airport Knock and the beautiful Basilica at Knock Shrine, "Brookside Cottage" is a turn of the century traditional farmhouse, with a unique blend of character, space and comfort. It has been tastefully restored and furnished to combine old world charm with all modern conveniences.
It lies in a rural peaceful setting and visitors can enjoy many walks from the doorstep. Brookside enjoys spectacular views of Croagh Patrick and unspoiled countryside and is an ideal base for touring Ireland's rugged and historic West. The West lives up to it's image of a wild and traditional country with lonely hills, bogs, loughs and stone walls, good pubs and above all, friendly people.
Farm Homestead Award
The
grounds and location surrounding "Brookside" are former winners of a Farm
Homestead Award for it's "Visual Attractiveness and Tidiness".
Facilities
- Sitting/Dining Room with old style traditional fireplace and painted wooden ceiling, small modern fitted kitchen
- Sleeps 6. Four bedrooms; 2 Doubles, 1 en-suite with ash wooden floor, cast iron bed with brass mountings. 2 Singles, one with iron/brass bed
- Shower Room w/c
- Large private garden with purpose built games room/drying room
- Fuel - Oil central heating
- Private parking
- Colour T.V.
- Automatic Washing Machine, Dish Washer, Microwave, Tumble Dryer
- Patio with furniture and Barbeque
- Duvets with linen and towels
- Pets - 1 Dog only
Activities Locally
- Great Western Greenway - The world class Great Western Greenway from Westport to Achill Island is a 42km traffic-free linear cycling and walking route. This route offers some of the most idyllic scenery in the west of Ireland and is the longest off-road cycling experience in Ireland. As this is a linear route there is a drop-off and collection service available along the way
- The Granuaile Cycle Trail - Follow in the footsteps of Grace O'Malley, the famous Pirate Queen, on the Granuaile Trail encircling Clew Bay
- Adventure Courses - The Gaelforce, Harlequin and Sea2Summit adventure courses are all located close by
- Bicycle Hire
- Golf - 9 & 18 Hole Courses
- Many Blue Flag Beaches such as Bertra, Old Head Beach, Carrowmore and Silver Strand
Sailing
and Diving- Horse Riding
- Leisure Centre
- Hill Walking
- Mountain climbing
- Traditional Music Nights
- Fishing - sea and fresh water
- Lough Mask
- Lough Carra
- Bilberry Lake
- Kinlooey Lake
- Bunowen River
- Carrowniskey River
- Erriff River
Places of Interest
- Westport House
- Ballintubber Abbey and Tochar Valley
- Croagh Patrick
- Ashford Castle, Cong
- Foxford Woollen Mills
- The Ceide Fields
- Achill
- Connemara
Directions
From Castlebar take the N5 to Westport. After approximately 12km from Castlebar take road to left where there is a signpost for Brookside Cottage.
HostsPadraig & Margaret Horan |
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