Stone Bridge & Lough View Cottages
Killawalla, Westport, County Mayo, West of Ireland
**Special Offer - 10% Discount if booking both cottages for same week**
Take a Step Back in Time with these original Irish cottages
These cottages are for rent individually or as a pair in County Mayo in the west of Ireland. The cottages offer a wonderful holiday experience giving a glimpse of an Ireland few visitors see. Enjoy the peace and quiet of this rolling countryside.
High above them stands Croagh Patrick, Ireland's Holy Mountain with Ballintubber and Cong Abbey being some of the attractions in this area. This is also a fisherman's dream with trout fishing on nearby Loughs Mask and Carra.
The busy town of Westport with its famous pubs, craft shops and restaurants and the bustling town of Castlebar are just short 15 minute trips. Both towns have multi-screen cinemas, swimming pools and many other leisure activities.
- Shop, café & pub - 5 miles
- Restaurants - 10 miles
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Stone Bridge Cottage (sleeps 3/5)
This single storey 250 year old cottage is one of two side by side in the valley of the Partry Mountains enjoying splendid mountain views.
Tastefully renovated with its cottage windows, thick white stone walls and pebbled courtyard it is an ideal base for touring Mayo, along its long rugged coastline and vast mountain ranges of the west right through to its lakes.
Lough View Cottage (sleeps 4/6)
The second of these 250 year old cottages nestled side by side in the heartland of Mayo, surrounded by rolling green fields with the Partry Mountains to the back and Lough Mask stretching out front. Renovated with an original fireplace, cottage features and pine fittings throughout.
Accommodation
Stone Bridge Cottage
- Lounge/kitchen/diner, shower room with toilet and basin, 2 bedrooms (1 double, 1 single), sofa bed in lounge
Lough View Cottage
- Lounge/kitchen/diner, shower room with toilet and basin, 2 double bedrooms, sofa bed in lounge
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Facilities (each cottage)
- Oil central heating, woodburner in lounge, (initial supply of fuel provided), euro30 (ST£25) supplement on all other fuel and power
- Bed linen included in rent. Personal towels not included
- Travel cot, high chair, car seat & baby bath available
- Colour TV, radio, cassette player, washing machine, microwave
- Shared enclosed lawned garden, garden furniture
- Off road private parking for 4 cars
Attractions
With its Atlantic coastline Mayo boasts an unspoilt environment with stunning natural beauty that attracts visitors from all corners of the globe. The superb charm and personality of its towns and villages is as welcoming as the Mayo people themselves.
Within easy reach of these country cottages you can choose from many interesting and exciting day trips, examples of which include:
- Ballintubber Abbey and the nearby Celtic Furrow tracing 5,000 years of Irish culture
- Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain with the National Famine Memorial sculpture at its foot in the village of Murrisk
- Historically famous Céide Fields near Ballycastle in North Mayo
- Foxford Woollen Mills
- National Museum of Country Life near Castlebar
- Knock Marian Shrine, scene of an miraculous apparition in 1879
- Fishing in a myriad of lakes and rivers as well as deep sea-angling off the coast
- Watersports, sandy beaches and beautiful islands
- Hiking and walking - quiet country lanes, hill-walking
- Golf links and courses in nearby Westport, Castlebar, Ballinrobe, Claremorris
- Superb restaurants, traditional pubs of character in surrounding areas
- Knock Airport - 45 mins drive. Galway city - 60 mins
Weekly Rates
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Special Offers
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Please note we can accept payment in Sterling - Contact us for actual Sterling rates. We can also accept payment by IBAN (bank transfer). |
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Visitors' Comments
- It was nice to come home to our cottage after a day sightseeing in Ireland for a restful and relaxed sleep, lovely people, lovely accommodation. We will certainly be back God willing. Barry & Alison Bird, West Wales
- Enjoyable time, lovely cottage, lovely restorations without losing its character. Marion & Tom, Lancashire
- What a privilege it was to spend a week in this lovely cottage, 10/10 - would love to visit again sometime. Smith & Jenni, Northern Ireland
- We were offered this place after being let down by a shabby and noisy cottage in Donegal. What a contrast! It was absolutely wonderful - a beautifully set up cottage in a gorgeous location. Many thanks. Miles & Denise Tandy, Warwickshire.
- A lovely cottage in a wonderfully peaceful location surrounded by very friendly local people who made us feel very welcome. Connemara & Achill scenery is spectacular, Westport a vibrant pretty town and Celtic Furrow was surprisingly informative and worth a visit. Andi & Judi Thornton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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