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The Old Stable is a charming cottage with a private mature garden and a fantastic panoramic view of Lough Foyle, the North Coast and the Atlantic Ocean. The original house is over 100 years old and has been beautifully renovated in recent years. The traditional charm is preserved and modern conveniences added for comfort, includes central heating, a modern kitchen and a wood burning stove. This is an ideal holiday retreat for individuals, couples or a small family who value privacy and tranquility.
The garden is very peaceful and private, enjoy a barbecue or just take a seat outside and enjoy the magnificent view. Relax watching the boats going by or while listening to the sound of the small stream and the birds.
This is a great tour base for exploring the beautiful Inishowen Peninsula....The Old Stable is a charming cottage with a private mature garden and a fantastic panoramic view of Lough Foyle, the North Coast and the Atlantic Ocean. The original house is over 100 years old and has been beautifully renovated in recent years. The traditional charm is preserved and modern conveniences added for comfort, includes central heating, a modern kitchen and a wood burning stove. This is an ideal holiday retreat for individuals, couples or a small family who value privacy and tranquility.
The garden is very peaceful and private, enjoy a barbecue or just take a seat outside and enjoy the magnificent view. Relax watching the boats going by or while listening to the sound of the small stream and the birds.
This is a great tour base for exploring the beautiful Inishowen Peninsula. A short (15 min) walk takes you to the Blue Flag Shroove Beach and Inish Head lighthouse, where you will find a beautiful sandy beach, with car park and toilet facilities. The beach is suitable for children, swimming activities and life guards are on duty during summer months.
The seaside villages of Greencastle and Moville offer nice restaurants, including the award winning Kealys Seafood restaurant. A friendly local pub is a 5 min walk away from the cottage and both Greencastle and Moville offer genuine Irish pubs, live music and summer festivals. Greencastle Golf Club is a beautiful 18 hole links course, visible from the house and only a 5 minute journey by car. From the house you can join the stunning Inishowen Head loop walk (8km) or from Greencastle join a beautiful shore walk to Moville (2km). Moville also offers sea kayaking and canoeing.
From April to September the Foyle car ferry service takes you from Greencastle to the scenic coast of Northern Ireland (15 mins journey) where children can enjoy an amusement park and sandy beaches. The famous Giant's Causeway and The Bushmills Distillery are approximately 1.5 hour car journey from the Old Stable. The Historic City of Derry is only a 30 min. drive away, hosting as the City of Culture 2013, including a varied program of arts and culture.
There is plenty of space for parking. We do not permit smoking in the Old Stable, we hope this consideration for others does not cause you much inconvenience.
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A lovely cottage with great scenery. It was very well appointed and comfortable. The views were great with lots to see and do. We were sad to leave but would certainly stay here again.
Visited August 2023
Written 21 August 2023. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
martincorden
Armagh, United Kingdom3 contributions
the perfect break
just spent a delightful weekend at the old stable with my husband. a lovely cottage with all you could need. comfortable bed, slept great and multi fuel fire, gregory was great and any help we needed was sorted out.would definately go back. carrowhugh is a quiet beautiful place. thanks gregory
Visited October 2022
Written 3 November 2022. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Rodger C
14 contributions
Brilliant views and a thoughtfully presented property
We were very pleasantly surprised by this well appointed stable conversion With beautiful elevated views of Lough Foyle and Magilligan, the garden is well maintained.
The property is spacious, modern and clean. Gregory, the owner, was attentive without being intrusive and ensured that our stay was seamless.
Highly recommended.
Visited October 2022
Written 10 October 2022. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
mireilleweder
Lugano, Switzerland2 contributions
Lovely cottage, great views!
The perfect location for hikes, shore walks or a base to explore Donegal and Northern Ireland. The cottage is well equipped and leaves nothing to be desired. Very cozy and in a wonderful location with sea views. Gregory (landlord) is very courteous and helpful and was very concerned about our well-being (we were on holiday with our 1-year-old daughter). Definitely recommended!
Visited May 2022
Written 20 June 2022. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
alsop10
Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom2 contributions
Superbly situated comfortable cottage.
The accommodation is located in an excellent position with wonderful views over Lough Foyle to the hills beyond. Very peaceful with a good nights sleep guaranteed!
The cottage is very well equipped and comfortably furnished, lacking nothing. The area / peninsula is picturesque with plenty of places of interest and walking on quiet roads and tracks. Gregory, the owner, is very supportive and helpful.
Visited May 2022
Written 15 May 2022. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Arbootnoot
Belfast, United Kingdom36 contributions
Much delayed visit
We had booked The Old Stable for a break back in 2020, but due to travel restrictions etc this was pushed back to August 2021.
The owner was brilliant and arranged this directly to ensure we got a slot in amongst bookings.
Finding the property was very easy, only 30km from the border at Culmore/Muff. There were 2 beaches including 1 Blue Flag, within walking distance.
The house was fully equipped and comfortable and with the house next door being vacant, we had the whole grounds to ourselves.
The best feature, apart from the seclusion, privacy, views and location? The neighbour's Border Collie sought us out when she smelt the bacon cooking.
Absolutely great spot
Visited August 2021
Written 17 August 2021. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Norma A
7 contributions
Cosy cottage in great location
We did a four night break in this well equipped cottage that has everything needed for a relaxed short break for two people. Everything ( cooker/microwave/dishwasher/TV etc) worked! The cottage was centrally heated and warm - the log burner was an added bonus and contributed to the cosyness. A supply of bags of turf were left for our use. The picnic tables outside were perfect for morning coffee and a great place to enjoy the wonderful views over Lough Foyle. We thought the location was perfect for exploring the Inishowen peninsula, with its beautiful bays, beaches and walks - and it was a 10 minute drive to good restaurants. Gregory (owner) was very attentive and we appreciated the "show around" by his dad. Definitely recommend!
Visited September 2020
Written 26 September 2020. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
JKDee52
United Kingdom158 contributions
Perfection
Just back from 4 nights in this near enough to perfect as possible cottage.
So many places fail to live up to their hype and cleverly shot photographs, this one is understated.
There is personal contact with the owners from the outset and throughout and a face to face greeting and introduction from the owner's friendly father.
The cottage is secluded down a lane off a quiet road into Shroove, in its own large, mature and very private garden. The building is attractive and well maintained and from it you are met with a magnificent view over Lough Foyle to Magilligan.
The cottage is comfortably furnished and immaculate, also well equipped with all the basics including cleaning materials and huge stocks of fuel for the turf burner.
Good sized ensuite with well functioning shower, very comfortable bed.
A well located, good base from which to tour the Innishowen and Fanad peninsulas and further afield.
As a bonus we were lucky with the weather, but even had this not been the case we would have been happy to spend more time in the cottage and it was lovely to return there each evening.
We are more than happy to recommend this cottage and will definitely be returning ourselves.
Janette and Paul. Donaghadee, N. Ireland.
Visited September 2020
Written 17 September 2020. This review is the subjective opinion of an individual traveller and not of Tripadvisor LLC nor of its partners. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Clare M
1 contribution
Beautiful cottage - fantastic view
We had a fantastic stay at The Old Stable. Everything was so easy from enquiry to check out. The cottage was just what we were looking for and was perfect (even when the weather wasn't) thanks to the peat stove! Being one of the first visitors since reopening after covid-19 lockdown, we were a little concerned about staying somewhere which was not home but these concerns were quickly removed when we saw how clean & tidy everything was & that we were provided with hand sanitiser, surface spray & anti-bac wipes in the kitchen. Yvetta, who cleans the property, was lovely - very friendly & helpful. Gregory was only ever a text/phone call away and was very accommodating & pleasant to chat to. The cottage is well situated with lovely walks through the countryside & to beautiful beaches right on the doorstep. The local, newly opened chip shop in Greencastle is highly recommended as is Tank & Skinny's Coffee Shop in Muff & Buncrana. A car is definitely recommended but we hope to return very soon (with walking boots) to see the beautiful Inishowen Peninsula in better weather.
Visited July 2020
Written 1 August 2020. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Gregory M
Many thanks for coming to stay with us, delighted you were happy with everything and had a lovely stay, really appreciate you taking the time to write the review, it means a lot to us!
Written 8 August 2020. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Rosalind P
Greensboro, NC254 contributions
Beautiful cottage
Such a beautiful renovation with its amazing views of Lough Foyle, we did not want to leave ! Perfect location for touring the Innishowen Peninsula, but also, if the ferry is running, just a quick trip across to Northern Ireland and the Giant's Causeway area and Bushmills. The cottage is perfectly clean and feels like home as soon as you walk in the door ! We hope to return one day.
A good road from Greencastle through Derry to Belfast so perfect for those returning a rental car and flying out of the City airport.
Visited June 2018
Written 27 June 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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