House Overview
This fabulous 5 bedroom dormer bungalow is located approximately 5km from the village of Kinvara in South County Galway. The house is tastefully finished with granite topped kitchen, open plan style living rooms, polished wooden floors and modern décor.
Ground floor: Utility room, toilet and sink, large open plan kitchen-lounge-dining area with oil fire and TV. There is an adjoining conservatory with comfortable seating from which guests can enjoy the lovely views of the surrounding countryside. The ground floor also boasts a games room, 2 double rooms with one en-suite shower. The kitchen has all mod cons including a freezer, microwave and dishwasher. The washing machine is in the garage next to the house (no tumble dryer).
Upstairs boasts 3 double bedrooms, 2 ensuite both with shower, main bathroom has shower and a separate bath, walk in wardrobe and hot press.
The garden surrounding the house is private and there is plenty of space for parking a number of cars. The property is located 3 kms from the village of Kinvara. It isn’t overlooked from the front or from behind so this makes it ideal for someone who wants a peaceful break for a week or more and it’s also a great base for touring Clare or Galway City or Connemara.
The nearest shop, pubs and restaurants are in Kinvara (5.2km) offering a great selection of freshly caught fish, Galway City is 33km away, Shannon Airport is approx 80km, the nearest train station is in Athenry (18km away). The nearest beach is in Traught 9.3km from this lovely holiday home.
Bed linen, towels, Oil central heating and electricity are included in your price.
There will be a welcome pack on arrival of tea, coffee, milk, breakfast cereal and bread.
No pets allowed and we would ask that there is no smoking on the premises.
This property is ideal for families. Unfortunately we are unable to accept bookings from groups of adults at this property, due to previous issues with bookings from group bookings
Leisure activities:
Kinvara Village (Chin Mhara - Head of the Sea) is a very picturesque village on the Atlantic Coast.
There are many festivals to be enjoyed in Kinvara itself and the surrounding areas:
Cruninniu na mBád (Gathering of the Boats) is held each August in Kinvara - which brings us back to a time when the traditional Galway Hooker bots were used to transport turf to Kinvara
Fleadh na gCuach each May in Kinvara - "The Festival of the Cuckoo" is a festival of traditional Irish music held in Kinvara each May Bank Holiday
Clarenbridge Oyster Festival (2nd Sunday in September) - is an extravaganza of food, live music and much more
Galway Races (last week July into 1st week in August)
Kinvara is also on the northern tip of the Burren, just 2km from the Burren mountain , 20km from Aillwee Caves in Ballyvaughan and is an ideal base for visiting the Cliffs of Moher, Galway City and Connemara. The village rests on Galway Bay close to the monastic settlement of Kilmacduagh.
Fishing is also very popular in the area, with many good spots for sea fishing in Kinvara and it's environs. Boats can also be chartered locally. Lough Corrib (begining at Galway City and stretching for approx 35 miles) has brown trout, pike, roach and is especially renowned for salmon.
