Castles In Galway Ireland
Who Else Wants a Golfing Vacation in an Irish Castle
Ireland is indeed a country full of wonders, and if you combine the whole island as one, ignoring the political divide, it is overflowing with historical buildings, beautiful views, friendly people, and some of the most challenging golf courses in Europe.
From Ballyliffin Lodge in the north overlooking Malin Head surrounded by two championship golf courses, and boasting luxurious accommodation that includes full sp facilities, big indoor pool, and fully equipped gymnasium, to Waterville House, a four star manor hotel situated in its own 40 acre estates overlooking the rugged, Atlantic coastline, also boasting conference facilities, sauna, , clay pigeon shooting , fishing (in what is Irelands most famous sea trout and salmon fishery) in private lakes or even sea trips to the famous Skellig Rock, you could be forgiven if you wanted to spend months vacationing in this beautiful country.
Look at the choice available to you, each location that could tempt you to a week or two, not just for the golf - which is superb - but everything else surrounding the locality that is almost tailor-made to relieve the stresses of modern day living.
With 23 Links courses, and 17 Parkland courses of repute, finding the ideal golf venue to suit the golfer can be quite difficult, but as most of us take our partners on more than an overnight golf occasion, accommodation and other non-golfing activities really should be taken into account.
So with this in mind, I have also had a look at accommodation that is close to the major golfing centres right across Ireland. Now when I say accommodation, I am not talking about bare but homely farmhouses. No, I went on a search for accommodation that was literally dripping with other faculties for the non-golfer, and guess what? I found 6 castles (mostly in the South Western part of Ireland), 6 Country Houses (scattered evenly across the whole of Ireland), 8 superb hotels (also scattered evenly across Ireland), 9 top golf resorts (likewise scattered).
Now try as I might, I just have not had the vacation time yet to try many of these locations, so I have drawn up a list of them here for you to look at, and perhaps arrange your own vacation around one or more of them. At a later stage I will be putting together tried and tested combinations of these courses and accommodation.
Castles with Golf and many other facilities in Ireland:
ABBEYGLEN CASTLE
Sky Road, Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland
ASHFORD CASTLE
Cong, Co. Mayo, Ireland
KINNITTY CASTLE
Kinnitty, Co.Offaly, Ireland
DROMOLAND CASTLE
Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare, Ireland
ADARE MANOR
Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland
GLIN CASTLE
Glin, Co.Limerick, Ireland
To get further information on any of the castles, just pop their name into a Google search box on the Internet. You will be amazed at the levels of quality and features available to you. In fact, you may even think you were Royalty for the duration for your stay.
I was suitably impressed, and I am but just a commoner from England. If you are planning this trip from the States, then your WOW' factor may go into overload.
Enjoy your vacation, enjoy your golf, and above all, enjoy the peace and beauty that is Ireland.
With a desire to play golf in hot or interesting countries, but have plenty of other distractions to keep you totally relaxed on your vacation, Geoff Morris trudges round the Globe, sampling and enjoying them. Want to follow in his footsteps, then look up some of these ideal locations...
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Ballynahinch Castle, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
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