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SLIGO: Clarion Hotel €€ CLOVERHILL: MULLINGAR: Greville Arms €
Chain hotel Road map C2 The Olde Post Inn €€ Budget Road map C3
Clarion Rd, Sligo, Co Sligo Hotel with character Road map C3 Pearse Street, Mullingar,
Tel 071 911 9000 Cloverhill, Co Cavan Co Westmeath
∑ clarionhotelsligo.com Tel 047 55555 Tel 044 934 8563
An impressive but family-friendly ∑ theoldepostinn.com ∑ grevillearmshotel.ie
hotel in beautiful grounds and Housed in the former post office, A traditional country town hotel
with great views of Ben Bulben. the Inn has rustic ambience, cosy with comfortable bedrooms, a
rooms and a superb restaurant. large bar and a nightclub.
DROGHEDA: Boyne Valley DK Choice
The Midlands Hotel & Country Club €€
Country house Road map D3 SLANE:
ATHLONE: Hodson Bay €€ Stameen, Drogheda, Co Louth Tankardstown House €€€
Rooms with views Road map C3 Tel 041 983 7737 Luxury Road map D3
Hodson Bay, Athlone, Co Westmeath ∑ boyne-valley-hotel.ie Slane, Co Meath
Tel 090 644 2000 A family-friendly historic house. Tel 041 9824621
∑ hodsonbayhotel.com Rooms in the old part of the ∑ tankardstown.ie
Many of the cheerfully decorated building have more character; Lime trees line the avenue
rooms have views of Lough Ree. the others have better facilities. leading to this 18th-century
Shannon cruises are available. manor. It has exquisite rooms
KILLENARD: The Heritage with fine antiques and beautiful
CARLINGFORD: Golf & Spa Resort €€ bathrooms, as well as excellent
Ghan House €€ Luxury Road map C4 dining. Guests can ex plore the
Guesthouse Road map D3 Killenard, Co Laois orangery and gardens.
Co Louth Tel 057 864 5500
Tel 042 937 3682 ∑ theheritage.com
∑ ghanhouse.com Impressive public spaces, excep- TRIM: Trim Castle Hotel €€
This family-run Georgian house in tional leisure facilities and three Hotel with character Road map D3
three acres of walled gardens restaurants can be found here. Castle Street, Trim, Co Meath
boasts elegant rooms, log fires Tel 046 948 3000
and an award-winning restaurant. KILMESSAN: ∑ trimcastlehotel.com
Station House Hotel €€ Some of the bright, spacious
CAVAN: Radisson Blu Hotel with character Road map D3 rooms have views of the castle.
Farnham Estate €€€ Kilmessan, Co Meath Guests can enjoy the off-site
Chain hotel Road map C3 Tel 046 902 5239 leisure facilities at a reduced rate.
Farnham Estate, Cavan, Co Cavan ∑ stationhousehotel.ie
Tel 049 4377700 This Victorian train station turned TULLAMORE:
∑ farnhamestate.ie cosy hotel has well-equipped, Anna Harvey House €
A contemporary glass atrium nicely decorated rooms and an Farmhouse Road map C4
links to a grand 18th-century award-winning restaurant. Tullamore, Co Offaly
house with sumptuous rooms. Tel 05793 43544
KINNITTY: Ardmore House € ∑ annaharveyfarm.ie
CLONES: Hilton Park €€ Guesthouse Road map C4 A rural idyll – this restored grain
Luxury hotel with The Walk, Kinnitty, Co Offaly barn has open fires, pine floors
character Road map C2 Tel 05791 37009 and cosy bedrooms. Equestrian
Clones, Co Monaghan ∑ kinnitty.com activities are a major draw.
Tel 047 56007 The place to experience the real
∑ hiltonpark.ie Old Ireland, Ardmore House has a
Owned by the Madden family turf fire, home cooking, a relaxed
since 1734, this country house atmosphere and a warm welcome. Northern Ireland
has period-style accommodation.
LONGFORD: ARMAGH: Armagh City Hotel ££
Viewmount House €€ Leisure club hotel Road map D2
Country house Road map C3 2 Friary Road, Armagh
Dublin Road, Longford Tel 028 375 18888
Tel 043 334 1919 ∑ armaghcityhotel.com
∑ viewmounthouse.com Look beyond the charmless
This Georgian house previously exterior. This hotel has clean,
owned by the Earl of Longford well-equipped rooms, and
has bright, stylish rooms. facilities include a gym and pool.
MOUNTRATH: BALLYCASTLE:
Roundwood House €€ Whitepark House ££
Hotel with character Road map C4 Guesthouse Road map D1
Mountrath, Co Laois 150 Whitepark Rd, Ballintoy,
Tel 05787 32120 Ballycastle, Co Antrim
∑ roundwoodhouse.com Tel 028 2073 1482
Enjoy a truly unique experience ∑ whiteparkhouse.com
staying at the Flynn family’s Enjoy elegant country living
gracious Palladian home, here in a house dating from
Superb views of Lough Ree from the spa’s which is set in a delightful 1730. Breakfast is served in a
balcony at Hodson Bay in Athlone mountainside location. lovely conservatory.
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