Property Details of Clare Castle

There is a modern and fully-equipped kitchen and dining area on the ground floor with a guest WC. Stone spiral steps lead to the other rooms, with the impressive Great Hall (perfect for dining) and a second small kitchen on the top level. Arrangements can be made to have dinner prepared by local chefs.
6 Bedrooms (2 Doubles/2 Twins/2 Singles), 3 Bathrooms.

The castle boasts two large double bedrooms, both with king sized beds, and one with waterbed and en-suite bathroom. In addition there are two small twin bedrooms and two small single rooms.

The Great Hall seats up to 12 guests for dining and the downstairs Kitchen accommodates a maximum of 15 guests for informal meals.

Along with the guest WC on ground floor level, there are two bathrooms, both with showers. While the water supply will cope with several showers at a time, guests may need to stagger the timing of ablutions!

Please note that the wonderful spiral stone staircase may not suit small children or those with walking disabilities.

Electricity and heating are charged for as used. Expect to pay approx 30 euros per week in the Summer months to approximately 200 euros per week in Winter, depending on usage. In addition to central heating, which can provide a comfortable 20 degrees of heat, turf burning stoves provide extra heating for the large rooms.

Catering can be arranged, please contact us for rates. A damage security deposit is required.

Local Area Details

Ballyportry is situated a mile from the village of Corofin in County Clare on the CorofinGort road which skirts the Burren It is an hours drive from Shannon Airport and about a four hour drive from Dublin Plants and flowers from the mediterranian and arctic regions that would normally not grow together in the same lattitude do so in this important distinctive landscape of limestone hills and fertile pockets of grassland 7 lakes can be seen from the top of Ballyportry and there is lake fishing near by and deep sea angling from Liscannor a harbour beside the 800 foot Cliffs of Moher The Burren is an important geological and botanical nature reserve as well as a bird sanctuary and archaeological paradise There is hiking ponytrekking and angling on the nearby lakes Visitors can enjoy traditional Irish music in pubs within the area and there is a good choice of restaurants 45 minutes away is the famous surfing beach of Lahinch with Atlantic rollers and on the more sheltered Galway Bay there is another sandy beach at Fanore For golfers the nearby Henry Golf Tours provide chaffeured luxury mini coach tours in the west of Ireland Featured golf courses include Doonbeg Ballybunion Adare Manor Connemara Gort and Lahinch The nearest big town Ennis is a 20 minute drive from the castle and the cities of Limerick and Galway are an hour away

Property Features

* Close to a golf course

Contact Information for Ballyportry Castle Corofin Co Clare Ireland Ireland

Name:	Anny Staats
Telephone:	003149-3842-434
Alt Telephone:	003149-3842-434
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