Last week we took a road trip to beautiful Westport. We left rainy Sligo and just over an hour later we arrived in sunny Mayo. I was invited along to Knockranny House Hotel to try their Afternoon Tea. The Knockranny House Hotel is about a five minute walk outside Westport town, it's a 4 star... Continue Reading →
A ‘Ferry’ Good Day in Doolin
Well today was a little bit of magic. I was invited by Doolin Ferry to come along and have a trip to the Aran Islands with them. It was a day of firsts as I've never been to Doolin, the Cliffs of Moher or any of the Islands and today I got to see all... Continue Reading →
Easter Ideas in Leitrim
The blog posts of Easter ideas in Sligo and Mayo have proved so popular I've decided to do one for Leitrim. There is still a lot of Leitrim that I haven't got to see and do mainly Lough Allen Adventure which sounds fantastic. So that might be one to check out too. Walk on water... Continue Reading →
Magic at Strokestown Park
I made a return visit to Strokestown Park as part of my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project. Although Roscommon isn't on the Wild Atlantic Way it's one of the neighbouring counties and is well worth a visit. I didn't go on the house tour this time as I've covered it on a previous blog post. So... Continue Reading →
Tayto Park
Yesterday we went to Tayto Park for the day. Only in Ireland would there be a theme park dedicated to a potato! I know Jono and Lucy are quite old for this but we all had a really lovely day. I've seen people complaining about the price, (it's €12 each or two adults and two... Continue Reading →
Strokestown Park
This week I had one of the best visits I've had in a while. It's taken me days to go through the photos because I took so many and also because it's such a big place. I headed to Strokestown Park in Roscommon and got to meet John O'Driscoll the director of the park, he's... Continue Reading →