This pretty corner of county Galway has hit the spotlight recently being one of the main locations for BBC2s Great Irish Escapes. Monty Halls and his dog Reuben spent the summer living in Roundstone and working in this beautiful area of western Ireland. Make sure you catch the last few episodes of their adventures and it might well inspire you to find your very own Roundstone Cottage.
People are booking their bank holiday getaways even later this year – waiting to see what the weather does or waiting for last minute deals. Imagine Ireland has some great Irish Holiday Cottages available for the August Bank Holiday. But don’t wait, they are booking up fast and so are the ferries! Ireland is simply stunning in summer and is a great place for families, couples or groups. Take a look out Imagine Ireland’s Late Availability Cottages and book your Irish Getaway now.
Make sure you don’t miss Monty Hall’s new series – his Great Irish Escape. Last night saw him swimming with basking sharks off Malin Head, in County Donegal. Monty lived for 6 summer months in a stunning cottage in Connemara while he worked alongside the Irish Whale and Dolphin Conservation Group. Follow Monty and Reuben’s adventures and see the stunning scenery and seas of the West Coast of Ireland. The programme is on BBC2, Tuesday evenings at 8pm. Or you can find your own Connemara Cottage with Imagine Ireland.
These last couple of weeks we’ve seen more and more people asking for last minute breaks to Ireland. The bank holidays in Ireland and the UK mean that people have been watching the weather and deciding to head into the Irish countryside for a self catering holiday. Cottages in Kerry, Cork, Antrim and Wicklow have been booking up fast but there’s still plenty of choice. View our last minute availability cottages or browse through our Irish Holiday Cottages.
Visiting South East Ireland over the next few weeks – don’t miss the Kilkenny Arts Festival. From the 5th to 14th August this festival is an extravaganza of the very best in Irish and international visual art, classical music, theatre and dance, jazz, world & traditional Irish music, literature, film, indie music, craft, children’s and street events. There is literally something to suit everyone. So, hot foot it over to Kilkenny and if you need somewhere to stay, take a look at these great Holiday Cottages.
Yesterday thousands of people dusted off their walking boots and set off on Reek Sunday for what is probably the most important of the summer’s pilgrimage days to Croagh Patrick, County Mayo. The start of the 6km pilgrimage is traditionally the Boheh Stone which is a large lump of rock that is carved with the most wonderful Neolithic swirling cup and ring carvings; this carved rock is one of the most important examples of pre-Christian rock art anywhere in Ireland or Britain. Those joining yesterday’s pilgrimage have trodden in the ancestral footsteps of pilgrims over literally thousands of years.
You’ve booked your holiday, found your perfect holiday cottage – now all you have to do is get there. It’s easy to get you and your family over to Ireland and settled into your Irish Holiday Cottage. Imagine Ireland have some great deals on ferry travel and work with trusted travel partners such as Stena Line and Irish Ferries. If you book now you can save up to £100 on a mid week sailing or get a free upgrade to Club Class. All this and great value for money fares as well.
Demand for Last Minute and Short Break holidays grew by 23% last year and, despite the economic gloom, more and more people are leaving it later to make holiday decisions and are looking for last minute bargains. Looking closer to home can get you some holiday winners – try a short break or last minute get away to Ireland or Northern Ireland. There are 100s of great self catering bargains to be had with Imagine Ireland. Take a look…
Last week saw yet another golfing win for Northern Ireland as Darren Clarke scooped the victory at the Open Championship at Royal St George’s. This is a fantastic win for the dad of two, and both his sons look set to follow in his golfing footsteps. Northern Ireland appears to be the place to create and develop top golfers and many attribute this to the region’s easy access for all to golf and it’s world class courses such as Royal Portrush and Royal County Down. Interested in a golfing holiday to Northern Ireland? Why not take alook at some Golfing Cottages.
News of a great offer. Book with Imagine Ireland and Irish Ferries between 18th and 31st July and you’ll get a FREE single trip upgrade to Club Class. Just sail on the Holyhead – Dublin Cruise Ferry or Pembroke-Rosslare Cruise Ferry and stay in an Imagine Ireland cottage anytime from now until 31st December’11 and you can claim your Club Class upgrade. Call 01756 707720 for more details.
