Ireland
Beautiful house and gardens on the exquisite Dingle peninsula in Kerry, near to gorgeous sandy beaches. The relaxed atmosphere here with beautiful wild garden with pond, the welcome for children, lovely rooms with Indian bedspreads, or you can sleep in a gypsy caravan, or wooden chalet, but best of all is the outstanding vegetarian food in the restaurant. All in all a really great place to stay - the photos on the website do not even come close to doing it justice.
Dingle Peninsula, Kerry
www.thephoenixorganic.com
Shanahill East, Castlemaine
Co. Kerry
Tel: 00353 (0)66 9766284
Google map: tinyurl.com/ydx2puw
An original old Irish cottage that has had an eco-renovation (hemp lime plaster, geothermal heating, etc). Puts to shame all the horrible tacky and tasteless 'holiday cottage' developments that blight the Irish countryside. It's in an exquisite setting in hills with a view of a mountain waterfall from the front door, a lake behind the house, and yet only a short drive down to the glorious beaches of the Dingle peninsula, great pubs, etc. It has two lovely large bedrooms (double and single bed in each), characterful sitting room with wood-burning stove (we watched Life on Earth dvds every night!). Gorgeous spot - only minus are the midges in the front garden (insect repellent is a must). It's near lots of lovely places for kids. You can drive into Tralee to the waterpark with water chutes or on to Dingle town, which is a very atmospheric place.