My Travel Blog

When a hotel sitting on the shores of Lough Foyle invites your family for a stay, you don't think twice. Here's what happened when we packed the kids and headed to one of Donegal's most beautiful escapes. Our recent stay at Redcastle Hotel on the shores of Lough Foyle in County Donegal was phenonemal, and from the moment we arrived as guests of the hotel, it was clear that this was going to be epic. This wasn't our first time staying at the hotel, we were fortunate enough to

There are mornings when you wake up and you just know the day ahead is going to be something different. Something that pulls you a little further out of the ordinary and a little closer to the raw, unfiltered world that exists just beyond the shoreline. Boarding the Kiwi Girl at Mullaghmore pier on the Sligo coast was exactly that kind of morning, and what unfolded over the next four hours out on Donegal Bay left me genuinely lost for words in the best possible way. Mullaghmo

There are places that stop you in your tracks the moment you arrive not because of anything dramatic, but because of a quieter, more persuasive magic. Marble Hill House in County Donegal is exactly that kind of place. Perched on the shore of Sheephaven Bay with Marble Hill Beach just five minutes walk away, this beautifully restored Georgian villa arrived in our lives just before Christmas and left a mark that time won't easily erase. Built in the 1800s and rescued from obscu

Donegal is blessed with some of Ireland's most dramatic and rewarding landscapes, and tucked away among its quieter corners lies one of its most underrated hikes and that is Lough Salt Mountain. Not as famous as its neighbours Errigal or Muckish, but every bit as rewarding, this is a hike that delivers big views without demanding too much in return. Getting There & Parking One of the great things about Lough Salt is how accessible it is. The hike is straightforward to find an