| Description
This
traditional cottage style Island lodge has origins of over 100 years and has
been
lovingly restored to
include all modern conveniences. The unique
lodge sits on 3/4 of an acre surrounded by the natural beauty of the
quite rural surroundings and is on a
secluded island connected to the mainland by a bridge. The
lodge faces the quiet rippling and echoing silence of Tawin bay that
overlooks the Burren hills in Co. Clare. The water is calm, mirroring
the twilight sky, and the impression is one of late afternoon tranquility. The seals are barely visible shadows which slide
noiselessly through the bay, hardly breaking the surface. Blackberry
bushes sprinkle the stone walls along the road outside the lodge
that takes you down to the coral beach at the eastern tip of the
Island where there is a breathtaking view of the Atlantic in the
middle flanked on either side by Galway bay on the right and the
Burren National Park on the left. Tawin
Island is 4 miles from the nearest shop in the village of Maree, 6
miles from the nearest pub and restaurant in the town of Oranmore
and only 11 miles from Galway City. Layout
An
ample entrance hall welcomes you to a beautiful wooden kitchen hand
carved by a local craftsman. The traditional pitch styled
ceiling in the living room gives a sense of space yet old charm with
a turf/wood burning stove that draws you in. The little study off
the living room is perfect for a quiet read or just to simply gaze
out at the sea and burren hills in the distance. There are 2 small
wooden staircases at the front that wind up to two loft bedrooms at
either side of the lodge. Each loft has two twin beds, and a wonderful view of the sea
around the island. Down past the kitchen on the ground floor is the
bathroom with an electric shower and bath/tub and heated towel rail.
There is a bedroom beyond the bathroom with a handmade wooden Irish
bed that sleeps two with a unusual view through the large window of
the old traditional stone walls that encapsulate the Irish
landscape.
Come and
discover, you will be enriched by the experience !
Deposit
€1000 deposit fee due at time of
rental.
How to Get
There
An Tawin Lodge is located 11 miles
from Galway city - Click
here
for map. Exact location of the Lodge is as follows
- From Oranmore take the
Renville road
- Follow the road and turn
left towards Maree
- Follow
the road and go past
the Maree
junction
- After the
Maree junction take
the second left
- Follow the road until
you cross a bridge
- Tawin Lodge is a the
cottage on the right
|
player
