Ireland - Munster

Gregans Castle

( Country House Hotel )

A Karen Brown Recommended Hotel / Inn

A Ireland’s Blue Book Property

Owners: Simon Haden & Frederieke McMurray Ballyvaughan Co. Clare Ireland Visit Website Contact Property Request Reservation Information

Karen's Review Of This Property:

Gregans Castle is only 57 kilometers from Shannon airport, so if you are heading north or west, this is the perfect spot to begin your stay in Ireland. This is not an imposing castle, but a sprawling manor house set in lovely gardens in a lush green valley completely surrounded by The Burren, with its “moonscapes” of gray limestone and scattered alpine and arctic plants. While there are several comfortable lounges to congregate in, my preference is the beamed Corkscrew bar with its blazing turf fire. Lunch is served here, and in the evening guests gather for a drink and a chat. From the dining room, where tables are reserved for all guests for dinner each night, windows frame outstanding views of The Burren sweeping down to the edge of Galway Bay. On a recent visit I really liked Gleninagh—a standard twin room with a particularly nice bathroom, Mina’s room—a superior king-bedded room in the oldest part of the house facing Galway Bay, and the three garden suites with their private patios and brand new bathrooms. Local attractions include the Ailwee Caves, full of stalactites and stalagmites, and the Cliffs of Moher.

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15 Rooms, Double Occupancy: €195.00 - €235.00
6 Suites, Double Occupancy: €295.00 - €450.00
Dinner: €35–€60

Open: Feb 14 to Nov 30

Phone: 065 7077005   Fax: 065 7077111

Directions: From Shannon take the N18 to Ennis, the N85 towards Ennistymon, the first right (R476) through Corofin, and on towards Kilfenora. At the ruined castle turn right onto the R480 towards Ballyvaughan and, as you crest The Burren, you see the hotel in the valley below.

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