Ballymastocker Bay

Portsalon Golf Course

Local pier, pub and restaurant

Within walking distance...

If you are looking for somewhere to come for a care free quiet holiday, this is the place. The house is comfortable and warm. There is a small shop/pub/restaurant combination that is probably very similar in its appearance and atmosphere as the day it opened. It is exactly 137 steps from door of house to door of pub. It was awarded the Egon Roney Award in 1995 and will serve you an excellent pint of Guinness by a peat fire, get your bread and milk and send you on your way with the best fish and chips in the North West. No worries about who is going to cook or drive home.

There are two more shops in Portsalon, where you can get just about anything you might need for a couple of weeks holiday. There are another two restaurants and two pubs in Portsalon. Portsalon Beach was voted by the British newspaper "The Observer" as being the second most beautiful beach in the world. The beach and pier are no more than two minutes walk away. The beach is over a mile long, has beautiful white sand and is mostly empty by normal standards. Ballymastocker Bay is within Lough Swilly and protected by Knockalla Mountain so the beach is protected from the worst of the Atlantic weather. It is great for walking and exercise.

Portsalon Golf Club is five minutes walk away. The golf course is an 18 hole par 69 links course, and has been around since 1891. It is one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland, is beautifully designed in the true tradition of the ‘out and in’ links course. It is open to non-member but does not offer club hire. It is well worth bringing your own clubs. Even if you do not play the game, the course runs along the edge of the beach and offers a lovely walk with fantastic views.