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Glendarragh Valley Inn Ederney Fermanagh
Glendarragh Valley Inn - Hotel Style Accommodation Bed & Breakfast B&B - Licensed Restaurant - Ederney Enniskillen Fermanagh Erne Lakelands - Ireland
Welcome to the stunning scenery of the Glendarragh Valley and the Fermanagh Erne Lakelands with its enchanting lakes, tree covered landscapes and islands including many fascinating monuments and a wealth of wildlife. Visit some of these most beautiful places, offering an unforgettable experience, while also preserving nature and benefiting local communities. Experience a Fermanagh based eco-friendly holiday, filled with fun and enjoyment!
While you are here, Fermanagh's award winning Glendarragh Valley Inn & Licensed Restaurant would be the ideal place for a quiet break you have been promising yourself, combining fine dining with excellent local food in the Northern Ireland Tourist Board approved hotel style bed and breakfast B&B accommodation.
Fermanagh's Glendarragh Valley Inn prides itself in being a small charming hotel style country inn offering their customers a personal service tailored to their needs. Come to escape, do business, relax with friends or unwind in style. Feet up or eyes down, you set the pace. So, enjoy a glass of wine and a little tiffin or a full three-course meal. Take a cocktail with friends or simply chill with a cappuccino and your favourite newspaper. Get energetic by going on a country walk or relax along the beautiful shores of Lough Erne . This is your home from home, do what you want! .
The Fermanagh quality approved accommodation facility is a captivating place to stay, not just because it is set in the beautiful Erne lakeland county of Fermanagh but it is also located centrally to the bordering counties of Tyrone & Donegal. The Ederney accommodation is conveniently situated to the main towns of Enniskillen, Omagh and Donegal town and on the alternative routes from Belfast to the west of Ireland as well as from Dublin to Derry or Londonderry.
Luxury Hotel Style Bedroom Accommodation - Glendarragh Valley Inn - Ederney Enniskillen Fermanagh
Fermanagh's Glendarragh Valley Inn at Ederney near Enniskillen, prides itself not only on their excellent restaurant & menu, but also offering 6 immaculately maintained hotel style bedrooms, for great bed & breakfast, B&B comfort and convenience. All of rooms are en-suite and have been professionally decorated to a high standard and are well equipped with numerous facilities, including:
· King size bed or two single size beds
· Disabled bedroom - Double size bed, customised shower enclosure, help alarm button
· Central heating. Also, a cooling fan upon request
· In room Tea & Coffee making facilities with complimentary biscuits
· Flat Screen LCD TV. Also, a DVD facility upon request
· Alarm clock/radio
- Direct line telephone
· Broadband Internet Wi-Fi access in all rooms
· Armchair, additional chair and desk
· Open plan wardrobe and dressing table
· Ensuite with shower, bath with safety handle, dispenser soaps and a shaver socket
· Hairdryer
· Iron and ironing board upon request
· Access to baby-changing facility
· Room service for drinks/meals upon request
· Access to a comfortable Residents Lounge with drinks/snacks service upon request
· Access to licensed bar
· Access to 70 seater restaurant
· Disabled Access - External and Internal
· External patio seating and tables
· Security: Safe and CCTV security on the premises
· All night manager/porter service available
· Free baggage storage on day of leaving if required
· Disabled parking
· Free on site car parking
This luxury Fermanagh accommodation offers relaxation and comfort in peaceful and tranquil surroundings. Breakfast is freshly prepared using local and most importantly fresh quality ingredients, which is served in our spacious restaurant. Every effort is made to facilitate a relaxed, enjoyable and memorable stay. Many of our guests are so pleased with the accommodation and catering experience that they keep returning on a regular basis to this Fermanagh location.
**SPECIAL OFFERS - ACCOMMODATION AT FERMANAGH'S GLENDARRAGH VALLEY INN**
2 night weekend break B&B (pps) £69.00 Selected dates in Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec :
2 night midweek break B&B (pps) £69.00 Selected dates in Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec :
2 night weekend break B&B (single occupancy) £79.00 Selected dates in Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec :
2 night midweek break B&B (single occupancy) £79.00 Selected dates in Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec :
(Shortbreak Offers: To book these offers, please contact the premises directly)
Standard prices:
Per Person Sharing Ensuite Bedroom including Breakfast - £40.00
Single Occupancy Ensuite Bedroom including Breakfast - £45.00
Rooms and Units:
5 x Double/Twin Ensuite with Bath/Shower (sleeps 2)
1 x Double Ensuite with Shower (sleeps 2)
Fermanagh's Glendarragh Valley Inn Reviews:
"Absolutely fantastic, the best!...BPFM, Leeds"
"Excellent Food, Excellend Service and Good Rooms...Ruth, Scotland"
"A wee piece of heaven in Co Fermanagh...Peggy, Antrim”
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Fermanagh's Award-Winning Licensed Restaurant:
Although the Glendarragh Valley Inn only opened its doors in 2006, the Glendarragh dining suite is a leading light on the restaurant scene in Fermanagh having garnered a prestigious accolade already, and judging by its popularity some more are surely bound their way. A cool contemporary 70 seater restaurant, the interior is very much open plan which conveniently lends its layout to avail of the beautiful panoramic views overlooking the idyllic rural setting of the Fermanagh Erne Lakeland's Glendarragh River Valley.
Fermanagh's Glendarragh restaurant is a favourite with both the accommodation residents and visitors alike and is open 7 days a week. Upon arrival, a warm welcome from the friendly front of house team sets the ball rolling and you could soon be seated in the comfortable restaurant, perusing the concise menu that is not overburdened with items, so choosing your meal becomes a pleasurable and simple activity. The Glendarragh ethos of quality demands that its chefs use only the very best produce, the majority of which is sourced from the very best local producers.
Whether it is a full Irish breakfast, daily lunch or the traditional Sunday lunch, the chefs cooking at Fermanagh's popular fine dining Glendarragh Restaurant is simply superb. In the evening, the Glendarragh à la carte menu carries the main presentation with a list of stunning first courses that leave customers in no doubt they have come to the right place. Main courses explore traditional and much loved dishes. There is also a wide range of supporting dishes and the desserts are some of the best you'll encounter. These are amongst the reasons that the Glendarragh Restaurant has been given the prestigious "Fermanagh Restaurant of the Year" award.
Fermanagh's Award winning Glendarragh Valley Inn Restaurant - Ederney Enniskillen
Fermanagh's Glendarragh Restaurant can cater for various functions including dinner dances, birthdays, christenings amongst other social gatherings. Parties can choose one of the set menus, or the Glendarragh can tailor or create one to your exact wishes, depending on budgets and other requirements, and they are happy to act as party planner, offering advice on how to throw the best bash for the occasion.
Children can have their own menu and specific dietary needs can be catered for wherever possible.
When you visit Fermanagh' favourite award-winning restaurant, whether it is for an intimate meal, a quick spot of lunch or coffee or a full-on celebration you're after, the Glendarragh offers a comfortable, stylish setting, a friendly atmosphere and a comprehensive, wide-ranging menu, for a real taste to remember!
FROM BELFAST: Route Map
Follow M1 (WEST) Motorway to Dungannon. At Ballygawley roundabout take the 2nd exit for A5 (Omagh Road). Leaving Omagh follow the A32 and branch off for Lack. Ederney is 3 miles from Lack. After entering Ederney, take the 3rd exit at the roundabout and Glendarragh Valley Inn is 700 yards on the right hand side.
FROM DUBLIN: Route Map
Take the N3 (North) to Navan. Follow the signs for Cavan and make your journey to Enniskillen (via Butlers Bridge). Follow signs to Irvinestown and Ederney is 6 miles away. After entering Ederney, take the 1st exit at the roundabout and Glendarragh Valley Inn is 700 yards on the right hand side.
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■ What Discover Ireland.com says about the Fermanagh Erne Lakelands area of Ireland ...
" To discover freedom and relaxation, then visit Fermanagh and soak up the atmosphere of one of Ireland’s most peaceful and relaxing areas, where the pace of life is slow and a powerful beauty surrounds you. Priding itself on its beautiful vistas, laid-back atmosphere, fascinating history, ancient monuments and a strong sense of culture and community, the Lakelands leaves you free to explore at will. Meandering around the waterways, you can’t fail to be enchanted by the charming villages dotted along vast stretches of water; mysterious islands rising out of quiet loughs; stunningly beautiful and utterly unspoiled landscapes that seem to exist in a haze of tranquility, and lively towns that are buzzing with excellent places to eat, drink, visit and stay."
■ Why is the trend for travellers staying at Inns and B&Bs becoming so popular?
The online comparison site TravelSupermarket.com states that... "In the UK and Ireland, the market for bed & breakfast accommodation is a growing area online, as small property owners discover the reach of the internet to offer their well-priced overnight stays. Typically many B&Bs would remain undiscovered gems, only able to attract local guests or those with a close ear to the grapevine. The internet has changed all that, giving a world plateau to guesthouses and inns which have something different to offer. Recently the trend of 'luxury' B&Bs has been on the increase, with high quality bed linen, posh toiletries and state of the art technology in the rooms; some even offer the option of an evening meal. Remember that staying in a B&B is quite different to a hotel with a more tailored and flexible service. The great thing about B&Bs is that they offer a more personal alternative to a hotel, with a more laid back atmosphere."
■ How to enjoy the Fermanagh Lakelands and the Glendarragh River Valley in a weekend?
Ederney.com poses the question ...how much time do you really have? Some have the minimum of 20 days annual leave (if you work). You have up to 10 bank/public holidays (UK/Ireland), 104 weekend days, 233 evenings and hundreds of spare hours in our busy schedules... but if you make them spare...
Time to forget about the demands of life and work ... it's the weekend. To help leave all your troubles behind and head to Fermanagh as we have some ideas that will hopefully put you in the holiday mood if only for 2-3 days. If your weekends are already to packed with commitments then why not take a mid week break and avoid all the crowds... ah the options are endless...take a look at our ecotourism and attractions sections which are filled wilth plenty of ideas.
■ One of Northern Ireland’s best-kept secrets....
The silent waters of the Fermanagh Lakelands have a romantic beauty that has captivated generation after generation of visitors. Tranquil, glassy and utterly beautiful, Lough Erne and the surrounding lakes are Fermanagh’s star attraction, but the flat green patchwork of fields that makes up much of the county’s countryside equally deserves a look..With forests, beautiful vistas, old country houses, excellent restaurants, intriguing caves, castles and canoeing, Fermanagh is one of Northern Ireland’s best-kept secrets
■ Discover Northern Ireland's hidden treasure...
The BBC’s CountryFile Magazine states…”With stunning scenery and waterways, Fermanagh abounds in natural wonders. Jo Tinsley explores this best kept secret”
Fermanagh is Northern Ireland’s Lake District. Tucked away in the southwest corner of the country, this slow-paced, pint-sized county may be no match for Cumbria’s Lakelands in terms of scale, but when it comes to natural beauty, it punches well above its weight.
The county is dominated by Lough Erne, a vast waterway that spills out into an intricate muddle of wooded islands, reedy inlets and sheltered coves, and the Cuilcagh Mountain range, a glacial landscape that is cut through by one of Europe’s finest cave systems.
Visitors have always seen this natural wonderland as a place of refuge. Even during the Troubles, Fermanagh drew people in. “The raw material has always been here,” explains Teresa O’Hare, founder of Orchard Acre Farm, an organic smallholding offering eco-friendly escapes in the region. “Fermanagh has such a precious, beautiful landscape. It’s just that now we’re emerging on to the global marketplace and appealing to visitors from all over the world. There are exciting times ahead.”
Exciting times indeed. As Northern Ireland enjoys a newfound stability, it is quickly emerging as a new travel destination. Yet while tourists continue to flock to the Giant’s Causeway, Mourne Mountains and the bright lights of Belfast, Fermanagh has dodged the hype and remains off the tourist radar.
But it’s not for want of trying. The magnificent Lough Erne, which covers a third of the county, is the least congested waterway in Europe, yet boasts an award-winning canoe trail and world-renowned fishing. The superb Cuilcagh Mountains are relatively untrampled by walkers, but that should change with the new Cuilcagh Way, a long distance path through an untouched landscape that has just been granted UNESCO Global Geopark status. It’s a place that’s waiting to be discovered and it’s for this very reason that now is the perfect time to visit – before the rest of the world wakes up to this undiscovered gem that’s small in size but big in natural wonder.
IRELAND'S WATERWORLD
They say that Lough Erne is in Fermanagh for half the year, and for the other half Fermanagh is in Lough Erne. It’s this water that has whittled the county into the natural wonderland we see today; that has gouged the soft limestone hills into the sulky silhouette of the Cuilcagh mountain range, scooping out great sinkholes and running deep beneath the ground to create sinuous cave systems. It wraps itself around the hillsides, creating a blanket bog habitat that is home to rare birdlife and unique plants, and finally, when it’s good and ready, it spills into Lough Erne, where it stretches out across 300 square acres into a maze of 365 gently wooded islands. Bryan Gallagher, author of Barefoot in Mullyneeny, grew up in Fermanagh and it is from the lough’s shore that most of his stories come. For Bryan, the mystic quality of the lough is spelled out in the rounded outline of the wooded islands: “Imagine weaving your way in a boat, in and around and through these islands, and you’d imagine you were on your way to fairyland. I often think, looking at the gentle wooded islands of Upper Lough Erne, that if you rowed through that passage between those islands you would simply go on forever.”
The island town of Enniskillen straddles the river and acts as a border between Lower Lough Erne, a choppy stretch of water some 5 miles across that flows for 26 miles to the Atlantic, and the gentler Upper Lough Erne, which ambles for 12 miles southeast of the town and offers boaters an intricate maze of wooded islands, reedy inlets and sheltered coves. Most of the Lough’s 365 islands are uninhabited, wooded idylls, scattered with early Christian ruins and Pagan statues. Some are crannogs (early Celtic loch-dwellings). Protected from invaders, these artificial islands were culturally isolated from the rest of Ireland and the number of Pagan idols on islands like Boa and White show the lingering influence of Pagan culture on the region. Fermanagh owes a lot to this warren of islands and waterways, which slowed the spread of potato blight and kept the Potato Famine at bay. Nowadays they are the main attraction to the county.
LEISURE ON THE LOUGH
To explore every nook and cranny of the lough’s fjord-like shoreline, hop in a canoe and embark on the 50km Lough Erne Canoe Trail. This is the first of five official canoe trails in Northern Ireland, and it offers a range of paddling opportunities. For a bite-sized introduction, set out from Enniskillen and paddle the inky waters to Devenish Island, where a 12th-century round tower stands sentinel alongside a ruined Augustinian abbey. Better still, make a weekend of it – throw a tent in the back of the canoe and camp wild on one of the many uninhabited islands. There are castles, nature trails, even a Hare Krishna temple to discover along the way. Otter sightings are frequent in winter and American mink, pine martin and peregrine falcon are common.
Lough Erne is also legendary for its fishing. They say the lough has an average depth of 12 feet – one foot of water and 11 feet of fish. The lakelands’ loughs and rivers offer salmon and brown trout, while you may also catch sonaghan, ferox or gillaroo – trout sub-species that are indigenous to Fermanagh. Coarse anglers will also delight in the abundance of pike, bream and roach.
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Further on, behind the pristine waters of Lough Erne, the Cuilcagh Mountains paint a sullen silhouette. Wrapped in one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in Ireland, these brooding hills and the one true mountain in the county, Cuilcagh, remain relatively untrampled by walkers. That is until this month, when the UNESCO Global Geopark launches the Cuilcagh Way – a 33km route that threads along the spine of the range, through a patchwork of limestone pavement, bogland and a low-lying river valley.
Topped by a Bronze Age burial chamber, the Cuilcagh Mountains boast a fine example of karst scenery (features created by erosion from rainwater).
The ground is littered with sinkholes, dry river valleys, limestone pavement and erratic boulders. Beneath the surface, rainwater has carved out a magnificent cave system that flows into the Marble Arch Caves – some of the finest showcaves in the world.
On the middle slopes of the mountain, one of the best examples of blanket bog ecosystems in Northern Ireland harbours a fascinating spectrum of life. Sphagnum mosses act like a sponge in the wettest parts, while purple-flowering heather and shrubs play host to hen harrier and rare golden plover.
HISTORICAL HIGHS
Lough Erne was strategically crucial to the English occupiers in the 16th and 17th centuries – the crossing between the two stretches of water around Enniskillen was one of only three land routes into Ulster for invading forces – and the colonists built a ring of castles around the lough to maintain their authority. Today these castles and planter’s estates are fascinating to explore and one of them, Florence Court, is allegedly home to Ireland’s oldest yew. Originally a freak of nature, this ancient tree went on to be propagated in the 1800s and is now affectionately known as the mother of all Irish yews. Meanwhile Crom Castle, on the southern shore of Upper Lough Erne, boasts entwined yews reputed to be more than 800 years old.
GREEN FUTURE
Fermanagh may be a small county but it has big ideas. Along with five neighbouring counties, it has recently emerged as Ireland’s first eco-tourism destination with the Greenbox scheme, which offers a range of eco-escapes, aimed at helping visitors immerse themselves in local culture and promoting low-impact, sustainable and nature-based tourism. On a Greenbox break you can, for example, learn traditional willow weaving, take a course in sustainable architecture or unwind on a yoga retreat.
Maybe it’s the small scale of the region that makes initiatives like Greenbox flourish, or the fact that tourism in Northern Ireland is re-emerging after decades of conflict. Either way it would be a shame to miss out on a chance to visit Northern Ireland’s Lake District before it joins its Cumbrian big brother in the tourism rat race.
■ A "COUNTRY LIVING" TRAVEL REVIEW: ESCAPE TO LOUGH ERNE
Follow lakeside walks, boat among a maze of islets and see wild flowers flourish on the upland bogs of County Fermanagh’s watery wilderness
They call Fermanagh the ‘lake county’ – and with good reason. This south-western corner of Northern Ireland owes far more to water than it does to land. The great leaping-dolphin shape of Lough Erne, 50 miles long from tip to tail, fills the centre of the county. The lower lake is dotted with islands, the upper part is a fractured, gorgeous mess of peninsulas, islets, backwaters and pools.
Wherever you look, there’s an irresistible play of clear light on water, a background gleam that seems to polish every view with a seductive shimmer. Maybe this romantic glow owes something to the legend of how Lough Erne was formed. It seems that a pair of lovers, having uncapped a magic well to slake their thirst, lay down and began to embrace. They were too transported to put the lid on their passion – or on the well, which overflowed unstoppably until it had drowned half the kingdom of Ulster.
Tall stories, lofty tales and rambling chat are the very stuff of life around the shores of Upper and Lower Lough Erne, where the day unfolds at its own pace and the clock tends to run slowly. Fermanagh people pride themselves on their hospitality, their home-baking and brewing, and their green countryside. Also on their traditional music, which you’ll hear in pubs and in back kitchens wherever you go.
Summer is when Lough Erne really comes into its own. Fish are jumping, and the cotton-grass is high. You can boat and fish all the way down Lough Erne, or walk in the lush forest parks that overlook it. Trace the history of those who settled in the fine country houses and gaunt old castles that still stand on its shores, watch precious Belleek pottery being made, or seek out the islands where historic monuments both beautiful and strange are scattered.
Whatever you do, though, be sure to make time for the views and the lakeside picnics, the music and the chat.
This information has been brought to you by Ederney.com and the Glendarragh Valley Inn, Ederney, Enniskillen Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Ederney.com is a promoter for tourism and eco tourism in the Glendarragh River Valley and the Fermanagh Erne Lakelands area.
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On the first ever known map of Ireland, by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy, there is a tribe marked just north of the Erne known as Erdini. It is more than possible that the name Ederney is the only surviving trace of that ancient tribe recorded more than 2,000 years ago.
Glendarragh Valley Inn - Hotel Style Accommodation Bed & Breakfast B&B - Licensed Restaurant - Ederney Enniskillen Fermanagh Erne Lakelands - Ireland
