Lough Erne Resort

Rockhill House is a historic estate, found nestled in 100 acres of hilly woodlands just north of Letterkenny, County Donegal. It is a charmingly elegant country house that offers its guests traditional Irish hospitality, and the most comfortable of stays, along with gourmet dining and varied yet authentic activities, on and off the estate, such as hiking, foraging, Irish dance lessons, and Gaelic football.

Each of its 19 bedrooms offer the perfect retreat from modern life, and offers a sense of steeping into a charmed 18th century existence of pure luxury and grace.

Even the dining here is steeped in a majestic sense of history, with the Stewart Dining Room that has kept its original features from a bygone era, which provides the perfect setting for a formal dinner.

If history, a sense of majesty and true Donegal hospitality is what you are after, there is not a place better than Rockhill House.

With its beautiful Edwardian architecture and great location in the heart of the city’s Cathedral Quarter, Bishop’s Gate is a great choice for those looking to explore Derry.

The hotel dates from 1899 and has been sensitively restored to honour the building’s heritage. There are just 30 rooms, traditional but not stuffy, and decorated with an elegant palette of soft grey, moss green, rich plum and decadent gold.

At the heart of the hotel is the Wig and Gown Champagne Bar and Restaurant. This is an intimate and warm space where guests can enjoy breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. The restaurant takes a simple and honest approach to food, taking locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and letting them shine.

Once the home of the powerful clans of Donegal, today Lough Eske is a beautiful castle that has opened its magnificent doors to those looking to experience Ireland’s rich heritage.

The castle has been sensitively restored and today houses 96 elegant rooms and suites. Natural materials and fabrics are used so as not to detract from the idyllic natural surroundings.

Eating at the hotel is a real treat. Produce harvested from the land, shore and sea of this stretch of the Wild Atlantic Way is used to create beautiful seasonal dishes at the Cedar Restaurant, which offers sweeping views of the castle gardens and the surrounding woodlands. In the summer, guests can dine outside on the terrace.

The hotel spa with sauna, steam room, tropical showers, treatment rooms and infinity pool is the perfect place to unwind, and there is also a fitness centre for those who like to stay active while away.