Sixty acres of landscaped grounds.
Private foreshore. Sauna, sea pool.
Games and Reading Room.
Ideal for family gatherings
Five generous bedrooms and four elegant reception rooms, tastefully appointed for relaxed comfort. A Lacanche range kitchen for the keen cook, a games room for rainy days, and cosy log fires for the evenings.
Every room looks out onto garden, woodland or sea.
Extensive landscaped grounds with an arboretum, ancient walkways, an ornamental lake and two islands. The private foreshore opens onto Cashel Bay, with a sea pool and wood-burning sauna in the historic kelp house.
Beyond the gates, Cashel Hill rises to a 300-metre summit, offering panoramic Connemara views.
Doon House is stylishly designed for peaceful unwinding and relaxed social gatherings for all ages, accommodating up to ten guests. The ground floor has four elegant reception rooms, a bright conservatory, a well-equipped kitchen with separate pantry, and also a cloak room.
Upstairs, the five spacious, comfortably appointed double bedrooms enjoy sea and mountain views.
Sea pool and wood-burning sauna in the historic kelp house, looking out onto Cashel Bay.
Sixty acres of landscaped grounds, with an arboretum, ancient walkways, an ornamental lake and two islands.
A separate Games and Reading Room with tables for pool, chess and table tennis as well as some four thousand books to choose from.
Try an early morning climb to the 300m summit for panoramic Connemara views.
The well-equipped kitchen with a Lacanche range will inspire creative cooking, while a separate pantry takes care of more trivial tasks.
Well-behaved dogs welcome — perfect for family holidays with pets in Connemara.
Take in sixty acres of grounds, shoreline and Cashel Bay in a fully interactive 360° drone tour. Pan across the house, gardens and bay — all from wherever you are.
Drag to look around and zoom in on the detail.
Doon House is within easy reach of Connemara's most loved villages, beaches, mountains, restaurants and pubs.
The capital of Connemara — supermarkets, shops, restaurants, pubs, galleries and the scenic Sky Road. Weekly farmers' market and the famous Connemara Pony Show in August.
A picturesque fishing village known for its regatta, traditional music and the beaches at Gurteen and Dog's Bay. Also with a farmers' market and a Connemara pony show in July.
Reached by a scenic route along the Wild Atlantic Way, Galway City offers a rich selection of restaurants, pubs, cinemas and theatres, and has an International Arts Festival in July. Bus and train stations for easy connections.
Hints to finding the hidden corners of Ireland's wild west — from people who know it well.
Sixty acres of landscaped grounds, spectacular sea and mountain views, an ornamental lake, a former dressage arena, a sauna and a sea pool and private swimming facilities are all available for visitors to Doon House.
Read the guide →From a pre-historic coastline to the family seat of the Earls of Roden — the story behind Doon House.
Read the guide →In February 1966, the future Poet Laureate Ted Hughes escaped to Connemara to concentrate on his writing. Sixty years on, the historic estate of Doonreagan and Doon House is now open to guests for their own Connemara stays.
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Weekly stays · Saturday to Saturday · Returning guests enjoy 10% off
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