Holiday homes and rentals in Letterkenny

Looking forward to a relaxing and re-energizing holiday with your family in the middle of nature? To the north of the county of Donegal is the historic and magnificent city of Letterkenny, known since 2015 as the most orderly city in all of Ireland, where there are great and well-accommodated holidays rentals, so you can spend a dream holiday surrounded by the art, culture and history that characterizes Ireland, such as its ancient cathedrals and castles, its old schools and its exotic gardens. Here you will find a little of everything to do as a family.

This magnificent city offers great holiday homes that include everything you need to spend a perfect holiday, with a fully equipped kitchen that includes a refrigerator, stove, coffee maker, toaster. Large bathrooms with bath tub, power shower and hair dryer. Spacious family rooms with single or double beds, flat screen TV with cable access, free Wi-Fi. For more comfort it also offers free parking and your pets are completely welcome. You will also have very close to just a few steps, shops, restaurants and tourist sites of interest to visit. Don't wait any longer and book one of the incredible Holiday homes that Letterkenny has for you.

This is the second largest park in Ireland just a few kilometres west of Letterkenny, its extension in the past belongs entirely to Glenveagh Castle, it is almost 17 thousand hectares of forests and mountainsides, in addition to having the largest herd of deer in Ireland, this majestic park offers 6 routes to choose from to explore the place, being the route to the castle of Glenveagh the most travelled with approximately one kilometre in length that leads to the top of the hill of the castle where you can get the most beautiful views of the property. Built in 1870 with a Scottish air and romantic style, made of granite, in its gardens you can find exotic plants brought from Tasmania, to make the tour of its interior 45-minute guided tours are offered, where famous stories of its former owners are told.

To the west of Letterkenny and very close to the Swilly river is one of the best preserved industrial complexes and excellent conditions of the 19th century and which is currently the heritage of the Republic of Ireland, there you will find one of the oldest buildings with more than 400 years that tell the story of the development and evolution of the industry in the country. These mills, one for corn and the other for flax, were in operation since 1907 and stopped working in 1980 when they were replaced by more modern technology and machinery, they were powered by the waters of the Swilly River. Currently, you can see the large hydraulic wheels in operation for the admiration of its visitors on the tour of the place.

Letterkenny is not only surrounded by beautiful forests, castles and mills, it is also home to a fancy old house from 1828, surrounded by majestic gardens. If you are passionate about art, you will love this place, as the Glebe house and gallery houses the most impressive collection of works of art that you can imagine with works by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Renoir, Georges Braque and many more. Formerly the house along with the collection of works belonged to the painter Dereck Hill who worked and lived in this place for almost 30 years and which is currently managed by the Irish state considered cultural heritage. The tour of the whole house takes around 40 minutes and your tour guides will tell you stories and fun facts about Hill and his work. Additionally, you can find other pieces from countries such as Japan or India.

If you are enjoying a family holiday, and you want to have a good time in a comfortable, friendly and safe environment, you must come to Ballymacoll Park, it is one of the largest in the county, it was officially opened in 2009, and has an extension of more than 20 acres located in the outskirts of Letterkenny, it has three gardens with different topographies, which includes benches and tables for picnics, you can also follow its paved paths to take pleasant walks, and if you like to practice sports it has courts for soccer and basketball and for the little ones it offers a beautiful playground. This is the perfect place for a day of outdoor activities.

Visit and explore the magnificent County Donegal Museum located on Letterkenny's high road, it is a two-silver building built in 1845 with stones and houses historical exhibits on Letterkenny's past and its heritage from prehistoric times to the 20th century. You can find other temporary exhibitions that rotate throughout the year covering different types of themes. Additionally, that your entry is completely free this is the perfect place to share an interesting and stimulating afternoon with your family or friends.

Open since 1994, it is located northeast of Letterkenny on the main street, the Yellow Pepper, formerly its building was a T-shirt factory, however currently it is a charming place that offers its visitors the most exquisite, traditional and varied dishes of Irish, contemporary and European food with gluten-free options, and also for vegetarians, with the best and friendliest service, and very affordable prices. It is the ideal place to share a delicious dinner with family or with your partner.

This is one of the best places that Donegal has to enjoy as a family, the tropical world is a zoo that houses hundreds of species from the tropics, such as lemurs, raccoons, miniature monkeys and many more, you will also find a great variety of bird species and parrots with their exotic colours, however the main attraction is its spectacular house of tropical butterflies that are in total free flight in all shapes, sizes and colours. This wonderful zoo also has a cafeteria and a picnic area that you will love.

Letterkenny has a very well-kept treasure, it is the An Grianan Theatre, it is an incredible place that offers all its visitors in general the opportunity to enjoy a great variety of cultural and artistic events such as dance, theatre, music, drama, comedy and many more with local amateur or professional artists. The theatre is registered as a charity foundation, so you are welcome if you want to make a donation, additionally you can also contribute to its cause, consuming in its splendid Eatery Café, which serves brunch, lunch and much more where everything collected helps contribute to the running of the theatre.

In this fabulous place fun is completely guaranteed for all ages, if you like to go Karting this centre offers you the largest track you can find in all of Ireland, with flat straights, curves, speed overtaking this track has much more to offer to spend a fun afternoon with your family or friends where they can make groups and compete for the best go karting racer, in addition this place also offers protection for all participants and the respective instructions for use of the track. You will not regret coming to this amazing centre.