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Horseshoe Cottage

Horseshoe Harbour, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork, Ireland

Type of Accommodation: Bed & Breakfast

Joe and Fiona, the happy owners of little old Horseshoe, are wonderfully warm fun characters who have achieved much, including raising unnumbered goats and nine children. Joe, a retired commercial fishing skipper...

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~Thanks so much for making us so welcome in your home - sailing and BBQ in candlelight in October- wonderful and unforgettable. Fresh eggs from the chickens. We loved it all - you are a very...

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Travel Club offer

Travel Club

Lunch on sailing trip on the schooner Anna M.

Ethical Collection

This Special Place has been awarded the following Ethical Collection stamps:

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  • Food
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Fiona & Joe Aston
tel:
+353 (0)28 20598
tel2 / mob:
+353 (0)87 996 1557

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Special Offer

2 nights B&B + Day Sail. Holistic Massage.

2nightsB&B + day sail with lunch on 45ft classic wooden schooner, round the Fastnet Rock or the islands of Roaring Water Bay - €325 for 2 people.ALSO B&B + hol. massage or homeopathic treatment.

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Entry Details

Rooms:
3: 1 double, 1 twin/double, 1 single.
Price:
€80-€95. Singles €40-€50.
Meals:
Dinner from €25. By arrangement only. Pubs within short walking distance. Packed lunch.
Closed:
Rarely.
Directions:
Ferry from Baltimore (all year) or Schull (summer only). Up hill past friary ruins; left at x-roads; cottage on right.
At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible without steps.
Bikes on the premises to hire or borrow.
Owners' pets live in the property.
Children are welcome but cots, high chairs, etc are not necessarily available.
Offers treats or discounts to Travel Club members.
Awarded an Ethical Collection stamp by ASP.
Within 10 miles of a bus/coach/train station and owner can arrange collection.
No smoking anywhere in the property.
Guests' pets can sleep in the bedroom (not on the bed).
Good vegetarian dinner options (arrange in advance).
Wireless internet access available for guests.

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At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible without steps.
At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible without steps.
Bikes on the premises to hire or borrow.
Bikes on the premises to hire or borrow.
Owners' pets live in the property.
Owners' pets live in the property.
Children are welcome but cots, high chairs, etc are not necessarily available.
Children are welcome but cots, high chairs, etc are not necessarily available.
Offers treats or discounts to Travel Club members.
Offers treats or discounts to Travel Club members.
Awarded an Ethical Collection stamp by ASP.
Awarded an Ethical Collection stamp by ASP.
Within 10 miles of a bus/coach/train station and owner can arrange collection.
Within 10 miles of a bus/coach/train station and owner can arrange collection.
No smoking anywhere in the property.
No smoking anywhere in the property.
Guests' pets can sleep in the bedroom (not on the bed).
Guests' pets can sleep in the bedroom (not on the bed).
Good vegetarian dinner options (arrange in advance).
Good vegetarian dinner options (arrange in advance).
Wireless internet access available for guests.
Wireless internet access available for guests.

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