Location: Dunfanaghy
County Donegal
Email: info@corcregganhostel.com
Contact: Desmond Donnellan
Phone: (+)353 (0) 74 91 00814
Website:
www.the-carriage-hostel-corcreggan.com
Opening Dates: all year for Carriage Hostel
The Kiln House is open May to September
by request.
History:
The Carriage Hostel is recognized as one
of the most enchanting hostels in Ireland by Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, and Routard.
It was included in the “Our Pick” honor
category recently in the revised 2008 edition
of the Lonely Planet guide and also
received commendation from the Let’s
Go 2008 guide. The Railway Station was constructed between 1994 and 1996, using recycled railway materials to house a 150 year-old mahogany carriage, which was rebuilt by local craftsmen.
Rates for Carriage Hostel:
singles in 3 and 4 bed
compartments (bunks) 17.50 euros per person
double: 43 euros for 2 people
30 euros for one person
Rates for Kiln House:
mezzanine double: 35 euros for two people
per night
25 euros for one person
dorm: 15 euros per person per
night
There are 12 singles in the three four bedded
compartments and two doubles in the Carriage
and six beds and a loft double in the Kiln House. The entire hostel has been redecorated
and refurbished.
Amenities:
-to the rear of the Carriage Hostel is a large, very warm cozy sitting room with an open turf
fire
-traditional music often takes place
-dining room and kitchen decorated and
equipped in traditional style
-three showers and utility room
-beds are handmade from old railway sleepers
and they are solid and very comfortable
-all compartments have wash hand basins
and central heating
-Carriage Hostel open all year
-group bookings are welcome
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-The Kiln House, which was once used for drying corn, has been renovated in a rustic style. There is one dorm room upstairs and a double bed in a mezzanine loft.
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-Downstairs are kitchen, dining room,
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-shower and toilet facilities
Things To Do
-discover Pre-Celtic circles and stones
-visit Horn Head
-visit Ards Forest Park
-visit Doe Castle
-visit Poison Glen
-walk the seven beaches
-enjoy the railway lines
-visit Magheroarty
-enjoy the fish and lobsters
-visit Errigal
-visit Muckish
-visit Tory Island
-visit Arranmore Island
-surfing
-kite-surfing
-sea angling
-horse riding at Dunfanaghy Riding
Stables
-hill walking
-visit Glenveagh National Park
-visit one of the nearby islands
-climb Errigal Mountain
-climb Muckish Mountain
-visit The Workhouse
Reviews of The Carriage Hostel:
The Magic of the Carriage
continues to attract families, the budget
traveller, and the curious. It is recognized
as one of the most enchanting and unusual hostels in Ireland by the Guide Books:
What The Guide Books Say:
“Great Restoration Work...very warm
welcome...cosy atmosphere...one of our
best hostels in Ireland.” (Guide du Routard)
“Converted old railway carriage...cosy sitting room laden with curios...recycled materials keep the traditional atmosphere.” (Let’s Go)
“A hostel that is an attraction in itself.
Beautiful rustic old kiln house and romantic doubles...there is a very special feel up this place. (Fodor’s Up Close)
“The excellent Carriage Hostel has private rooms in converted railway carriage.”
(Rough Guide)
According to owner Desmond Donnellan,
“The Carriage Hostel is an inspiring place for anglers, artists, alchemists, bookworms,
birdwatchers, bellydancers, cyclists, divers,
fiddlers, geologists, hedonists, insects, jugglers,
lovers, poets, photographers, surfers, taxi
‘drivers, talkers, walkers, writers, and vulcans.”
