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

  1. -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.

  2. -Downstairs are kitchen, dining room,

  3. -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.”


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