A stay at Ashford Castle was already on my bucket list and now that it has been named top hotel of the year by luxury travel network Virtuoso® , well, my oh my, I definitely want a night there!
Monday, 17 August 2015
Falconry at the best hotel in the world
In August 2008 The Beloved and I spent our wedding anniversary in the west of Ireland - it was magical. We stayed in JJ Gannons in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo and where we enjoyed fantastic breakfasts and dinners. One of our day trips was to Cong. This village is where The Quiet Man was filmed; the stunning Royal Abbey of Cong is there and the amazing Ashford Castle.
A stay at Ashford Castle was already on my bucket list and now that it has been named top hotel of the year by luxury travel network Virtuoso® , well, my oh my, I definitely want a night there!
We did spend some time at Ashford Castle in 2008 - it was there that we had the do-it-before-you-die experience of falconry. Yep, we got to fly two falcons around the grounds of Ashford Castle. It was incredible!
Sending off and having these birds of prey return to your arm was astonishing and the ancient Castle grounds just added to the magnificence of the day. Truly a wonderful reason to visit the west of Ireland!
A stay at Ashford Castle was already on my bucket list and now that it has been named top hotel of the year by luxury travel network Virtuoso® , well, my oh my, I definitely want a night there!
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