Tranquillity, trout and tea in the drawing room - these are the things that draw guests back to the Hodgson family’s
gracious early Victorian manor overlooking Lough Corrib.
Currarevagh House, which was built in 1846 as a wedding present for Harry Hodgson’s great, great, great grandfather, is set in 150 acres of woodlands and gardens, with sporting rights over 5,000 acres.
Guests have been welcomed here since 1890 (almost certainly making Currarevagh Ireland’s oldest guesthouse, certainly the longest in continuous family membership) and while the emphasis in this twelve bedroom establishment is on
old-fashioned service and hospitality, the Hodgsons are adamant that the atmosphere should be more like a private house party than an hotel, and their restful rituals underline the differences.
The day begins with a breakfast worthy of its Edwardian origins, laid out on the sideboard in the dining room; lunch may be one of the renowned picnic hampers required by sporting folk. Then there’s afternoon tea, followed by a leisurely dinner.
Fishing is the ruling passion, of course - notably brown trout, pike, perch and salmon - but there are plenty of other country pursuits to assist in building up an appetite again for dinner.
Dinner menus -
all based on fresh local produce and maintaining the Currarevagh motto ‘keep it simple, unfussy and ultimately delicious’ – are €49 per person and offer no choice, but they are changed daily and there is definitely a frisson of anticipation as guests sit down to dinner.
And there’s an extensive, fairly priced wine list to accompany too.
The lucky winner of this free competition will have a short break for two people (subject to availability), to include:
• Two nights B&B
• Dinner on one evening
• Afternoon Tea each day
• A boat with a picnic for a day with a bottle of Blanc de Blanc
Read more about Currarevagh House on their website.
To enter the competition simply tick the answers to the questions below, you must be a logged in member to enter (if you are not a member click here to join, it's free):
