About

From experiencing stays in on a Jungle raft on River Kwai in Thailand, to a Mud hut in Peru, an authentic log cabin in Canadian Rockies to a Windmill in Norfolk ……. over the years Francis and I shared an affinity and passion for staying in alternative accommodations. When our two children Dylan and Kate came along, as a family we shared numerous camping and glamping experiences. It was during these trips we first developed the thought that perhaps one day our family could host our very own Glamping getaway outside the vibrant village of Ardara, West Donegal. When the new type of “luxury camping” i.e. glamping culture took off we decided that now was perhaps the perfect time to realise our dream of hosting our very own glamping site on our small family sheep farm in Ardara, Co Donegal. For some time we had been looking at some element of diversification to our farm. As we are fortunate enough to have panoramic views of the Bluestack Mountains together with an undisturbed view of Owenea River and estuary we realised we were in fact in the perfect location here in Tullycleave to open up our very own Glamping Site – Ardara’s first Glamping Site which we named “Owenea River Rest” so named as the “Owenea River” runs at the bottom of our farm. It is just a 6 minute walk to access it from the site, giving walkers and hikers a beautiful ramble along this slow moving waterway with an array of colourful wild flowers dotted along its river banks.