Home & Away with Robert Walshe
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Weekend Hotspot Westville Hotel Enniskillen Co Fermanagh
Westville Hotel Enniskillen is a four star accommodation with twenty eight rooms, a restaurant and a bar. The style is chic, modern and contemporary while being very comfortable throughout. The rooms have a flat screen television, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, safety deposit box, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board including free WIFI internet access. The Executive Rooms have added luxuries like upgraded toiletries, fruit
and chocolates. They are also larger, as are the suites, which are very spacious and luxurious. The bar has a tasty all-day menu, and the awardwinning Terrace Restaurant is open each evening. The Westville “Luxury Weekend Away” offer includes a sumptuous three course meal on a night of your choice with full Irish breakfast each morning from £119 per room. Full rates and other offers are available from www.westvillehotel.co.uk Enniskillen is an island town which divides the upper and lower lakes on Lough Erne, providing lake cruising, outdoor activities, fishing, hunting and history. The Westville
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Hotel is situated on Tempo Road a perfect location to access the town centre with all its shops, cafes, restaurants and bars less than half a mile walk away. The hotel is also in a perfect location to access Fermanagh’s many other attractions including Ardhowen Theatre and the National Trust houses of Castle Coole and Florence Court as well as the historic castle. Famous residents of the town include literary giants, Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett, who attended the famous Portora Royal School. County Fermanagh also gives bikers and hikers an abundance of choice. If you’re on two feet, consider exploring the trails at Crom Estate, where you’ll find wild deer and eight species of native bats in one of Ireland’s most important nature conservations. If you’re on two wheels, try a section of the 230-mile cross-border Kingfisher Trail. Full attractions details at www.fermanaghlakelands.com Boasting some of the finest restaurants in Ireland, Fermanagh has much to offer both locals and visitors - the only difficulty will be deciding where to go! MacNean House
nearby in Blacklion Co Cavan is a fine dining restaurant with luxurious guestrooms run by television personality chef Neven Maguire offering guests extended menus of his award winning dishes and wines from all over the world. Originally opened as MacNean’s Bistro in 1989 by Neven’s parents, Joe and Vera Maguire. The n Westville Hotel, Bistro was named Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh after the spectacular MacNean Lakes nearby. A family concern, Joe sonal and traceable produce. and Vera involved all nine of MacNean House and restau- assistance from his deditheir children in cooking and rant is exceptional and by far cated team. After a personal working at the restaurant the finest restaurant in Ire- demonstration all particiwith Neven taking over in land but remember weekend pants will have the opportu2003. He and wife, Amelda, sittings book nearly twelve nity to cook dishes under his took inspiration for the new months in advance so get in helpful, friendly guidance in décor and recipes from ex- early. The ‘Neven Maguire fun, hands on setting. www. tensive travel and research in Cookery School’ is the ideal macneanrestaurant.com London, Paris, Australia, New location for all aspiring chefs Zealand and Thailand finally and food enthusiasts. All Robert Walshe is a travel re-opening MacNean House & courses are conducted per- broadcaster with Q Radio Restaurant in 2007. Awarded sonally by Neven who has in Northern Ireland and Georgina Campbell’s prestig- carefully selected a range of Travel Editor for River ious ‘Restaurant of the Year’ his own recipes for partici- Media newspaper titles Award the restaurant’s menu pants of all cooking levels. across the island of Irecontinues to reflect Neven Course numbers are kept land. www.robertwalshe. Maguire’s advocacy of local small so participants can com and artisan producers and in- enjoy direct instruction and sistence on high quality, sea-