What makes a holiday truly memorable? In addition to a fabulous destination, the best holidays always feature a warm and genuine greeting when you reach your hotel – then you know you can truly relax and make the most of your time away.
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The island of Ireland is well known for its generous hospitality, and Glenton Holidays handpicks each hotel on its coach tours of Ireland to ensure your holiday is extra special.
In fact, many of the hotels that feature on Glenton Holidays’ island of Ireland tours are family-run, and as such, you can be sure of the very warmest of Irish welcomes when you arrive.
Experiencing Ireland’s magic on a Glenton coach tour means you make the most of your stay. You will discover what Ireland has to offer with itineraries featuring everything from town to city and coast to country. And it’s fair to say, no trip to Ireland would be complete without some fun and folklore included too!
© Supplied by Glenton HolidaysGlenton Holidays invites you to “relax from the moment you book”, and as the only ABTA-bonded coach tour company in Scotland, you can be sure your holiday is in safe hands.
Offering over 20 different tours to the island of Ireland, there really is something for everyone.
It’s worth noting that ‘Select’ tours offer a series of additional benefits like door-to-door transfers from and to your home, porterage, luxury coach travel throughout and more.
Here’s just a sample of tours that feature wonderful family-run hotels, where the warmest of Irish welcomes is guaranteed:
1. Westport, Carrick-on-Shannon & Rose of Innisfree
© Supplied by Glenton HolidaysThis holiday is based in the traditional market town of Tubbercurry in County Sligo, where you will stay at the popular family-run Murphy’s Hotel.
This traditional, brightly painted hotel in Tubbercurry has been run by the same family for over 35 years and prides itself on combining traditional hospitality with modern comforts.
Resting at the foot of the Ox Mountains, the town of Tubbercurry features quaint streets and is close to Knocknashee – the legendary “Hill of the Fairies” and one of the seven sacred hills of Ireland.
The excursions on this trip are both fascinating and varied. Visit quaint Cong where the 1952 classic movie, The Quiet Man was filmed then continue to Westport, an enchanting Georgian town on the edge of an Atlantic inlet.
Feast your eyes on the beautiful riverbanks the poet immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats with a cruise on Lough Gill aboard the Rose of Innisfree. Other treats include the distinguished mansion, King House, colourful Carrick-on-Shannon and the thriving county town of County Leitrim.
Book your stay at Murphy’s Hotel on Glenton’s Westport, Carrick-on-Shannon & Rose of Innisfree tour.
2. Select Wexford, Kilkenny & Waterford
© Supplied by Glenton HolidaysThis varied holiday is based in Waterford, a thousand-year-old city with a medieval history. Located in its heart, overlooking the Suir River, is the family-run Treacy’s Hotel Waterford Spa & Leisure Centre.
A warm Irish welcome will introduce you to the hotel’s impressive facilities including a traditional wood-panelled Irish pub and a chic restaurant, as well as a heated swimming pool and fully equipped gym.
There is an abundance of fascinating places to see and visit in Waterford, including the famous crystal and Medieval Museum, and excursions let you explore the wider area too. You will visit Wexford, a city founded by the Vikings in 800 AD, and New Ross where you can experience the Dunbrody Famine Ship, an authentic reproduction of an 1840s vessel with mighty masts and billowing sails.
Other highlights on the itinerary are ancient Kilkenny, home to a magnificent castle, and Mount Congreve Gardens, one of ‘The Great Gardens of the World’.
3. Select Dublin, Shannon River Cruise & Irish National Stud
© Supplied by Glenton HolidaysSituated in the quaint village of Johnstownbridge, the hotel for this tour is a Glenton favourite. Hamlet Court Hotel is a friendly, family-run four-star hotel that bursts with charm, style and character, and Murty’s Bar within the hotel is the epitome of a traditional Irish pub.
This warm and welcoming hotel is also available on a Good Companions holiday – tours specifically designed for solo travellers.
Setting the scene for a fabulous holiday, from Hamlet Court Hotel there is a whole host of excursions to enjoy.
Sail on the legendary River Shannon, take in a guided tour of Dublin, get up close to sleek and shiny horse racing legends at the National Stud and wander through an exotic garden – these are just a few of the many, and exceptionally varied, trips on offer.
You can even see stunning fashion and artefacts from celebrities such as Princess Diana, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and The Beatles in the Museum of Style Icons in Newbridge.
The island of Ireland is magical location, and the perfect way to experience everything it has to offer is with a Glenton Holidays coach tour. View all tours, dates and book online.
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