December is here and we are digging out the fairy lights, putting up the holly (and looking for eco alternatives to tinsel!) and getting into festive spirit at the Lodge. In a fit of giddiness we've decided to offer December guests free mulled wine (along with the 10% Winter Discount!). See you around the fire! 🍷 #Christmas #WinterGetaway #Glamping #EcoLodge

The Beast is now finished, is stocked with firewood and will be keeping Lough Mardal Lodgers toasty into the Winter months. Together with the underfloor heating there are no October chills round these parts! #Fireplace #EcoLodge #RomanticGetaway #WinterReady

Amidst whispers of a forthcoming Indian summer (we live in hope!) preparations are nevertheless underway for the cooler months of Autumn and Winter. Extra supplies of thick Donegal woollen blankets and hot water bottles have been ordered. Plenty of firewood is being chopped. The donkies have now come down from the hill and are in their winter residence again on the front meadow, meeting & greeting everyone who arrives. And we are particularly looking forward to cosying up

The wildflower final hurrah of the year at Lough Mardal is dominated by this beauty. The Devil's-bit scabious. I've come to love it so much. Maybe because it's the last of the wildflowers here now til next spring and puts on such an impressive grand finale virtually blanketing the land in every direction, even the boggier bits. Devil's-bit scabious was considered a powerful plant in folklore. It was an important ingredient in an old Irish potion to cure the 'evil eye'! There

Still water reflections never get tired. Jaw-droppingly beautiful here this evening. #Lake #LakeReflections #Cloudscape #Travel #Glamping #EcoLodge #BeautifulDestinations

Big news, the sun came out today. So it was the first decent walk for days that didn't feel like an endurance test. Although usually always drawn to the lakeshore today we went up the hill. The view on a good day with Donegal Bay in the distance always catches your breath. (The sound of angle-grinders on the building site ruining the peace but playful toddlers and meditative zen dog compensate.) More of these days please. #Glamping #Travel #EcoLodge #BeautifulDestinations #

Foundations for our Eco Lodge marked out and being dug, wahoooo!! It's a big moment, long waited for. This noisy orange beast is going to be a friendly, familiar sight over the next few weeks. Digger Man's To Do list: - Dig foundations for Eco Lodge - Clear and dig up Car Park area - Dig up stone from quarry (which we happen to have on site) - Lay out stone on Eco Lodge site for the foundations - Fill car park area with stone to create hard ground - Cover up donkey shed with