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| Spice Cottages in Dungannon |
On my recent trip to Northern Ireland for Rebecca and Thomas' wedding we stayed in a wonderful self-catering cottage, Clove Cottage one of the Spice Cottages in Dungannon. Joan and I stayed in Clove and the rest of Rebecca's family stayed in Nutmeg Cottage next door to ours.
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| Clove Cottage in what once was a stable. |
This was a perfect place to stay. The Cottage was renovated from 150 year old stables on the property. You would never know this had once been a stable!!!! It was outfitted with everything one would need and the hosts, Olive and Perry, had left a "welcome" package for us: milk in the fridge, bread for toast, butter, jam and tea. We added a few things from a local grocer---fruit, orange juice and scones. We had breakfast there every morning, but ate the remaining meals out---often at Thomas' house.
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| Breakfast. |
The resident cat, Marmalade, was friendly and often sat on the ledge outside our window.
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| Marmalade outside our window. |
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| Joan in the living room of Clove Cottage. |
In the back, Olive had a wonderful garden with lettuce, peas, strawberries (not yet ripe). And two Shetland ponies had a small fenced pasture out back.
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| Strawberries |
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| Lettuce and beets. |
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| Shetland ponies. |
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| Lupine in the garden. |
The main house where Olive and Perry live has a thatch roof. That was very interesting to see.
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| Main house in background with thatched roof. (Photo from the Web.) |
If you should be traveling to this part of Northern Ireland, I heartily recommend that you consider staying at
Spice Cottages.
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