Tawnylust Lodge Self Catering

Tawnylust
Manorhamilton
Co. Leitrim

Tel: +353 (0) 71 9820083
Email: info[at]tawnylustlodge.com

Website: www.tawnylustlodge.com

Nuala McNulty is so in love with her home county of Leitrim, that she added a guest annex onto her new state-of-the-art wooden house, overlooking the Ballinabehy Ridge in the Leitrim hills.  "That's why I built it. I love to share Leitrim", she said in Ecoescape Ireland, which featured Tawnylust in its top 50 Irish ecoescapes.  Hospitality comes top of the list for Nuala who leaves a welcome parcel for her guests, full of local chutneys, jam, herbs, elderflower cordial and fair-trade chocolate.  Her second love is the environment, and the house was built with this at the forefront of the design process.  It has passive solar heating, solar panels for hot water, low wattage under floor heating, recycled paper insulation, an inbuilt heat recovery system, and electricity from a renewable energy company.  Nuala likes to keep things local too, with Leitrim artists' work on the walls and information on local markets and cooperatives.

Walking is central to a stay at Tawnylust, and Nuala is the founder of a local hill-walking club, Holey Soles.  She also works closely with a local walking guide, Tina Pommer and together they run Leitrim Landscapes walking package holidays.  Tina is an expert in Leitrim's archaeology, nature, wild mushrooms as well as foraging.  If you want to get to know eco-Leitrim, this is one of its greenest spots, and you will be hosted by one of its best sources of local knowledge. With this combination, you won't fail to fall in love with Leitrim too.

Written by: Catherine Mack