The West Cork Chamber Music festival runs from Saturday 30 June – Sunday 8 July this year (2007). It’s one of the highlights of the classical music calendar in Ireland and is held in the beautiful Bantry House. The programme includes many stars of the Irish classical world including The Vanbrugh String Quartet, Mary Hegarty, Catherine Leonard and a host of international stars.
For those looking for exclusive accommodation for the festival Glengarriff Lodge is an ideal choice. Originally built for the Earls of Bantry and visited by Wordsworth and Thackery the newly renovated lodge is the ideal luxury hideaway for the discerning music lover. Contact us here

Dreading another New Year’s Eve anticlimax? Do something different this year and and join us in Glengarriff. Glengarriff is a small village situated in West Cork in the South West of Ireland known for it’s stunning beauty and vista over Bantry Bay. The lodge is nestled within the oak forests of Glengarriff Woods just outside the town. Glengarriff lodge is a fully renovated historic lodge and can comfortably accommodate a group of up to nine persons. You just have to step outside the door for a hearty walk through the winter woods or explore the area calling into the infamous Blue Loo pub in Glengarriff or farther afield to Kenmare or Bantry (twenty five minutes drive).

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Glengarriff Lodge will remain open throughout the holiday season and we are now taking bookings for Christmas and New Years. Glengarriff Lodge offers a Christmas break with a difference nestled in Glengarriff Woods in West Cork, Ireland. Crisp walks through the winter woods become so much more enjoyable when you are returning home to a blazing fire in the cosy Drawing Room or even a long luxuriant soak in the designer bathroom. A discreet luxury getaway in this fully renovated historic lodge will give you a Christmas to remember far from the maddening crowds.

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Molls Gap near Kenmare a short drive from Glengarriff Lodge during Winter 2005

McGillycuddy’s Reeks dusted with snow during Winter 2005

Here is a handy map of the Glengarriff area:

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