On the Countryside Newtownsteward Golf Club Donegal Murvagh Golf Club Lough Erne Gray Printers Museum Old Abbey Horse Holiday Farm Riding by the Sea Galopp over miles of Beaches Jumping at Cross Country Course Trailriding Last Ride over the Beach	Day 1: On arrival in Ireland guests are met by a Five Counties Holidays representative and driven to Ardmourne House where they are welcomed by their hosts, Helena and Joe McElhill. This quiet family residente is located 6m (1Okm) west of Castlederg in Co. Tyrone and is surrounded by green rolling countryside, close to some of the largest forests in Ireland. Day 2: After their first full Irish Breakfast guests are setting off to enjoy their first Irish golf experience at Newtownstewart Golf Club, an 18-hole undulating Parkland course. As on almost all Irish courses everybody is welcome - beginners as well as advanced golfers. Guests who did not bring their own golf Clubs may hire them for the day at a small fee. Light Snacks are available at the Club House for lunch. Day 3: After a leisurely breakfast transfer to the Donegal Golf Club in Murvagh near Donegal Town. The setting of this 18-hole course is very different from Newtownstewart. It is a magnificent links course on a rugged sandy peninsula, screened by a wall of dense woodlands. Again, Clubs are available for hire for guests who did not bring their own equipment and Snacks are available at the Club House. Day 4: Today guests will have the opportunity to discover one of Ireland's magnificent waterways on board a cabin cruiser. After the sumptuous Irish Breakfast guest leave for the Manor House Marina in Killadeas at the Lower Lough Erne. Due to the absence of any commercial traffic the Eme Waterway is a true paradise for leisure cruising. _ After detailed instmctions by the experienced Manor House Marina Crew it is time to explore this great waterway and observe swans, herons and birds enjoying their natural habitat. From time to time you may even see another boat on this vast expanse of water! Day 5: Goodbye County ?Lr one - Hello County Sligo! After breakfast bags are loaded into the small coach and it's off sightseeing. 'First stop is the town of Strabane on the banks of the River Mourne. The history of this town dates back to 1613. Regular markets and fairs were held at tbe time which continued to take place through the centuries up to the 1940's. Strabane has strong connections to the USA: two signatories of the Declaration of Independence came from this alea. A visit to the Gray Printers Museum is both interesting and entertaining. John Dunlap who leamt his trade here emigrated to -the U.S. and founded the iirst daily newspaper in America, the "Pennsylvania Packet" . Next stop is "The Old Mill Shop" in Castlederg in the old Spamount Woollen Mills which supply garments to such famous stores as Liberty's and Selfridge's -in London. The tour ends at one of the colourful, traditional pubs in Donegal Town for a light pub lunch. Guests are picked up at the pub by a representative of the Horse Holiday Farm in Sligo who drives them South to the farm outside the s.mall village of Grange, Co. Sligo. Surroundings arc very different fiom the rural green environment of Ardmoume House - the Horse Holiday Farm is located right at the Atlantic Ocean. Excellent food is only one well-known feature of the farm: guests may have 'their evening meal here or Sample the local eateries. Accommodation will be at the Horse Holiday Farm and in neighbouring guesthouses, all of them close to the sea and miles of sandy beaches. (Please note that non-riding guests should not worry about the two days ahead of them: long walks on miles of sandy beaches or in the mountains, cycling, fishing and other activities arc easily arranged!) Day 6: After a substantial Jrish. Breakfast (for riders and horses!) it's off to the stables where Tilman Anhold a n d his experienced staff quickly and precisely find out which horse suits which rider. As Tilman says: "If you tan walk, trot, canter and gallop with contidence, we have the right horse for you". When guests are happy with "their" horse they'll set off for their first experience of riding an Irish Hunter. Just below the Horse Holiday Farm miles and miles of sandy beaches are exciting riding grounds for riders and horses alike. When the tide is out, riders tan even ride across to a small island exactly opposite the farm. But watch out for the hing tide! Guests who would like to improve their riding skills should try the Horse Holiday Farm's own 16 km long Cross Country Course with over fifty obstacles. Everybody does their own thing for lunch. Riders (and horses) are very welcome at any local pub! An active day in the saddle Comes to an end at the Horse Holiday Farm where the horses are cared for and the riders get ready for have the choice of an excellent dinnei either on the farm or in local restaurants. Day 7: After a hearty breakfast it's time to decide how to make the most of the last. day of eventful Irish holidays: guests tan trek along the lanes of tbe hinterland and mountains, along waterfalls, lakes and historic castles and houses. This is "Yeats Country" from which the famous Irish poet W. B. Yeats drew so much inspiration. His grave in nearby Drumcliffe Churchyard is inscribed: "Gast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman pass by" . One last gallop alongside the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean with the towering Classiebawn Castle in the background, one last drink in Tilma.%s local pub in the village, one last seafood dinner, one last sunset over Streedagh Beach -long lasting memories of an unforgettable Irish holiday. Ww 8: After breakfast transfer to the airport for departure.
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