Luxury Stay

Description

Thady and Rose can comfortably sleep 2 adults and 2 children while Oiney can accommodate up to 6 persons. Thady and Rose have ensuite facilities with toilet, shower and wash hand basin (mixer taps have instant hot water). Oiney is located a few metres away from our reception building which contains shower and toilet facilities. Our pods come with full access to Killynick Marina. You can fish from the jetty or hire our day boat. You are welcome to bring your own boat/jet ski but we need prior notice.

All three pods are fully electric, well insulated and contain a mobile electric radiator. Each also has a number of USB points. Our reception building contains shower and toilet facilities for use by berth holders and overnight guests.

Sleeping arrangements

Thady and Rose contain a double bed and sofa bed (which converts to a double bed). Oiney has a double bed, a double sofa bed and 2 bunk beds. Bed linen and towels for 2 persons are supplied as standard.

Cooking

Pods are equipped with crockery, cutlery, tea pot and camping utensils such as barbecue tongs and a gas lighter. We also have a microwave, mini fridge and kettle (additional equipment such as toasters, cafetière, hair dryer available upon request). There is a fire pit/BBQ with each pod (don’t forget your firewood). Some customers prefer to bring a disposable BBQ and use the BBQ as a base. Each pod has it’s own large picnic table.

There is a welcome pack which includes complimentary tea and coffee and an information pack which gives some details on the local area, details of the nearest shops etc.

The veranda has a table and 2 chairs however additional folding chairs for outside use are available. Lots of outdoor space, privacy with car park nearby.

Features

Prices & Charges

50% deposit upon booking and balance due prior to arrival

Glamping Terms & Conditions

History behind 'By Thrasna River'

Before we built our Marina in 2010, this entire landscape was pure farmland, almost unchanged from the 1800s. These fields were inhabited by a poor community of farmers, labourers and their families, living in cottages known as ‘dwellings’ scattered through the fields at the back of beyond - and at a time where houses were literally built in fields with potato patches for a garden, and a flattened track on the grass for a path. They were the canvas of the acclaimed writer Shan F Bullock, who was born nearby on the 17th of May 1865 and used his neighbours and surroundings as the subjects of his books.

Through Shan’s stories, the life of these peasants became known for the very first time. He shone a light into their busy lives- their endless toil, the dark, smoky cottages they reared their families in and the humour and wisdom which they bestowed upon the future generations.

His novel By Thrasna River illustrates how people lived on the site of Killynick Marina and is one of Shan’s most popular works. The characters of the book are instantly memorable, so we named our pods after two: Thady, an honest working man with a large family, hilarious wife and a great respect amongst his mates for his unquestionable common sense, and Rose, a quiet, hopeful, romantic young woman who lives with her eccentric mother and elderly relatives in absolute poverty.

Every year in the local Crom Estate a day is held in memory of the esteemed writer who was born there and lived, for a short time, in what is now our family home.