County Wicklow, Ireland
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5 bed family home by the sea in Wicklow, Ireland. Open to exchange in Ireland August 2024. Not travelling abroad this Summer.
OUR TOWN: Our 5 bedroom, detached house with garden is home to a young family. We are only 2.6km from Wicklow Town's main street which has cosy cafes, lively pubs and of course many grocery shops.
Our town also boasts 15km coastal walk, stony beach, playgrounds, bicycle tracks, golf courses, water sports, historic sites...the list goes on!
NEARBY: Brittas Bay, a 5km beach of powdery sand and sand dunes is only 13km away. County Wicklow is known as the Garden of Ireland and is home to many of Ireland's top attractions including Glendalough, Powerscourt and Wicklow Mountains National Park.
CAPITAL CITY: We are only 71km from Dublin airport and 47km from Dublin City Centre, less than an hour drive. This makes our home an ideal location to explore our capital city.
Activities within just 30 MINUTES drive include:
Mountain & coastal walks, including The Wicklow Way
Aqua Park: https://www.hiddenvalley.ie/splashvalley/
Fun Park: https://www.claralara.ie/
Kayaking & Surfing: http://wicklowkayaking.ie/
Archery
Cycling & mountain biking: http://fatbikeadventures.ie/
Sailing & yachting
Tree Top Walk & Forest Park:https://www.beyondthetreesavondale.com/treetop-walk/
Fishing & angling
Indoor & outdoor adventure centres: http://wicklowadventures.ie/,
http://www.wicklowbowl.ie/kid-zone/
Golf
For more detail see this website: http://visitwicklow.ie/activities
Attractions within just 30 MINUTES drive include:
Kilruddery House & Gardens,
Avoca Handweavers,
Glendalough: 6th Century Monastic Site & National Park
Wicklow Brewery: http://wicklowbrewery.ie/index.php
Powerscourt Waterfall,
Mount Usher Gardens,
Glenroe Open Farm,
National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
Avondale House (home of Parnell)
For more detail see this website: http://visitwicklow.ie/attractions
We are less than an hours drive from Dublin, our capital city:
https://www.visitdublin.com/
This website shows what other counties in Ireland have to offer. Our home would make a great base for exploring this fantastic, magical island of Ireland!
https://www.discoverireland.ie/
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 7 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Teacher
- Teacher
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Environment: By the sea
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Sleeping Capacity: 10
- Total Area: 1800 sq ft
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Hot tub or jacuzzi
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Baby equipment
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
- Other musical instruments
Outdoor
- Garden
- BBQ
- Bicycles: 2
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Use/Exchange of car
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- France
- Croatia
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Dublin Airport - 72.3km
Historic, Victorian seaside town.
Surrounded by the beautiful Wicklow mountains.
Only an hour from capital city, Dublin.
Occupation
- Teacher
- Teacher
Children
- Girl - Age: 9
- Girl - Age: 7
Pets
- We do not have pets.
References
This member has completed 7 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Gistel, Belgium
BE095Ganzeville, France
FR1307486Cork, Ireland
IE1013509County Galway, Ireland
IE1016206County Sligo, Ireland
IE704038Halmstad, Sweden
SE1003698välstädat hus, välkomnande och bytet med bilar gick strålande. välstädat när vi kom hem, såg inte ens att de hade bott hos oss. bra kontakt med familjen under bytet också, våd frågor och tips.