Your holiday in a beautiful Irish cottage in Donegal

Stay in a beautifully restored artists’ retreat with the optional extra of art tuition in the attached studio

Experience a cosy, Irish cottage

Your accommodation is a stone cottage dating back to before 1830. It is perfectly suited to small groups of creative friends or a family of four.

There are two twin bedrooms, a small, modern shower room, a cosy self-catering living area and a studio.

We finished a complete renovation of the cottage in June 2022.

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Inishowen Artists' Retreat & Studio in July 2022

Set in the heart of beautiful Inishowen

We are in the centre of Inishowen, in the hills outside Carndonagh, County Donegal with easy access to ancient woodland, the coast, peatland and farming landscapes.

Not far from Malin Head, you can gain inspiration from some of the Atlantic coast’s best kept secrets.

The Northern Lights at Malin Head, Inishowen
Coast at Malin Head, Inishowen

Inishowen has loads to see and do

We’re not far from Wild Ireland and Wild Alpaca Way and close to the start of the Wild Atlantic Way, with it’s 2,500km of spectacular coastline.

We also offer tailor-made experiences including yoga, spa visits, speciality chefs, guided heritage trails, art trails, surfing and watersports.

Sand dunes at Lagg and the Isle of Doagh
A beach in Buncrana, Inishowen, County Donegal at sunset

Discover your inner creativity

With a studio attached to the cottage, we offer optional tuition for for individuals, families, small groups of creatives, professionals and amateur artists wishing to improve their painting skills in a working studio with expert tuition from local artist Sinéad Smyth.
Creative holidays
People painting in an artist studio

From the blog

A collection of articles to inspire you and hopefully persuade you that Inishowen should be on your travel radar.

Take a (very) quick look around Inishowen