Springfield Castle accommodates up to 14 people in 8 bedrooms and
has 6 bathrooms. The house is fully equipped to a high standard and is
centrally heated.

Special offer for April 2008
Weekly rate at winter rate of only 2700 euros. Weekends in low season just 1800 euros.

The castle bedrooms consist of 5 double rooms,
1 room with twin beds and 2 single rooms.
One en-suite bedroom is located on the ground floor to suit less mobile
guests, this can be either a double bed or two singles as preferred.

The kitchen has both oil-fired Aga range and electric cookers, microwave, dishwasher,
etc. A washing machine and dryer are located in a separate laundry room.

There is an elegant drawing room with open fireplace, a separate comfortable
sitting room with open fire and T.V. and a spacious dining room with a large
mahogany table comfortably accommodating 14 guests.

Also on the premises are leisure facilities including a sauna for relaxation,
full sized snooker\billiard table, table tennis, darts and a hard court tennis court.
At the farm there is a children’s playground.

The farm raises sheep and pigs, all kept free range in the fields, in addition
to the deer. The animals are farmed organically. A tour of the farm with
Jonathan either on foot or in the special tractor-trailer (depending
on ground conditions) is not to be missed.

While the castle is normally rented on a self-catering basis, your hosts
Jonathan and Betty Sykes can arrange for dinners, breakfasts, cleaning
and laundry if required throughout your stay or for an occasion.

Bookings normally start on Saturday at 4pm. and guests should depart
at 10am. on the Saturday of departure.

Prices include all linen, towels, firewood etc. Extras include electricity and
central heating oil by meter.

Both the villages of Drumcollogher (2 miles) and Broadford (1mile) have
good supermarkets and shops for supplies and of course plenty of pubs!

Newcastlewest(10miles ) is a larger market town and Limerick city is 35miles.
Cork city is 40 miles. Charleville also known as Rath Luirc is 12 miles and
has a mainline railway station (Cork-Dublin) and also a charming theatre,
"the schoolyard" with local and visiting theatrical productions.

Golfers are well provided for with 18 hole golf courses in Newcastlewest(2)
Charleville, Adare and of course Ballybunion is only 1 hour away.

Horse riding can be arranged at Clonshire Equestrian centre in Adare or
pony trekking in the hills above Abbeyfeale. For those who wish we can
arrange for you to hunt with the County Limerick Hounds and will be happy
to book hunting and horses in the season. If you are interested in history,
the area of west Limerick abounds in historical sites from the Stone Age
circles of Lough Gur to the many Norman castles.
Anglers will enjoy both course and game fishing in the local rivers and lakes.

The Castle is ideally situated for touring: Cork ,The Ring of Kerry,
Dingle Peninsula, The Cliffs of Moher, Galway and Cashel to name
but a few are within an easy day trip.
We are just an hour and a quarter from Shannon Airport.

Whatever your interest we will be happy to help you enjoy your holiday
at Springfield Castle

Booking conditions.
We require 50% of the rental as a booking deposit to confirm a reservation.
If you book by telephone we will provisionally hold the period you require
for a week or so to allow you to forward the amount. If you book in the year
prior to your reservation , a deposit of 25% will suffice with a further
25% to be forwarded in January of the rental year.

The balancing 50% should be paid 42 days prior to arrival.

Cancellations.
Unforeseen circumstances may cause you to cancel the booking.
In the event that you have to cancel your reservation, there is a minimum
cancellation fee of £200 to cover the cost of re-advertising and administration
costs. If you cancel 120 - 40 days prior to the commencement of the rental
period we charge 50% of the total rent but we will return this less the
cancellation fee if we re-let. If you cancel less than 40 days prior to the
booking we retain 100% of the total rental unless we manage to re-let.
We recommend that you take out insurance to cover this eventuality.