Cove Lodge
Ultra Chic Coastal cottage
Book this homeCounty Waterford
Tucked away beneath the rocky escarpment that leads to a secluded tidal strand, this completely refurbished cottage oozes luxury and charm in equal measure. With a surprisingly spacious interior and versatile French door garden, Cove Lodge is a unique vacation escape.
Discover a coastline that probably remains Ireland’s best kept secret…
Cosy inspirational interiors
The entrance hallway unexpectedly spacious with a high ceiling and atmospheric concealed lighting.
Busy floor tiling and the stunningly coloured walls of pale apricot bring a Moorish Mediterranean quality to this space.
The original cottage was considerably smaller, with its little lattice-leaded windows.
Rooms to be discovered can be glimpsed through a variety of doorways.
AT A GLANCE
- Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
From €2,100 per week - Bedrooms
Two double bedrooms
One bunk bedroom
All with ensuite bathrooms - Other Rooms
Open plan Living, Dining & Kitchen
Sitting room
Kids TV Den & Playroom
Entrance Hall, Utility room - Features
BBQ Patio
Wheelchair-friendly
Outdoor shower
Close proximity to beach - Contempo
3 Flat screen TVs, fast WiFi internet
Underfloor heating
nb. Poor Cell phone reception - Availability
High season Weekly only: Saturday to Saturday
Weekends: Friday to Monday
Midweek: Monday to Friday - Restrictions
Dogs are welcome
A short passage, punctuated with French doors to the rear garden, opens into a more recent and unanticipated addition – an expansive and airy, living space.
The kitchen zone spans one side of the room, with appliances and storage tucked under a stony white work surface, behind stainless steel doors.
A generous eight-seater circular dining table occupies the centre, but the centrepiece of the room is undoubtably the dramatic luminous brushed-scarlet, modular corner-seating, that will bring a smile to your face.
French doors in the end wall open onto a white flagged patio – for those sultry summer sunsets.
At the opposite end of the room, a broad archway framed in a teal green wood panelling unveils a cosy carpeted sitting room, with an open-hearth fireplace and wall mounted TV.
You also get to see where that stable half door from the entrance hall leads…
Bedrooms
Sumptuous double bedrooms are located at either end of this long cottage.
The master bedroom boasts French doors that open onto a small side yard.
A splendid wood-panelled walkthrough bathroom, with double monsoon showers and his-and-her basins, is neatly concealed around the back of the truncated bed head.
Following the peachy colour theme, the second double bedroom is delightful.
Softly feminine, the adjacent ensuite bathroom has a fabulous, deep if short slipper bath, in addition to a more traditional shower.
Decidedly steep stairs climb to a diminutive nursery-style kid’s room that utilises the attic space above the bathroom. It comes with sub-adult ceiling and door heights, and a vivid citrus paintjob.
Facilities & Ameneties
Kitchen Appliances
• Gas range with oven and 5 rings
• Fridge, Freezer, plus a separate freezer in utility room
• Dishwasher
• Toaster
• Microwave
• Nespresso coffee machine
Utility Appliances
• Washing machine
• Tumble dryer
• Iron
• Vacuum cleaner
• Remote control skylight blinds
Bedrooms
• Sizes – Two King-size and single bunk beds
• 2 Hairdryers
Tech & Entertainment
• Wi-Fi Internet
• 3 Flat-screen TVs
• Sky sports and Netflix
• DVD player
Other
• Children’s playroom with cots
• Outdoor Shower
Off the main entrance hall there is a bantam-bedroom with a set of bunk beds, and its own charming ensuite shower room that children will love.
Above the bunk room, occupying the loft space, is a TV den ideally suited for kids, and furnished accordingly.
Outside
Stradbally Cove, with its sheltered sandy beach is just 50 metres down the narrow lane that cuts through the property. Across the lane is a spacious and well-maintained garden bordering the river for your exclusive use.
Around the cliff side of the cottage, an outdoor shower is being fitted – very handy for sandy people and wetsuits.
Within the portico at the back entrance, there is a separate laundry room.
The cottage is adjacent to an historic Estate which ranges for 340 acres West of Stradbally Village and is bisected by the twisting river Tay. It is home to 156 acres of woodland comprising of more than 150,000 trees – some dating back to the mid-18th century.
The owners occupy the eponymous Georgian mansion at the centre of this private estate, but visitors are free to enjoy the walled garden, impeccably reproduced Victorian glasshouse, and paddocks of grazing red deer.
Provisional Booking Form
Mid-week bookings run from Monday PM till Friday AM – 4 nights
Weekend breaks run from Friday PM till Monday AM – 3 nights
Important – A Week’s booking runs from Friday to Friday.
nb. June to August bookings are for full week only.
2023 Holiday Breaks
| Easter weekend | Friday 7th April to Monday 10th April | €1100. |
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| Halloween | Friday 27th October to Monday 30th October | € 1100. |
| Christmas break | Saturday 23rd to Thursday 28th December | € 2,600 |
| New Year break | Friday 29th December to Wednesday 3rd January 2024. | € 2,600 |
A refundable breakages deposit of €400 is payable with the rental amount will be refunded within seven days of departure.
Rates Table
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| September to May | €2,100 | €1,100 | €1,100 |
| June to August | €2,600 | n/a | n/a |
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Reviews
We very much enjoyed our stay in Cove Cottage.
It is somewhere we’d like to return to.
Mona Caulfield, April 2023
Yes, we all enjoyed our stay at Cove Lodge..
We would have appreciated nicer weather but we still enjoyed our short visit. The one very good day we had showed just how beautiful county Waterford is. The house was amazing and so well equipped. We all enjoyed being so close to the sea and the lovely river. My husband and I enjoyed watching the birds on the river and on the cove. My 2 granddaughters loved the extra rooms up the staircases.
Linda Laurenson, April 2022
Out & About
We just can’t list them all, so here are a few of our favourites…
- Paddle around in Kayaks
- Munch a lunch in the Tannery
- Cycle a stretch of the Waterford Greenway
- Music and a pint at the Local
- Take dip at Clonea Strand
- Golf the Gold Coast links
- Get on your bike for the Stradbally cycle route
- Catch something serious in the ocean
- Hill walk the Comeraghs
- Sample some glass with class
- Visit Reginald’s Viking tower
For unique ways to experience the hidden gems on the Copper Coast we recommend you contact Waterford Camino Tours
The Locality
Above Stradbally, there is the substantial ruin of the largest medieval church in rural Ireland. It contains a fortified presbytery, probably built for protection during the 13th century disputes between two noble Waterford dynasties, the Powers and Fitzgeralds, whose boundary lands ran through the area.
This region known as the Copper Coast gets its name from the copper mines that were active in the 19th century. It is a 20km stretch of sometimes-stormy cliffs and beachy coves that has more than its fair share of ship wrecks.
About half an hour away, the magnificent Lismore Castle with its long and distinguished history, has splendid gardens open to the public during the summer months, and compelling cultural events are held in the town throughout the year.
photo Mike Searle
They are mad about cycling in Dungarvan, and it was here that the first cycling club in Ireland was founded in 1869. The local club went on to win the first ever bike race in the British Isles. They still have the cup to prove it. It is fitting that one of the country’s most loved cycle route the Waterford Greenway runs through the region.
In Dungarvan, King John’s Castle, an Anglo-Norman fortification ( 1185) would have originally been entered by drawbridge. It is undergoing reconstruction but there are guided tours, an audio-visual show and exhibitions during the summer season.
Tramore is about 35 minutes away, and is a popular resort for tourists in the summer. It has a 5km beach, sand dunes looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean, and a well-deserved reputation for surfing, kitesurfing and windsurfing.
Clonea Strand is much closer, is one of the finest blue flag beaches in the region, and also has a growing reputation as a good surfing beach.
Road Bowling is a traditional and popular local sport that requires hours of practice and technique to master. 28oz steel balls are rolled in turn for just over a mile along roads from Fenor to Annestown.
Mahon Falls is a dramatic 80m waterfall nestled in the Comeragh Mountains surrounded by breathtaking scenery. There is a car park near Lemybrien 15 minutes away from the house with a not too strenuous thereafter, so don’t miss it.
Waterford, about 45 minutes away, is Ireland’s oldest city. Originally a Viking settlement, it is now a major port with much to see and do. Glass, or crystal, was manufactured in the city from 1783 until early 2009, when the factory there was eventually shut down. There is a great annual Viking marathon in June.
How to get there – Car advised…
By Air: Flights to Dublin, Cork or Shannon airports.
Cork Airport – approx one and a half hours from the cottage.
Dublin Airport – just over two and a half hours away.
Shannon Airport – approx 2 and a quarter hour’s from the cottage.
By Sea: Ferry crossings from Pembroke/Fishguard to Rosslare which is approx. 1.5 hours from Stradbally
Dublin City Port/Holyhead has a fast crossing and is just over two and a half hours from the cottage
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