The meals at Ardtarmon House are excellent all prepared using home-grown and local produce with traditional cooking methods. For those who prefer self-catering, there are five charming cottages in the original farm yard and grounds. They include a gate lodge, a thatched cottage and attractively converted stone-built farm buildings. The cottages range in size from one to three bedrooms, are pleasantly and comfortably furnished, and three of them have open fires. Laundry facilities and a pay phone are available. Other amenities at Ardtarmon include a hard tennis court, TV, a games room in a converted stable and the extensive grounds with panoramic views of the sea and mountains. A 500-yard path through the fields leads to the sea and a beach which is safe for swimming. Plenty of other activities cycling, boating, fishing, golf, - are available nearby, and historic sites within easy reach include Lissadell House, childhood home of the Countess Markiewicz, and the 17th century Parke's Castle.