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The first week of Fenruary has just finished and we already seem to have experienced all 4 of the Seasons in terms of weather! Today is summer(!) mild, with lots of sunshine and a hint of warmth. It's a welcome pause as it's been cold earlier this week. We often find that the amount of seed the birds in the garden eat is generally a good measure of the weather, for example the end of January saw them get through approximately 15kg in just over two weeks. Thankfully things have calmed down since then!

Work on the farm has focused on maintenance and repair of fences to ensure that they are stockproof and cleaning some of the land drains to ensure that they can work as efficiently as possible in keeping the fields dry. The garden is starting to come to life again with the appearance of snowdrops since mid-Jan and the daffodils well on their way to coming out in a few weeks. We have also been sprucing up the cottages ahead of what looks like will be a busy year.

Please see the 'Availability & Booking' section of the website for more details.

In 2010 we replaced our open fires in Foyle and Faughan cottages with Clearview wood burning stoves. While a number of our guests have commented on how nice it is to have an open fire our experience is that this move has meant increased heat output and more efficient use of the wood produced on the farm, while retaining a great view of a burning fire.

Although we are no longer offering B&B, we do have availability for bookings for our self catering cottages for 2012 - please refer to the 'Rates & Booking' section of the website for more information). Those guests staying in Faughan Cottage and Foyle Cottage can enjoy relaxing in front of the wood burning stoves, while those guests choosing Roe Loft can appreciate the fine views over the garden and surrounding hills.

We are listed here in Alistair Sawday's Special Places to Stay guide.

We also have entries in Trip Advisor from previous guests which may be of interest, these are listed here.
We were also pleased that Drumcovitt has previously been nominated by some of our guests for entry into "The Good Hotel Guide 2007" and that "Georgina Campbell's Best of the Best Guide 2006" also included Drumcovitt.

Thank you for your kind words and recommendations to these two worthy guides- they do not charge for entries -places are included on merit. We are so delighted and just hope we can maintain the standards.

ULSTER WINNER AIB / IFJ AGRI TOURISM AWARD