Holiday homes for golfers in the glen

Co Wicklow: from €420,000 Three years' free membership at the Druids Glen golf club come with two-bed apartments which go on…

Co Wicklow: from €420,000 Three years' free membership at the Druids Glen golf club come with two-bed apartments which go on sale at the weekend.Kate McMorrow reports

Apartments in Druids Glen Golf Resort in north County Wicklow would make an accessible weekend home for golfers.

Hamilton Osborne King is launching eight two-bedroom lodge-style apartments from a show unit this weekend.

Buyers are entitled to three years free membership of Druids Glen golf club and playing rights to Druids Heath, the second championship course at this 400-acre estate.

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Prices start at €420,000 for good-sized two-bed apartments which have 91 to over 93sq m (978-1,000sq ft) of living space.

Each unit will have lake and parkland views, with a paved balcony or terrace to enjoy them from.

Spacious sittingrooms, well-equipped kitchens and luxurious bathrooms are promised.

Upper floor apartments have a vaulted ceiling which adds character. Standard features include white oak kitchens with oven, hob, extractor, dishwasher, washer/dryer and fridge/freezer.

Wardrobes are cherry and windows are Nordic pine. Bathrooms have marble tiling. Heating is by gas and the apartments are wired for a security alarm.

The new apartments are sited close to the entrance of the five-star Marriott Hotel complex, leisure centre and fitness spa.

Druids Glen won the European Golf Course of the Year award this year.

The resort is a few miles from Newtownmountkennedy and 25 miles from Dublin via the busy N11.