IT'S A FREE WORLD:KILKENNY IS doing its utmost to attract the over 50s with a new programme that offers tempting freebies in lots of the of the county's top hotels.
The Aspect Hotel is offering two nights BB from €85pps with a four-course meal each evening, free tea or coffee, scones and newspaper on arrival, and a 20 per cent discount in Pauls Fashion Department Store thrown in.
Club House Hotel is offering two nights B&B from €85pps, including dinner one evening and a free day’s activity (choose from Kilkenny Castle, Dunmore Caves, Rothe House, Kilfane Glen and Waterfall, St Canice’s Cathedral, or a walking tour).
Langton House Hotel is offering two nights B&B from €109pps, including tea/coffee and home-made scones on arrival, a €30 voucher for its sister property Marble City Bar and Tea Rooms, dinner one evening with a free bottle of wine, free entry to Kilkenny Castle and Rothe House, and newspaper each morning.
Catch: subject to availability.
Take note:see visitkilkenny.ie.
- SINGLE supplements make travelling alone costly but the Travel Department has solo-friendly coach tours to the Costa Brava where no single room supplement charge is incurred. The escorted holidays include accommodation on a half-board basis and guided tours. Seven nights from October 19th costs €599pp plus tax. Guided tours include Barcelona, Montserrat, wine tasting, Figueras and Girona with entrance to the Dali Museum. The price includes return flights from Dublin, transfers and guided assistance.
Catch:going solo on a coach trip full of couples is not for the faint-hearted so it's a good idea to ask if there will be others travelling alone.
Take note:phone 01-6371600 or thetraveldepartment.ie.
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