Shannon Estuary Glamping
Frank Power has set up a wonderful Glamping site, located by the Shannon Estuary in South West Clare between the picturesque villages of Kildysart and Labasheeda in the townland of Erribul
Ennis is the largest town in County Clare and is 33 km from Shannon Estuary Glamping, while the market town of Kilrush which is one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland is 24 km.
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport, 52 km from the accommodation and Killimer port and car ferry which connects County Clare to County Kerry is 20km
Accommodation and amenities:
- Two Campervan Parking Bays
- Shower and Toilet Facilities
- Two Catering Units fully equipped
- Wood huts
- Camping Wood Pods
- Ridge Wood Huts
- BBQs and Pizza Oven
- Dining area
- Glamping Den
- Patio
I have a passionate interest in local history, heritage and culture and the development of our rural communities.
I grew up on a farm overlooking the Shannon estuary at Erribul and I have always believed that this beautiful scenic, tranquil countryside would be a great a holiday retreat for tourists and visitors.
I inherited a field from my Father and with the help of my brother I built a cottage on the site which is now my permanent address.
There is a great history associated with our family farm and home ’Erribul House’ listed as a protected structure in buildings of Ireland as it was designed and built by Colonel George Wyndham the 1st Baron of Leconfield in 1840, his initial “L” is inscribed on a plaque in front of the family house.
My Mother and Father previously, had plans to develop a holiday facility on the farm in a field located by the Shannon estuary to accommodate campers, campervans but subsequently concentrated on a working dairy farm instead.
I decided to set up a glamping tourism business at my home as part of their legacy to provide accommodation as
a holiday retreat for visitors and tourists to the Shannon Estuary Way
I have created a responsible tourist business project that focusses on sustainability by adopting good and positive environmental and social practices following the guidelines set out by Teagasc, an Irish Rural Tourism Program which focusses on the growth and development of rural tourism in Ireland in developing responsible and sustainable tourism projects.
I am developing a glamping tourism project that protects and celebrates natural, cultural, scenic and historic assets while safeguarding our regions unique selling point, its identity and sense of place. I devised a project plan for the development of tourism on the Shannon estuary, initially, creating a new tourist route linking – Clarecastle, Ballynacally, Kildysart, Labasheeda, Knock to Kilimer and Kilrush
With the support of communities, the Clare Local Development Company, West Limerick resources and Failte Ireland we created the Shannon Estuary Way which now links all regions of the Shannon Estuary