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We finally made it safely to Hayfield Manor, and it was beautiful. This was our favorite hotel of the trip.
The hotel, as the name would imply, is a manor house dating back to the 1800s. It opened as a hotel in 1996. The grounds have real turf, gigantic trees (That may be older than America!), an aviary, and kennels.
It was beautiful, and the people were the most welcoming, friendly and polite. The town was quaint. I could go back and spend a week just there.
We arrived and were shown to our room. When they asked the reason for our visit, we told them it was our honeymoon and were congratulated. Later, the general manager brought us up champagne!
We were exhausted so we laid down for a quick nap before heading out into town for some food.
(The staff was incredibly helpful giving both suggestions and directions!)
We were directed to Oliver Plunketts, a little pub with trad music and a lively pub scene. This was one of the more crowded places in which we ate. (Cork is home to University College Cork, so I’m sure that helps.)
The food was good. I got what would be my drink of choice for the entire trip – Orchard Thieves cider. I wish this was available in the States!
There was this tiny, adorable, older gentleman who was grabbing tourist girls to dance a reel with him. A few said no, but I was all in! It was SO much fun, and I was reminded of how much fun I used to have at 4-H dance weekends.
We were starting to wear down at this point and headed back fairly early to get some sleep. Hands down this was the most comfortable bed of the trip!
The next morning we had breakfast in the hotel dining room, had a quick nap (We did this every day.), made a to-go cup of tea in the room, and went to wander about Cork for a bit in daylight.
One neat place we stopped at was the English Market. We picked up some tea, soap for my father for Christmas, and a loaf of brown bread and soda bread for snacks.
Next post – The Blarney Stone!