Mayo Glamping
Ballyvary, County Mayo
Hobbit huts, Nordic cabins, a railway carriage and a wheelhouse, near Castlebar.
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- Wood-fired hot tub
- Sauna
- Fire pits
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Photographs by Glendalough Glamping, used with permission.
Glendalough Glamping
Laragh, County Wicklow, Leinster
Adults-only pods on a twenty-one-acre hillside farm above the Glendalough valley.
Why we love it
Glendalough is the sixth-century monastic site at the head of a glacial valley, and it gets busy — which is the argument for sleeping there rather than driving in for the afternoon. The pods sit on a twenty-one-acre hillside farm at Laragh, heated and insulated, with a shared kitchen, dining area and a terrace looking at the mountains.
Adults only, and about an hour from Dublin.
Best for: having the valley to yourself at eight in the morning
Worth knowing
- The pods have beds, heat and light but no plumbing: bathrooms and showers are shared, a short walk away in the Lodge.
- Strictly adults only, and no pets at all.
- The kitchen and dining area opens 7am–9pm and is for cooking and eating, not for sitting around in.
The practicalities
- Check in
- 3pm – 7pm
- Check out
- 11am
- Wifi
- Good
- Bring
- Charcoal for the BBQ, or buy it on site
- Included
- Bed linen, duvets, pillows and towels
- A heater in every pod
- Crockery and cutlery
- Free secure parking, with space for bicycles
- Use of the shared kitchen and dining area
- Extras
- Security deposit — €100, refundable
Getting there
- Nearest station
- Rathdrum
- Without a car
- Difficult, but possible
Just over an hour's drive from Dublin. Buses 181 and 183 and the Wexford Bus serve the area; by rail the nearest stations are Rathdrum and Wicklow.
What is around it
Walks
- The Upper Lake, Glendalough — A few minutes away.
Days out
- Glendalough Monastic City — A few minutes away.
Where it is
Checked August 2026 · We re-verify prices and opening every quarter.
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