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Checking In: Get back to nature at Cavan’s Farnham Estate

With its great range of spa treatments, woodland walks and tasty food, this hotel scores highly when it comes to relaxation

The Farnham Estate in Cavan: this historic property has been a hotel since 2006

The destination

Located four kilometres from Cavan town, and within easy reach of Dublin and the north, Farnham has been a hotel since 2006, though this historic estate has been gaining fans for centuries. In 1777, for example, a topographer described it as “one of the finest places that I have ever seen in Ireland; the water wood and hill are all in great stile and abound in a variety of capabilities”.

It remained in ...