Escape Ordinary promotes the idea that while you holiday or enjoy a short break in one of our properties, we want you to escape everything that is ordinary about life and take the time to really enjoy what our properties and their location have to offer.

We are all busy in our day-to-day lives, to escape ordinary means to free yourself from the every day and take time to seek out experiences that create lasting memories.

Escape Ordinary encourages guests to be a little curious, try new food, visit an off-the-beaten-track vista, seek out the extraordinary and make your break a little less ordinary.

Our properties are located across Northern Ireland, from the beautiful Fermanagh Lakelands in the West to the hustle and bustle of Belfast in the East.

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The Fermanagh Lakelands

Escape Ordinary at Castle Hume in Fermanagh is the perfect location to enjoy the great outdoors, exceptional scenery, friendly locals and a creative collection of visitor attractions, lakebased activities and foodies experiences. This family friendly county is packed with things to do, places to visit and welcoming hospitality.

From wonderful woodland walks, The Cuilcagh Board Walk, Marble Arch Showcase, Belleek Pottery and Village, Enniskillen Island Town as well as a host to Lake based activities including kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, hydrobiking or sailing or simply sit back and enjoy a water taxi trip you simply cannot avoid escaping the ordinary and removing yourself from routine to enjoy a few days in the wonderful lakelands.

For Walkers

The Cuilcagh Board Walk is located to the west of Fermanagh and from any of our properties it is approximately half an hours drive. Not for the faint hearted and certainly not a gentle hike this one is a moderate or difficult walk and requires decent footwear for the climb. It offers exceptional views of Fermanagh and the surrounding counties of Tyrone, Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan (on a clear day). Ely Forest just minutes from our Castle Hume properties, Lough Navar View Point, Castle Archdale Forest Park, Castle Caldwell and The Rusheen at Lough Melvin are all highly recommended.

For History Buffs

In the office we've been talking about how much we enjoyed or disliked history at school!!!! It seems those who truly disliked the subject found it boring. The history of Fermanagh is far from boring. From the earliest sites dating back 100BC to our recent history, we have a whole range of ways, you can learn a little more about Fermanagh and its journey to date. Start with Enniskillen Castle and Musueum for a self guided tour and from there, seek out some of our most historic sites, from Devenish Island and Round Tour, The Janus Figure, the famine graves of Fermanagh or take one book one of our Boat tours to learn a little more history from our Lakeland county.

Food and Drink

Fermanagh Food...............Fermanagh is a farming county at heart, it has lush green fields and is well known for the quality of its beef, indeed in times gone by the milk produced in fermanagh was noted as the best for making butter, you are in a great place to enjoy good food.

there are some many places............ catch lunch in Belleek village at The Thatch or Lemon Tree, Garrison - its the Bilberry, Belcoo, its The Customs House, Enniskilllen........ well so many places, but try The Toastery, The Jolly Sandwich, Between the Bridges and The Tap House, Lisnakea, its has to be The Kitchen Pantry, in Irvinestown - Mahons Hotel and in Kesh, The Court House a really friendly community run cafe. Thats lunch........ now dinner........

Well, we'll start with the island town and depending on what you are looking for, Francos Italian, Little Wings Pizzeria and Granny Annies are good for family food. 28 at the hollow, Dolakis, Kamal Mahal, Ruby Palace are good dinner options. for an extra special and more formal dining experience and for something a little less ordinary, book a table at the Catalina Restaurant at the Lough Erne Resort or the Belleek Restaurant at the Manor House Country Hotel are worth booking a table.

As for Drinks....... Fermanagh is not short of places to enjoy a drink, however we have our favourites we'd like to share with you. Linnets Inn Boho, get a taxi there and back, the only thatch roofed pub in fermanagh and a truly special place. Blakes of Hollow (Enniskillen) a victorian pub frequented by Oscar Wilde, Pats Bar (Enniskillen), for DJ Nights, and The Lough Side Bar, Lough Erne Resort for a quiet casual drink.

Activities and Attractions

Every day of your stay with us can include a memorable activity or attraction suitable for any age. Below are some ideas on what to see and do in Fermanagh.

The Marble Arch Show Caves

Belleek Pottery Tour

Enniskillen Food Tour

Boatyard Gin Distiillery Tour and Tasting

Hydrobikes on the Erne

Little Red Boat Hire

Buttermarket Craft Vilage

Lough Navar View Point

National Trust Fermanagh

Fermanagh Art Club Landscape Tutorial

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