Benwiskin Centre, Ballintrillick, Co. Sligo - Hostel & Self Catering
tel. / fax. +353 (0)71 91 76721 email us here
Class Schedule - EASTER 2010
Classes extended after Easter
Courthouse Restaurant, Kinlough, Co. Leitrim
10% discount at this award winning Restaurant for Benwiskin Centre guests
ACTIVITY BREAKS
Accommodation & Activity
Internet Access
Free to Guests
Time: 8.00pm - 9.30pm
Commencing: 12/4/2010
Duration: 6 weeks (no class bank holiday 3/5/2010)
Tutor: Pernille Burns
Price: €60
Time: 10am - 12pm
Duration: April - June and September - December 2010
Price: €2.50 for parent and child
€4 for 2 or more children
Time: 10am - 12 noon
Commencing: 7/4/2010
Duration: 8 weeks
Tutor: Sean O'Hannrachain
Price: €48
This course is part funded by Co. Sligo VEC
Time: 8.00pm - 10.00pm
Commencing: 7/4/2010
Duration: 8 weeks
Tutor: Paddy Joe Gallagher
Price: €80
Age: 7 - 12 yr olds
Time: 5pm - 6.30pm
Commencing: 8/4/2010
Duration: 8 weeks
Tutor: Sean O'Hannrachain
Price: €48
Beginners to advanced
Ceili, Barn Dancing Jive
Time: 8pm - 9.30pm
Commencing: 8/4/2010
Duration: 8 weeks
Tutor: Anne McGrory
Price: €64
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Time: 10am - 11am
Commencing: 9/4/2010
Duration: 5 weeks
Tutor: Suzanne Byrne
Price: €40
Children
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Continuing on from Spring classes (new session starts 19/3/2010)
Duration: 7 weeks
Tutor: Suzanne Byrne
Price: €50
If there is a class you would like us to run at the Benwiskin Centre and it is not listed above, please contact us asap - 071 9176721.
All classes will proceed if sufficient numbers are obtained. It is important that you register your interest in advance to avoid classes being cancelled.
In the old Courthouse Restaurant in the village of Kinlough, Co. Leitrim, Piero Melis’s little restaurant is a welcoming place and offers good food and helpful, professional service.
The Courthouse is an award winning restaurant. It has been listed in the top 100 of the Bridgestone Guide for the past 5-6 years, it is also recommended by Georgina Campbell and listed in the Michelin Guide.
Piero is offering guests staying at The Benwiskin Centre a 10% discount on meals. If you would like to avail of this offer, let us know when you are booking your accommodation with us.
Book your accommodation at the eco-friendly Benwiskin Centre and choose an activity from surf lessons, horse riding lessons, a carriage tour around the Sligo countryside or a course at the Organic Centre, subject to availability.
Package 1
Accommodation and Surf lesson
1. A bed in a dorm room and surf lesson - €45
2. A private room for 2 and surf lessons for 2 - €100
3. A private room for 4 and surf lessons for 4 - €175
4. All rooms have ensuite facilities
5. Discount on surf lessons for 6 or more people
6. Surf lessons between 10am - 1pm or 2pm - 5pm
7. Lessons available 7 days a week
8. Full payment required at time of booking
Price includes:-
Accommodation for 1 night at The Benwiskin Centre
Surf lesson to inlcude changing time, instruction on beach,
approx. 1.5 hours in water in Bundoran, board and wet suit
Note:-
Surf lessons are in Bundoran, Co. Donegal
(Approx. 9 miles from the Benwiskin Centre)
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Package 2
Accommodation and 1 hour horse riding lesson/trekking
1. A bed in a dorm room and 1 hour lesson - €40
2. A private room for 2 and 1 hour lesson for 2 - €90
3. A private room for 4 and 1 hour lesson for 4 - €145
4. All rooms have ensuite facilities
5. Full payment required at time of booking
Prices shown for Adults, contact us for prices for children.
Price inlcudes:-
Accommodation for 1 night at The Benwiskin Centre
1 hour ride or a 45 min. group lesson or a 25 min.
private lunge lesson
Note:
All lessons are in Grange, Co. Sligo
(Approx. 6 miles from The Benwiskin Centre)
You can design your riding to suit your fitness and personal preferences.
Here are some examples of the treks available:
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Package 3
Accommodation and carriage tour
Explore Yeats' country by horse drawn carriage. Enjoy a trip on our state of the art wagonette carriage. Our carriage can accommodate up to 8 passengers. Handcrafted along traditional lines by Europe's finest Master carriage makers, it is fitted with all modern safety features and a waterproof hood with panorama windows to keep you dry during sudden Atlantic showers. Coachmen are experienced and will make the trip a memorable event for you.
The tour is €80 for 1 hour or €150 for a 2 hours.
Prices for accommodation and 1 hour carriage tour are as follows:-
1. A bed in a dorm room and carriage tour - €95
2. A private room for 2 and carriage tour - €120
3. A private room for 4 and carriage tour - €135
4. All rooms have ensuite facilities
5. Full payment required at time of booking
Note:-
All tours depart from and arrive at the stables
in Grange, Co. Sligo
(Approx. 6 miles from The Benwiskin Centre)
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Package 4
Accommodation and course at the Organic Centre
Book a course at the Organic Centre (www.theorganiccentre.ie) and book your accommodation with us at The Benwiskin Centre.
The accommodation prices are as follows:-
1. A bed in a dorm room - €15
2. A private room for 2 - €40
3. A private room for 4 - €55
4. All rooms have ensuite facilities
5. Full payment required for accommodation at
time of booking.
Note:-
The Organic Centre is approx. 30 mins. from The Benwiskin Centre
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NOTE:-
All the above prices are available for packages only. Packages 1 - 3 have to be booked through the Benwiskin Centre directly. Package 4, book your accommodation through The Benwiskin Centre and your course through The Organic Centre.
If you would like to book any of these packages, please contact us on 071 9176721 or email us at info@benwiskincentre.com
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Group bookings
The Benwiskin Centre is ideal for workshops, classroom based activities, family reunions etc. You can hire the hall and kitchen or you can hire the full Centre with accommodation which caters for 26/28 people. Please contact us with your requirements.
The Benwiskin Centre has Wireless Internet Access in Common Room and Dining Room. Simply ask at Reception for Password to access service.
Clinics will be held at The Benwiskin Centre, Ballintrillick, Co. Sligo, every second Tuesday from 9.30am - 11.30am. Service includes corn removal, callus removal, diabetic foot care, nail trimming, reduction and reshaping, plus structural assessment & bodywork for pain in feet, knees, hips & back.
To book an appointment contact Martina Connolly MCFHP, MAFHP, AMBACP, MIFPA, MARCHTI on 087 4182788.
We are delighted to announce that The Benwiskin Centre has been named as a top rated hostel for 2008, as voted for by our hostelworld.com customers.
We would like to thank our customers for their support.
On Saturday 22nd Nov 2008 a living willow workshop commenced at The Benwiskin Centre, led by Artist Brendan Farren, supported by Sligo County Council Arts Grant 2008 and Ballintrillick Environmental Group Ltd. The workshops were held over 3 Saturday mornings with a group of 11 in attendance.
Under Brendan's guidance, the group have created woven sculptures of hedgehogs and peacocks in the garden of the Centre. Willow has been used for the spines of the 6 hedgehogs whilst the head and neck of the 2 peacocks have been carved from a branch of a tree. Willow has been weaved to form the body part of the peacocks, one has been left bare and the other one has been covered in sods of grass. The tails have been made from live willow which will sprout and grow next spring. (Summer 2009 - Their tails are now tall and gracefully blowing in the gentle summer breeze). The workshops were very informative, enjoyable and very hands on!