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Lough Eske Castle
County Donegal, Ireland
Tudor Baronial castle hotel and spa on the shores of Lough Eske, near Donegal Town, County Donegal
No. 590 · Autumn 2026
A castle of the 1400s on Lough Eske
Lough Eske Castle is a five-star castle hotel and spa from the 1400s, standing in 43 acres of woodland beside Lough Eske with a ballroom for up to 300 and 124 bedrooms and suites.
Lough Eske Castle is a Tudor Baronial building with roots in the 1400s. A refurbishment in 2007 turned it into a five-star boutique hotel, and it now operates as a Solis Hotel and Spa. It sits among 43 acres of forest woodland beside the lough, with the Blue Stack Mountains rising behind.
Ceremonies in the ballroom, the suites and the Rock Garden
The grand ballroom is licensed for civil ceremonies for up to 200 guests. Smaller weddings can use the Library, the Glencar Suite or the Major General White Suite, while the Rock Garden offers an outdoor setting in the grounds. The same ballroom seats up to 280 for dinner and takes up to 300 across the day and evening.
- Where
- Lough Eske, near Donegal Town, County Donegal, Ireland
- Capacity
- Up to 300 for the day and evening, 280 seated for dinner
- Stay
- 124 bedrooms and suites
- Ceremony
- Civil ceremonies for up to 200 in the ballroom, or in the castle suites and the Rock Garden
How the day is held
6 spaces for the day. Up to 300 guests.
A Tudor castle of the 1400s
A Tudor Baronial castle refurbished in 2007 and run as a Solis Hotel and Spa.
Grand ballroom for 300
Licensed for civil ceremonies of up to 200, with dinner for up to 280 and 300 across the day and evening.
Rock Garden and castle suites
The Library, Glencar Suite, Major General White Suite and the outdoor Rock Garden suit smaller ceremonies.
Rest, close at hand
124 rooms and suites.
Courtyard Rooms
Rooms of 350 to 425 sq ft (32.5 to 39.4 sq m) in the original castle stables, dating from the 1600s, in a contemporary country house style with...
Deluxe Rooms
Rooms of 500 sq ft (46.5 sq m) with classic oak furniture, marble topped bedside cabinets and a marble tiled bathroom with a full tub and rainforest shower.
Superior Deluxe Rooms
Rooms of 560 sq ft (52 sq m) with a bay window overlooking the hotel courtyard and a king size four poster bed in dark oak.
Getting there
Lough Eske Castle stands on the shores of Lough Eske, within its own woodland beneath the Blue Stack Mountains, a short distance from Donegal Town. City of Derry and Knock airports are within reach, with Donegal Airport on the Atlantic coast nearby, making this dramatic...
- Airport
- Donegal
- Airport
- Derry City
- Nearby
- Lough Eske, On the shores
- Nearby
- The Blue Stack Mountains, All around
- Nearby
- Donegal Town, A few minutes
- Nearby
- City of Derry / Knock, Within reach
Modern Irish dining at the Cedars
The Cedars Restaurant cooks modern Irish dishes from Donegal game, seafood and seasonal produce, and the Gallery and Oak Bars sit nearby. Wedding menus are tailored to each couple and served in the ballroom, with every dietary preference catered for.
Cedars Restaurant
Modern Irish cooking built on Donegal game, seafood and seasonal produce.
- Capacity
- Up to 300 for the day and evening, 280 seated for dinner
- Catering
- In-house, at the Cedars Restaurant and in the ballroom
Lough Eske Castle
Prices on enquiry.
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