The location is stunning and very peaceful. Very old cottage that evokes imagination of what it must have been like hundreds of years ago. Very convenient to both Newgrange and the Battle of the Boyne site.

Directions to get there were incomplete - got us down the right lane but didn't describe which property to turn into at the end. The EIR code would have been really useful. As it was, Google Maps sent us to another place down the road (Newgrange Lodge) but they were able to help us. Cell phone reception in the immediate area is bad, so I would encourage guests to get the directions figured out before they are in the neighborhood.

Both the cottage and its riverside location are absolutely beautiful. It truly is a MAGICAL HIDEAWAY. David and Amy waited for me to arrive and were very supportive and helpful. Staying in the cottage was like stepping back in time. I loved the cosy kitchen with stove, the two authentic upstairs bedrooms and modern, renovated bathroom and shower. The cottage is only a few minutes drive from New Grange. You can walk there along the river bank. I also loved the pink rose-covered stone walls and the window boxes and spring flowers by the river and behind the house. Lock Cottage is very close to Dalys Hotel at Donore and a small supermarket. It is right in the middle of the sacred sites of County Meath and highly recommended for the beauty and peaceful serenity of the surrounding countryside.

My only suggestion is that the name, LOCK COTTAGE, could be written on a sign at the main road, as if David and Amy had not been meeting me it may have been rather challenging to find my way.

the area was very nice

the property was in poor condition