Trabolgan holiday village is located in east Cork. It has been a popular holiday destination for Irish people for many years. It has been majorly redevoloped in the past few years. The main attraction remains the same. The sub tropical swimming pool and slide were great but in my opinion are very out dated. A whole new swimming complex should be constructed and it should have 4 or 5 water slides. It’s expensive to visit and stay there but you can have a great time. They have two pubs. Jim Gallaghers and The Cove. Jim Gallaghers is the adults only venue after 9pm. It is located next to the arcade. As you walk in there is seating on the right and the bar runs along down to the left. As you walk down there is more seating to the right and straight ahead. The pints of Murphy’s aren’t bad at all. They often have live music and quizzes. It a place that parents can go for a drink witout the company of their little ones. I watched a match in there and it was grand and comfortable.
The Cove is across the ‘town center’ and is more of a family affair with live entertainment and kids running and screaming around! It is host to many fun events such as bingo and talent shows. It is situated next to the local chipper which is very handy. As you walk in the bar is over to the left and there is seating to the right. If you walk down past the bar there is a loads of of seating and tables around. I find the cove more like a big hall with tables. The pints of stout are very bad in here. I had one and changed to Smithwicks which was a little better.
The toilets are located out between the cove and the chipper. In fairness they have staff keeping a close eye on them so the are normally in fairly good condition. I stayed there for a few nights before and it was good fun. They have new adventure sports over near their sports hall. I think children and teenagers can do quad biking now. I know they have archery and abseiling and canoeing. There’s a golf course there and you can also play crazy golf. If you have never been it is a worthwhile trip.
Toilet rating: 7/10
Pint rating: Combined (5/10)
Overall rating: 7/10
Final comment: Trabolgan is open until November and a weekend in the high season for 2/3 people can cost up to 560 euro. If you go in September you can get the same thing for 225 euro. They have houses that accomodate up to 9 people. You have to be a resident to drink in there as far as i’m aware.
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