IRELAND KIDS Language, Equestrian & Surf Centre,
Donegal | Bundoran | Ireland.

The Centre | The Surf | The Packages | The Location | The Trip

The camp offers a relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere for students to learn and have fun, while run by qualified and highly motivated staff. For 2009, the Centre features new well equipped classrooms, new onsite kitchen chef and new three star seafront accommodation in four bedroom dormer houses. The Equestrian Centre has also increased its stock of horses to 45, giving more variety to the riders.

The Centre

The Accommodation

All residential accommodation includes:

• Ensuite with private bathroom
  
• Dining room
• Free Internet Access & Wifi
• Towels and linen included

New for 2010

• New well equipped classrooms
  
• New accommodation in 3-star 4-bedroom dormer houses
  
• These seafront houses are 5 minutes from the town centre
  
• Each house has a coordinator supervising students at all times
• A minibus transfers the students to the different destinations 
  
• There will be an onsite chef to cook for the students 

BHS and AIRE approved facilities include:

• A 10 km beach and 1,000 acres of rolling sand dunes
  
• Indoor and outdoor arenas
  
• Cross country course
  
• Horses to suit everyone’s needs
  
• Friendly and professional staff
  
• The Equestrian Centre has increased its stock of horses to 45, giving more variety to the riders

The Surf

Bundoran is situated on the south shore of Donegal Bay. The town is widely regarded as the surf capital of Ireland. It has become famous all over the world for the quality of its waves, and has hosted a number of international surfing competitions. The town offers many quality reef breaks for more experienced surfers, as well as a number of good beach breaks that are ideally suited to novice and intermediate surfers.  The area around Bundoran has many natural and built features to keep you occupied during flat spells.

The Surf Spots

Most breaks in the immediate area of Bundoran are accessible by foot or bicycle, although a car is recommended to discover other spots further down the coast.

• Tullan Strand: Tullan strand is one of the best beaches in Ireland for surfing, as it catches a lot of swell.  Even if there are no waves at other breaks, Tullan can still be two foot and clean. Even a whales fart produces waves at tullan. The beach is two miles long with banks all along the beach, the most popular of which is beside the cliffs. At low tide the peaks nearest the cliff jack up into wedges that can produce fast hollow waves. The peaks get mellower the furthur down the beach you go. At high tide the peaks at the far end of the beach are best. Offshore in east and south east winds.
• The Peak: One of the most consistent and best quality reef breaks in Ireland, the Peak is best surfed at low tide.  This A-frame wave produces a long walling left with barrell sections, and a shorter right that can be quite hollow.  Experienced surfers only.  Can get crowded.   Offshore in SE winds. When the swell is big the left can close out however the right can handle nearly any swell.
  
• Inside left: Just to the north of the peak is the inside left. On good days its offers a long left with barrel sections. Can be fickle but when its on its definitely on.
  
• 3D: A rock ledge that can produce sketchy barrels with a high tide. The movement of the sand bar seems to have effected 3D in recent years however its still possible with a high tide to get barreled. Probably best for body boarders.
  
• Main Beach Sand Bar: The Sandbar can produce high quality lefts and short rights at low tide. The sand bar is rarely crowded and is a good spot for intermediate riders. It is best on a low tide and can really catch south west swell
  
• Bundoran Main Beach: The main beach can produce good waves on a high tide. The shore break produces fast short rides in the shore break but can also produce longer rides when it breaks out back. It can handle the wind and is always worth a look at high tide.
  
• Boat Quay: The Boat Quay can produce long fast lefts in big swells. Can be sketchy when the tide is low but is often empty.  Needs big swell.  Best at mid to high.
  
• The Drowes River Mouth: On biggers swells mellow rights peel off at the mouth of the Drowes River. A good intermediate wave.  Located between Bundoran and Tullaghan. 
  
• Mullaghmore Beach: Only really has waves on huge swell however is protected from West and south west winds. The further down the beach you go the bigger the swell but the more wind affected it becomes.   To reach Mullaghmore head to Sligo and turn to the right a half mile after the Duff River bridge. 
  
• Streedagh Strand (Grange, Co. Sligo): Streedagh is a north facing beach located midway between Bundoran and Sligo (turn off at Grange village).  Best surfed on a mid to high tide it is somewhat sheltered from west winds, and is clean in a southwest wind.  Picks up plenty of west and north swell.  Can  be quite punchy on a big swell.  Good for intermediate level surfers.  Plenty of empty peaks all along the beach, and bigger further down the beach.
  
• Rossnowlagh Beach: Home to the annual Intercountie contest Rossnowlagh is best surfed on a mid to high tide, and has plenty of space all along the beach to accommodate any number of surfers.  The waves here tend to be more mellow than Bundoran, so it is a good option if Tullan is big.  Good conditions for learning.  Rossnowlagh also picks up south swell.  Offshore in east and south east winds.  Located five miles from Ballyshannon.

The Packages

ENGLISH & SURF Package

All inclusive package including:

• 24 hours supervision
  
• Accommodation 
  
• 3 meals a day
  
• 15 hours of English per week,
  
• 5 afternoons of surfing
  
• Surf material
  
• Laundry facilities

The Location

Considered by many as the Surf Capital of Ireland, Bundoran is situated on the South shore of Donegal Bay against the backdrop of the majestic Ben Bulben mountain range. It has become famous the world over for the excellence of it’s waves and many International Surfing Competitions have been held here. Bundoran is also popularly known as Ireland’s Premier Seaside Resort.

Bundoran lies in the southernmost corner of Donegal County, in the west of the Province of Ulster. Donegal is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that does not form part of Northern Ireland (UK). It is the northernmost county in all of Ireland and is part of the Republic of Ireland.

County Donegal presents an ever-changing spectacle of landscapes and seascapes set against a backdrop of mountains and moors, with evidence everywhere of traditional Irish culture. Donegal boasts a vast rugged coastline softened regularly by a succession of beautiful beaches with golden sand and clear fresh waters. Inland, Donegal is wild and unspoilt with winding roads leading to never-ending spectacular vistas. A flagship and natural attraction, the Slieve League cliffs are the second highest sea cliffs in Europe, while Donegal's Malin Head is the most northerly point on the island of Ireland.

Besides being the cradle of traditional music, including leading singer Enya, Donegal boasts several national parks, such as the Glenveagh National Park, and is home to the  famous O’Donnel Clan.

The Climate

The climate is temperate and dominated by the Gulf Stream, with cool damp summers and mild wet winters. Mean temperatures range between 10ºC and 20ºC .

The Trip

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