Glamping In Ireland, A New Camping Experience in our Luxurious Hand Crafted Celtic Yurts or Teepee in Pink Apple Orchard.
Recently, a global trend has caught fire that offers outdoor enthusiasts an upgrade on rest and recreation. It’s called glamping, a new word for a new kind of travel, defined as glamorous camping. When you’re glamping, there’s no tent to pitch, no sleeping bag to unroll, no fire to build. Whether in a tent, yurt, airstream, hut or treehouse, glamping is a way to experience the great outdoors without sacrificing luxury. Glamping emerged internationally and came across the Atlantic over the last decade. At this glampsite we provide a choice of three exquisitely hand crafted Yurts a hand crafted Teepee or a one of a kind grass roofed hobbit house.
Our three Celtic Yurts are a fusion of Mongolian design & Celtic Roundhouse aesthetics. Our Teepee is created with authentic local woods. They are all constructed in modern materials sourced in Ireland & hand built not only in Ireland but in the tranquil Pink Apple Orchard.
“Thank you so much for your amazing hospitality during our stay. The entire time was brilliant – I just kept walking around thinking what a great time I was having. The Yurts are great, the Kitchen is great, the toilets are great, the pathways and willow fencing are amazing!! You were so relaxed the whole time we were there. We’ll be back again! Thanks…“
Kathy Hall, August 2013
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We’ve combined the following two ideas below to provide something different and completely unique to itself. The Celtic Yurts are fully lined, insulated and they also have a waterproof coating. Internally, are wood burning stoves and the comfort of both traditional and hand crafted furniture; also made on sight at Pink Apple Orchard.
The images below give an indication as to the two traditional style houses on which we have based our designs.
1 – The Traditional Mongolian Yurt.
2 – The Traditional Ancient Celtic Roundhouse.
Celtic Roundhouse meets Mongolian Yurt
Stay in one of three Celtic Yurt’s
- Celtic Yurt 1 – Weaving Willow – Fíodóireacht Saileach
- Celtic Yurt 2 – Sunrise Sanctuary – Ardú ghrian Tearmann
- Celtic Yurt 3 – Drift Wood – Adhmad Sruthlíonta
Crannogs
In Ireland a thousand years ago crannogs were in abundance. They were island settlements where families lived within circular enclosed areas - we know as crannogs.
Around our 3 Celtic yurts we have adapted this idea for the individual yurt and teepee. We landscaped the areas to have raised banks and then planted a live willow fence. All 4 areas incorporate a living woven willow fence to create a fence similar to the illustration above. In essence an enclosed area.
The theme has been carried out through the orchard and you will be able to appreciate similar types of fencing throughout Elsie's orchard and communal areas where it is in abundance to create a real sense of traditional Ireland many years ago and is creating a unique ambience to what feels like a mini ancient settlement. *Ancient settlement refers to an agriculture-based village formed by surrounding natural environmental conditions.
The Wood Man’s Teepee
A teepee (also tepee and tipi) is a conical tent, traditionally made of animal skins, and wooden poles. Tipis are stereotypically associated an the Great Plains mostly used different types of dwellings. The tipi is durable, provides warmth and comfort in winter, is cool in the heat of summer, and is dry during heavy rains.
Here at Pink Apple Orchard, we have redesigned the traditional teepee to suit it's surroundings. All hand crafted and built here with locally sources wood to form the traditional conical tent and a unique wooden door which blends its character to the originally designed Celtic Yurt's. The teepee is beautifully nestled in under the trees with its own private seating area close to the children's play area, the communal kitchen and toilets. We have created this cosy new addition for couples and families with one child.