Enniscoe House

‘More comfortable home than guest house’, this classic Georgian house stands in deep countryside at the foot of Nephin mountain. It has been owned by the same family since the 1790s: Susan Kellett and her son, DJ, now preside over the shabby-chic jumble of inherited antiques, ancestral portraits and heritage ephemera. Bedrooms, reached via an elliptical grand staircase, are spacious, filled with vintage furniture and a selection of hardback books. The grandest rooms, at the front, have a canopy or four-poster bed, swagged curtains, and views of park and lake. Rooms in the older part of the house overlook the garden, and have slightly more modest furnishings, but are no less comfortable. Downstairs, there are two sitting rooms with open fire; the more formal one is decorated in the style of a grand country house, with original silk Adam design wallpaper. The former library is ‘the perfect spot for a G&T’, before a ‘slap-up dinner’ made from fresh, seasonal produce, organic vegetables and fruit from the garden, and honey from its beehives.