WE ARE OPEN NOW

WE ARE OPEN !

HOSTEL OPEN to holidaymakers

It is advisable to pre-book as we have limited availability.

We can offer restricted/private guest rooms to families, small groups of friends, and sometimes singles and couples.  We are only using  50% of our former capacity at this moment. .

**Please note we are no longer in collaboration with HOSTEL WORLD and therefore do not have an on line booking engine facility.

For bookings either send an email request to sandrockhostel@gmail.com  

OR telephone  our mobile 086 3256323 (This is a dumb phone so do not text)

On the 22nd January 2022 most  Irish Covid- 19 restrictions lifted

The safety and comfort of our guests and ourselves is our main priority.  This will remain the same as the pandemic is not over.  We ask that guests showing signs or symptoms or feeling unwell do not attend.  For guest safety we have reduced bed capacity for the immediate future.

We can take  bookings for now direct but not through on line booking engines..   ** Please contact us Direct by phone or email to discuss any booking plans. 

Bear in mind guest accommodation numbers are restricted

WE ARE OPEN ..Come visit us in Malin Head and Inishowen

HOSTEL OPEN to holidaymakers.

It is advisable to  pre-book direct with us by phone or email *. 

We can offer restricted/private guest rooms to families, small groups of friends, and sometimes singles and couples.  We are only using  50% of our former capacity at this moment. .

On the 22nd January 2022 most Irish Covid- 19 restrictions were lifted

The safety and comfort of our guests and ourselves is our main priority.  This will remain the same as the pandemic is not over.  We ask that guests showing signs or symptoms or feeling unwell do not attend.  For guest safety we have reduced bed capacity for the immediate future.

YOU MAY JUST SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR>> During the long nights!  Due to low light pollution Malin Head in Inishowen is the best place to witness this astronomical phenomenon!         Look up on Google: ‘aurora borealis forecast’

2021 Northern Lights 3-11-21

We can offer restricted/private guest rooms to families, small groups of friends, and sometimes singles and couples.  We are only using  50% of our former capacity at this moment. .

See go-visit-inishowen.com 

See us on this site and ALL that this fantastic area has to offer.

An excellent site for guests to make plans when visiting  Malin Head and this Peninusla  – Inishowen

*Please note we are no longer in collaboration with HOSTEL WORLD and therefore do not have an on line booking engine facility.  This js to enable us to better control our guest bookings.

*For bookings either send an email request to sandrockhostel@gmail.com  

OR

telephone  our mobile 086 3256323 (This is a dumb phone so do not send text)

We will confirm all bookings by email.

Ferries for 2022

FERRY OPERATING 2020 —- EASTER NOW CLOSED NOT OPERATING DUE TO COVID 19 Then from May Bank Holiday weekend only 4th May. THEN daily from 1st June until Mid September 2020   Summer Sailings 2020 from  1st JUNE until mid September   PREVIOUSLY We were delighted to announce the Foyle Ferry was officially opened reopened in 2018!between Greencastle and Magilligan Point. Operating a continuous shuttle service between 9am and 8:15pm #takethescenicroute #foyleferry #loughfoyle  Details for Summer 20120 above

Important information regarding  sailings – http://loughfoyleferry.com

LOUGH SWILLY FERRY  2022   Lough Swilly Ferry Summer Schedule Operating between Rathmullen and Buncrana 2022 Now known as the Lough Swilly Ferry telephone 087 211 2331.   The journey times and fares can be found on the website www.swillyferry.com or email: loughswillyferry@gmail.com  Booking is essential for vehicles The scenic journey time is 40 minutes.  Operating  7 days  Summer Service from June 2022 between 10am  to 6pm (Buncrana) and 10-40am to 6-40pm (Rathmullan) on a first come, first served service. Check website for Summer Timetable  See   www.swillyferry.com   Email: loughswillyferry@gmail.com Telephone: 00 353(0)87 211 2331

BUS SERVICE 954 TO Malin Head 4 times a day, 6 Days a week Mon to Sat

Route 954 (Local Link Donegal) has convienient links with North West Buses between Malin Head, Carndonagh,  Derry and Letterkenny.

Route 955 (Local Link Donegal)which is a route from Buncrana to Carndonagh covering Isle of Dough Famine Village, Ballyliffen, Clonmany, Waterfall, Urris and Dunree Fort.

Timetables see   www.locallinkdonegal.ie   click on Routes 954 and 955 for information

See TRAVEL heading for more info.

SEAVIEW TAVERN RESTAURANT OPEN

WEDDING Tim and Nadine were Married in Sandrock Holiday Hostel on 2-7-2019

Married in Sandrock Holiday Hostel on Tuesday 2nd July 2019 at 3pm

The beautiful Civil Marriage Ceremony of TIM from New Zealand and NADINE from Germany took place in Sandrock Holiday Hostel conducted by Executive Registrar Florence Blackburn.

Tim and Nadine became engaged at Malin Head several years ago and returned to complete the process.  All was prearranged from New Zealand by Nadine and Tim.

German Craftsmen visit Sandrock Holiday Hostel

German Craftsmen Still Go On Hardcore Medieval Pilgrimages

For three years of training they’re not allowed to go home, drive or use public transportation. The term “jack of all trades” came from them.

These guys were German woodworkers travelling and training to become official masters in their guilds.  The medieval journeymen pilgrimage is fairly simple:  walk around the world for three years with only a light bundle.  Knock on random doors to seek work and accommodation.   Before leaving home they must pass an exam and finish an apprenticeship.  They must be unmarried, childless and debt-free.

Journeymen built most of Europe’s great cathedrals. The practice fell out of favor in the industrial age, but craftsmen still wandered up til the 1920s. Then the Nazis banned it, and the Berlin Wall made the travelling nearly impossible, but after the 80s, it slowly began to return.

MAY THE FORTH BE WITH YOU Festival Weekend

Celebrating the film location  at Malin Head.

At Malin Head and throughout Inishowen The FORCE BE WITH YOU (MAY THE FORTH BE WITH YOU) Festival Weekend is on the 3rd, 4th and 5th May. The road to Malin Head R242 will be renamed R2D2 for the Festival. Numerous activeties planned.

SEE:                  www.wildatlanticway.com/may-the-4th

Farren’s in Malin Head is the best pub in Ireland