ASHFORDCASTLE GALWAY, IRELAND
Ireland’s first and only Forbes five-star hotel, Ashford Castle is a beautiful 800-year-old property converted into a luxury hotel in 1939. It boasts a 32-seat theater, billiards room, cigar terrace, six restaurants, an award-winning spa, and 83 beautifully restored guestrooms. Ashford is the oldest castle hotel in Ireland and includes a vast array of outdoor activities, including falconry. Its shooting school has been around since the Browne and Guinness families were involved in the World Record “Woodcock” shots of the early 1900s. The school offers an excellent sporting clays layout and an experienced instructor team that caters to all skill levels. For those who love competition, they have an in-house, 50-target sporting competition called the “Ardilaun Challenge”, which is highly contested every year.
GLENEAGLES PERTH, SCOTLAND Gleneagles is a luxury hotel, spa, and shooting
destination in the heart of the Scottish countryside. They offer gun dog training, a falconry school, and the world- renowned Gleneagles Shooting School. An excursion outdoors at Gleneagles isn’t complete without stalking deer at Perthshire Estates or fishing for salmon in the world-famous River Tay. After a day of smelling gunfire, pour yourself a glass of Gleneagles whiskey, made by the neighboring Glenturret Distillery exclusively for guests of the hotel.
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