Something to chew on

Woodcock Grove, associated with toffee makers Cleeves, has been switched to self-catering cottages, writes Tommy Barker.

THERE’S a world of difference between the two Dundrums, one in Dublin, the other a long way away in Tipperary. The former is now best-known as a sprawling mega shopping centre in the midst of Dublin’s southside, crawling with Ugg-booted teenagers and Yummy Mummies, while the latter’s more real, rooted, and historic, with a creamy and creamery past.

Signs point off the M8 Cork-Dublin motorway to Dundrum village just over the Cork-Tipperary border. And it’s already well-known for the conversion of the 1730s Georgian manor house to a country hotel, wedding venue, leisure centre with 21m pool, and a 18-hole golf course designed by Philip Watson. While the country house hotel has its own self-catering accommodation, there’s another option, right on the boundary of the golf course.