East Ferry Lodge sets the standard in harbour living

Waterside home is awash with luxury and swimming options, writes Tommy Barker, with interiors to float your boat.

East Ferry Lodge, in one of Cork harbour’s most scenic settings, is that rare thing — a house and property mix that is every bit as good as its setting. What a place to retire to, to return to, or to land upon.

The much-extended and luxury-lavished ‘lodge’ is on a tended acre of harbour-side heaven, complete with detached home office, outdoor swimming pool, guest apartment/entertainment building, BBQ, orchard, hot tub, raised viewing decked terraces and lawns, all land-marked from the sea by some ancient Scots pine trees, plus some other old hardwoods.