You holiday with a horse
Take to the road with a friendly horse.
Tour 3 is for all the animal lovers out there! Enjoy a day with one of our gentle giants travelling by horse caravan and the following day, accompany one of our friendly donkeys on a walking tour and get off the beaten track to see the Wicklow hills and forests from a long eared perspective.
Your horse and caravan will take you on a loop towards the village of Moneystown with wide open views of the Wicklow Hills, grass pastures and green hedgerows full of wildlife. The following day, swap your horse for a donkey and take to the hills for a walking adventure with a long eared friend! Walking on a mixture of road and forest trails you’ll get a chance to get off the beaten patch explore the area.
Take to the road with a friendly horse
Arrival days Wednesday or Saturday
Low season: (29.04.23 – 23.06.23) (26.08.23 – 02.09.23)
€635 per caravan
High season: (24.06.23 – 25.08.23)
€755 per caravan
Additional night accommodation (no horse)
€98 per caravan
Taxi Transfer Dublin city/airport
€130 per journey
Refundable Damage Deposit paid on arrival
€250
Hear from some previous holidaymakers
“Fantastic experience”
I loved the Caravans, each one had a little fire pit beside it and a tiny BBQ. The bedsheets and everything else in the caravan were spotless. Fantastic experience, the donkeys and horses were so friendly!
Gabriela, September 2021
“Exciting adventure”
We did a three day trip that included the arrival day, the caravan tour and the donkey walking as two friends. The view from the caravan onto the horse field is very relaxing. I have very chilled out ponies myself but the Clissmann’s horses are a compliment to their owners with their relaxed attitude, Go Bravo and Cocao! Thanks for an exciting adventure to all the team at Clissmann’s!
Caro, September 2019
“Kids loved it”
Beautiful setting and the kids absolutely loved interacting with the horses and donkeys. The facilities are spotless, and made everything super convenient. The firepits outside of each caravan is also a nice touch.
Brian, September 2021
Your Itinerary
Fairytale slow travel with 1 horsepower and a friendly donkey
Wednesday or Saturday
Arrival at our farm at Cronybyrne:
Our family farm at Cronybyrne is located just 1 ½ hours from Dublin airport and 1 hour from Dublin city. Visitors can travel to us by an excellent bus link direct from Dublin airport/city to our local village at Ashford which runs on an hourly basis followed by a short taxi journey. We can also organise taxi transfers direct from the airport for our visitors, which stop en route to allow you to do some shopping for food supplies. We provide free parking for those with a rental car.
On arrival on our farm we will show you in to your caravan, give you a short tour of the farm and give you some time to settle in. Depending on your arrival time, we can do a map marking session with you later that day or the following morning, where we provide detailed information on the route and local attractions and mark you a map to follow for the trip.
Our 100 acre farm lies next to some beautiful forestry and a nature reserve with well-marked walks and once you are settled in to the caravan you are welcome to explore the farm, visit the horses and donkeys and collect firewood for you campfire.
Thursday or Saturday
Horse Training and Caravan Roadtrip
On the morning after your arrival, we do the ‘horse instruction’. This consists of your learning and practicing how to catch, look after, harness, yoke and drive a horse. Before you start on the comprehensive ‘horse instruction’, we will have talked with you and will match you with a horse suitable for your route and for your horse experience or lack of it. Following the instruction we introduce you to your horse and get you set on your looped journey.
Travel “The Loop”
This is a lovely scenic route from our farm and brings you on a looped circuit to the tiny village of Moneystown with great views of green pastureland and Trooperstown Hill before returning to our farm to set up camp again for the night.
On returning to the farm you unharness the horse, give him a nice cooling shower and then release him to the field with all his friends.
Enjoy an evening under the stars with a campfire or BBQ in the field and share tales of your horse adventures or relax and unwind in your cosy caravan with a good book and a hot chocolate.
We are also happy to help organize a taxi to bring you for a meal or to visit a traditional Irish pub.
Friday or Monday
Swap your horse for a donkey
We will introduce you to our friendly donkeys and teach you how to handle and groom them before setting off on your donkey walking adventure. Together with your donkey companion you’ll take a stroll on the little roads around our farm and through the neighbouring forest. Then when we come back you can give them some treats and return them to their field. Feel free to bring carrots, apples or gingernut biscuits which they love!
Saturday or Tuesday
Checkout is at 11.00
