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Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links
Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland · Independent · Near Luxury
John Jameson III, grandson of the Bow Street distiller, came out to St Marnock's in 1847, and in 1895 his son rebuilt the house to a design by Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, the Jameson ship and the motto Sine Metu still on the old entrance. Willie Jameson's Come Away won the Grand National in 1891, and Edward VII stayed in 1907. The resort on the Velvet Strand opened in June 1996: 131 rooms beside Bernhard Langer's links, renamed the Jameson Golf Links in 2023.
- 131 rooms
- Opened 1996
- Architect: Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer
About Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links
- The Raeburn portraits of John and Margaret Jameson hang in the National Gallery of Ireland. The pictures in the hotel bar are the copies.
- Flora Mitchell sold St Marnock's in 1945, and Thomas Joseph Cullen turned the house into a hotel over the next few years, long before the 1996 resort.
- Langer drew the resort links with Stan Eby. It is not Portmarnock Golf Club next door, the 1894 course where John Jameson was president.
- Three bedrooms in the original Jameson house opened in 2026 as Jameson Deluxe Rooms, with the old fireplaces and furniture kept among the new fittings.
History
John Jameson III moved to St Marnock's in 1847. After he died in 1881 his son John Jameson IV rebuilt the house from 1895, to a design by Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, at a cost of £12,000, with gate lodges added the next year. The Jameson ship and the motto Sine Metu, without fear, are still on the old entrance. Willie Jameson inherited in 1920. His horse Come Away won the Grand National in 1891, and Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visited in 1907. Willie's widow, the painter Flora Mitchell, sold in 1945, and Thomas Joseph Cullen converted the house into St Marnock's Hotel. The present resort, then Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links, opened in June 1996. The course, by Bernhard Langer with Stan Eby, was renamed the Jameson Golf Links in 2023.
The setting
The resort is on Strand Road at the Velvet Strand in Portmarnock, with the links between the house and the beach. Portmarnock Golf Club, the older course John Jameson helped into life in 1894, is the neighbour, not this fairway. Ireland's Eye and Lambay sit out on the water. Dublin is a short run back down the coast.
Restaurants and bars
- Jameson Bar — Bar
Experiences
- The Indulge Experience — Overnight spa break for two with a bedroom or suite, three-course dinner, Full Irish Breakfast, complimentary parking and a 40-minute spa treatment.
- The Jameson Experience — Guided tour of the Jameson family's historic home, three-course dinner and whiskey tasting in the Jameson Bar, a guest room, and Full Irish Breakfast.
- Ultimate Face and Body Experience — 3-hour head-to-toe treatment with full-body scrub, wrap, heated lava shell massage and Elemis Superfood Facial.
- Couples Day Out — 90-minute full-body signature massage followed by Indian head massage, in different rooms at the same time.
- Half-Day Haven — 90-minute bespoke back massage and personalised facial with advanced light therapy mask.
- Mother to Be — 2-hour face and body treatment with full body maternity massage, offered from the second trimester onwards.
Amenities
- Gift vouchers
- Championship links golf course (Jameson Golf Links)
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