Guidebook for Aughrim
Parks & Nature
An ancient monastic settlement and two lakes beneath the sheer cliffs of a deep valley, carved by glaciers during the Ice Age. Set in the midst of the National Park, consisting of 20,000 hectares of incredible walking.
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Katedra w Glendalough
An ancient monastic settlement and two lakes beneath the sheer cliffs of a deep valley, carved by glaciers during the Ice Age. Set in the midst of the National Park, consisting of 20,000 hectares of incredible walking.
Incredibly beautiful garden, snowdrop season is one of the best times to visit Altamont.
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Ogrody Altamont
Incredibly beautiful garden, snowdrop season is one of the best times to visit Altamont.
Avondale House was the birthplace of Charles Stuart Parnell (Aghavannagh Barracks was his shooting lodge) You can visit and the beautiful Georgian house and walk in the 500 acre forest park. There are very beautiful walks along the river.
Avondale House
Avondale House was the birthplace of Charles Stuart Parnell (Aghavannagh Barracks was his shooting lodge) You can visit and the beautiful Georgian house and walk in the 500 acre forest park. There are very beautiful walks along the river.
Food Scene
The only certified organic restaurant in Ireland. It also has a very good Italian restaurant for a more laid back meal. Booking is essential. 15 minutes drive from us.
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BrookLodge & Macreddin Village
The only certified organic restaurant in Ireland. It also has a very good Italian restaurant for a more laid back meal. Booking is essential. 15 minutes drive from us.
Good pub food with wonderful friendly staff. Always a turf fire and live Irish music on the weekends (seasonally) We are just ten minutes drive over the hill from Glenmalure.
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The Glenmalure Lodge
Wicklow WayGood pub food with wonderful friendly staff. Always a turf fire and live Irish music on the weekends (seasonally) We are just ten minutes drive over the hill from Glenmalure.
With a Sri Lankan chef, The Grainstore in Aughrim is an excellent spot for an evening meal. The menu is a mixture of ethnic and local dishes. 10 - 15 minutes drive from us.
The Grainstore Restaurant
Main StreetWith a Sri Lankan chef, The Grainstore in Aughrim is an excellent spot for an evening meal. The menu is a mixture of ethnic and local dishes. 10 - 15 minutes drive from us.
Good food and friendly service about twenty minutes drive from us. About 20 minutes drive from Aghavannagh.
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Bates
3 Market SquareGood food and friendly service about twenty minutes drive from us. About 20 minutes drive from Aghavannagh.
An excellent place for lunch. Delicious food and very good service. we are 35 - 40 minutes drive from the Ballymore Inn.
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The Ballymore Inn
Main StreetAn excellent place for lunch. Delicious food and very good service. we are 35 - 40 minutes drive from the Ballymore Inn.
The Happy Pear has become an iconic place in Ireland due to its friendly service and wonderful healthy vegetarian food. This place is definitely worth a visit coming to or from Dublin. Breakfast, lunch or tea you are bound to get a delicious treat. We are 45 minutes drive from the Happy pear, worth stopping either coming from Dublin or heading back there.
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The Happy Pear
Church RoadThe Happy Pear has become an iconic place in Ireland due to its friendly service and wonderful healthy vegetarian food. This place is definitely worth a visit coming to or from Dublin. Breakfast, lunch or tea you are bound to get a delicious treat. We are 45 minutes drive from the Happy pear, worth stopping either coming from Dublin or heading back there.
Superb food in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I would highly recommend a visit to Sha Roe Bistro. Booking is essential. We are about 40 minutes drive from there.
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Sha-Roe Bistro
Main StreetSuperb food in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I would highly recommend a visit to Sha Roe Bistro. Booking is essential. We are about 40 minutes drive from there.
The Fern Tree restaurant in Avoca is a really lovely spot to stop at on your way here from Dublin. They have a delicious lunch and dinner menu with excellent vegetarian choices. You can also just drop in for tea or coffee. Booking is essential at the weekend.
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Avoca
The Fern Tree restaurant in Avoca is a really lovely spot to stop at on your way here from Dublin. They have a delicious lunch and dinner menu with excellent vegetarian choices. You can also just drop in for tea or coffee. Booking is essential at the weekend.
Sightseeing
Planted during the 19th century by Thomas Acton in association with the curators of the National Botanic Gardens. An avenue of rhododendrons and Irish yew runs from the rear of the house, surrounded by glades of southern hemisphere conifers and many other rhododendron and azalea species. Admission is free and there is a cafe on site.
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Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens
Planted during the 19th century by Thomas Acton in association with the curators of the National Botanic Gardens. An avenue of rhododendrons and Irish yew runs from the rear of the house, surrounded by glades of southern hemisphere conifers and many other rhododendron and azalea species. Admission is free and there is a cafe on site.
Voted the top Irish Garden by Gardener's World Monty Don. Mount Usher is a Robinsonian garden dating from approx 1860. Water forms an essential part of the scenery with a suspension bridge and streams flowing through the garden. This is a beautiful place for a walk and also for an excellent lunch in the Avoca Cafe.
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Mount Usher Gardens
Voted the top Irish Garden by Gardener's World Monty Don. Mount Usher is a Robinsonian garden dating from approx 1860. Water forms an essential part of the scenery with a suspension bridge and streams flowing through the garden. This is a beautiful place for a walk and also for an excellent lunch in the Avoca Cafe.
Russborough is located close to the Blessington lakes and was built in 1741. It is nestled in a spectacular natural surrounding. No other house in Ireland can rival the Palladian architecture. Explore the grounds and see some of the Sir Alfred Best art collection. Playground and maze open all season. House open daily from March 17th.
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Russborough House & Parklands
Russborough is located close to the Blessington lakes and was built in 1741. It is nestled in a spectacular natural surrounding. No other house in Ireland can rival the Palladian architecture. Explore the grounds and see some of the Sir Alfred Best art collection. Playground and maze open all season. House open daily from March 17th.
One of the world's great gardens. Powerscourt is a blend of formal gardens, sweeping terraces, statuary and ornamental lakes together with secret hollows, rambling walks and hundreds of varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers.
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Powerscourt Golf Club
One of the world's great gardens. Powerscourt is a blend of formal gardens, sweeping terraces, statuary and ornamental lakes together with secret hollows, rambling walks and hundreds of varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers.
Arts & Culture
Different things are on every week from live music to plays to screenings of interesting films. Look them up for an up to date calendar.
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The Courthouse
Dwyer SquareDifferent things are on every week from live music to plays to screenings of interesting films. Look them up for an up to date calendar.
Shopping
Kildare Village is a great place to go shopping. It has lots of shops for the discerning customer. Also a very good Italian restaurant for a snack or lunch.
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Kildare Village
Kildare Village is a great place to go shopping. It has lots of shops for the discerning customer. Also a very good Italian restaurant for a snack or lunch.
Avoca shop is a wonderful place to stop for a spot of shopping. Selling beautiful woollen blankets and choice clothes, they have a bit of everything to suit everyones needs.
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Avoca
Avoca shop is a wonderful place to stop for a spot of shopping. Selling beautiful woollen blankets and choice clothes, they have a bit of everything to suit everyones needs.
Wonderful for woollen blankets, scarves and many other things with a contemporary feel.
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Avoca Handweavers
Wonderful for woollen blankets, scarves and many other things with a contemporary feel.
Getting Around
Rathdrum
There are two trains to Dublin every day from Rathdrum.
Entertainment & Activities
The large 7 foot tall hedge maze was planted in 1988 and a stream through it to a pond in the centre. Three traditional farming museums present exhibits from a time of hand made crafts and horse drawn farm machinery going back over 200 years.
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Greenan Maze
The large 7 foot tall hedge maze was planted in 1988 and a stream through it to a pond in the centre. Three traditional farming museums present exhibits from a time of hand made crafts and horse drawn farm machinery going back over 200 years.