South East Daily Adventure Visitor Guide 2021
A Visitor's Guide to Top Attractions and Experiences in Ireland's South East
A Visitor's Guide to Top Attractions and Experiences in Ireland's South East
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CARLOW<br />
CARLOW<br />
COLLEGE, ST<br />
PATRICK’S<br />
College Street, Carlow<br />
DUCKETT’S GROVE<br />
HISTORIC HOUSE AND WALLED GARDENS<br />
Kneestown, Co. Carlow<br />
Carlow College, St. Patrick’s is<br />
situated in its own grounds on<br />
an eighteenth-century parkland.<br />
Hosting the public Carlow Art<br />
Collection on its ground floors,<br />
Carlow College is one of Ireland’s<br />
finest public buildings located on<br />
magnificent grounds and within<br />
ten metres of VISUAL arts centre.<br />
The art collection was a voluntary<br />
initiative. Artists in the collection<br />
include Bridget Flannery, Hilary<br />
Elmes, Frank O’Meara, Hughie<br />
O’Donoghue, and Victor Zevakin.<br />
www.carlowcollege.ie<br />
Home to the Duckett family from<br />
the 18th to early 20th century and<br />
formerly at the centre of a 20,000<br />
acre estate. Even in ruin, the surviving<br />
towers and turrets of Duckett’s Grove<br />
form a romantic profile. Two Georgian<br />
kitchen gardens form part of the<br />
complex where the old paths have<br />
been revealed and the beds and<br />
borders reinstated.<br />
Woodland walk and large green area<br />
for picnics.<br />
Duckett’s Grove<br />
Kneestown, Co. Carlow<br />
R93 RF80<br />
Tel: 059-913 0411<br />
(Carlow Tourist Office)<br />
www.carlowgardentrail.com<br />
Open:<br />
Open <strong>Daily</strong>, Year-Round<br />
Admission:<br />
Entry Free<br />
Parking:<br />
On-site<br />
HUNTINGTON<br />
CASTLE<br />
Clonegal, Co. Carlow<br />
Huntington Castle<br />
Clonegal,<br />
Co. Carlow<br />
Y21 K237<br />
Tel: 053-937 7160<br />
www.huntingtoncastle.com<br />
Open:<br />
Open <strong>Daily</strong>, May to Sept<br />
Admission:<br />
Rates Apply<br />
Go by our<br />
<strong>Guide</strong>s -<br />
The Best<br />
of Ireland<br />
One of Ireland’s historical gems,<br />
this amazing Castle is still lived in by<br />
descendants of the original builders.<br />
The guided tour (approx 40 mins)<br />
features the world famous Temple of<br />
Isis in the dungeons as well as Castle<br />
rooms and ghost stories. With formal<br />
gardens, an adventure playground,<br />
tearooms and a gift shop, Huntington<br />
Castle is the perfect place for a day<br />
out or stay the night with historic B&B<br />
and self-catering options available.<br />
Parking:<br />
On-site<br />
Glance <strong>Visitor</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>s<br />
cover the Best of Ireland.<br />
Watch out for them<br />
on your travels. OR, read<br />
the guide of interest online.<br />
Visit our Website.<br />
See page 6<br />
Page 12 Map of attractions and entertainments , see page 4
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