A Short Drive Away
A wealth of fascinating visitor attractions within County Kilkenny.
St. Mary’s Church, Gowran (15kms)
This collegiate church was built in the late 13th century on the site of an earlier monastery.
Dunmore Cave (15kms)
Discover the Viking invasion in Kilkenny by exploring this unique series of chambers formed over millions of years.
Kells Priory (15kms)
Ireland’s largest enclosed ecclesiastical site founded in c. 1193 by Geoffrey FitzRobert, a household knight and trusted companion of William Marshal.
Jerpoint Park (19kms)
The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint was founded by either Earl Marshall or Griffin Fitzwilliam in 12th century, just west of the Cistercian Abbey.
Jerpoint Abbey (20kms)
An outstanding Cistercian abbey founded in the second half of the 12th century.
Castlecomer Discovery Park (24kms)
Castlecomer Discovery Park is a beautiful 80-acre woodland park including a tree top adventure walk, climbing wall, woodland trails, zipline and octagon, canoeing, archery along with the Coal Mining Museum.
Woodstock Gardens & Arboretum (26kms)
The restored Victorian gardens and arboretum at Woodstock are one of the Irelands finest.