Guidebook for Ardattin
Food Scene
Award winning restaurant in our beautiful nearby village, Clonegal. Be sure to book.
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Sha-Roe Bistro
Main StreetAward winning restaurant in our beautiful nearby village, Clonegal. Be sure to book.
Good menu, locally sourced food, and always with a worthwhile vegetarian option.
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Lennons @ Visual
Old Dublin RoadGood menu, locally sourced food, and always with a worthwhile vegetarian option.
This is a bit far afield, you might be thinking, but we recently ate there and it was SO creative and delicious - as well as locally sourced - that we thought it was worth a mention. Tramore is a fun place for a day out with the family with its beach and amusement park, and by car it's about 75 minutes' or so drive. Worth making a full day of it but not impossible!
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20 Queen's StreetThis is a bit far afield, you might be thinking, but we recently ate there and it was SO creative and delicious - as well as locally sourced - that we thought it was worth a mention. Tramore is a fun place for a day out with the family with its beach and amusement park, and by car it's about 75 minutes' or so drive. Worth making a full day of it but not impossible!
A large dining room with some tables and some sofa / coffe table options. Nice for a relaxed meal, though service can be slow. Mount Wolseley is a nice spot to see, in any case, due to its beautifully manicured golf green.
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Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa & Golf Resort
A large dining room with some tables and some sofa / coffe table options. Nice for a relaxed meal, though service can be slow. Mount Wolseley is a nice spot to see, in any case, due to its beautifully manicured golf green.
Neighbourhood Espresso
202 Barrack StOpens at 8am. Nice for light lunches. Exception pecan pie when they have it!
Entertainment & Activities
It's hard to categorise Rathwood. It started as a garden shop at the edge of a farm and grew to a mini-shopping mall! There's a good self-serve cafe for lunch, some high-end shopping, and the Chocolate Factory which sometimes offers chocolate-making activities. Seasonally, Rathwood is well known for its Christmas and Easter trains - you need to book early - great for young children.
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Rathwood
It's hard to categorise Rathwood. It started as a garden shop at the edge of a farm and grew to a mini-shopping mall! There's a good self-serve cafe for lunch, some high-end shopping, and the Chocolate Factory which sometimes offers chocolate-making activities. Seasonally, Rathwood is well known for its Christmas and Easter trains - you need to book early - great for young children.
Small skateboard park in the town. Lots of shopping. The Courtown beach is just a few minutes past Gorey. About 40 minutes' drive so quite easy to do from Ballin Temple.
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Gorey
Small skateboard park in the town. Lots of shopping. The Courtown beach is just a few minutes past Gorey. About 40 minutes' drive so quite easy to do from Ballin Temple.
Artist Elizabeth Cope lives here, and at Halloween, Christmas and during the summer there are festivals and activities for all the family. It's on the way to Kilkenny.
Shankill Castle
Artist Elizabeth Cope lives here, and at Halloween, Christmas and during the summer there are festivals and activities for all the family. It's on the way to Kilkenny.
Sightseeing
It's haunted - so say the family that have occupied this quaint little castle for many generations - since the 1600s. They give tours of the castle which offer some local history. They've opened lovely tea room too, very picturesque. Book for your tour. You can wander the gardens at your leisure without booking but they charge for entry.
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Huntington Castle
It's haunted - so say the family that have occupied this quaint little castle for many generations - since the 1600s. They give tours of the castle which offer some local history. They've opened lovely tea room too, very picturesque. Book for your tour. You can wander the gardens at your leisure without booking but they charge for entry.
Waterford is a lovely little city with a choice of restaurants.
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Waterford City
Waterford is a lovely little city with a choice of restaurants.
This is a really well done heritage centre with buildings constructed in the methods of different eras. Great for a hands-on, interactive look at history, and it doesn't feel like you're learning. Good playground at the end of the tour, on the way up the hill to the Round Tower. Cafe-restaurant is reasonably good value. Otherwise, head to Wexford town 5 minutes further down the road.
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Park tal-Eredità Nazzjonali Irlandiż
This is a really well done heritage centre with buildings constructed in the methods of different eras. Great for a hands-on, interactive look at history, and it doesn't feel like you're learning. Good playground at the end of the tour, on the way up the hill to the Round Tower. Cafe-restaurant is reasonably good value. Otherwise, head to Wexford town 5 minutes further down the road.
Tours are available, restaurant and shop are across the street. High-end Irish craft is on sale, beautiful even if you're just window shopping. A must if you head to Kilkenny! kilkennycastle.ie
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Il-Kastell ta 'Kilkenny
The ParadeTours are available, restaurant and shop are across the street. High-end Irish craft is on sale, beautiful even if you're just window shopping. A must if you head to Kilkenny! kilkennycastle.ie
Drinks & Nightlife
Often live music. A good local pub. Food during the day only.
The Tara Arms Bar & Seasons Restaurant .
Often live music. A good local pub. Food during the day only.
Have you tried O'Hara's beer? We recommend it. Haven't visited the brewery but have heard they do tours and tastings. Cheers!
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Carlow Brewing Company
Royal Oak RoadHave you tried O'Hara's beer? We recommend it. Haven't visited the brewery but have heard they do tours and tastings. Cheers!
This is for a young crew - you've probably outgrown it if your in your late 20s! But it is packed at the weekends. Opens at 11pm, up to €10 cover charge.
The Foundry Nightclub
Tullow StreetThis is for a young crew - you've probably outgrown it if your in your late 20s! But it is packed at the weekends. Opens at 11pm, up to €10 cover charge.
Pub, not bar, buy anyhow, this is our "local", the nearest pub & grub spot, with fairly regular entertainment and a small shop for that emergency milk & bread!
The Ardattin Inn
Pub, not bar, buy anyhow, this is our "local", the nearest pub & grub spot, with fairly regular entertainment and a small shop for that emergency milk & bread!
Parks & Nature
Stunning gardens, pond and walk to the Slaney River. In summer there is a little cafe serving scones, tea, coffee - not really enough for lunch but a nice rest stop. The gardens were developed by Corona North but are now publicly managed, and FREE!
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Ġnien Altamont
Stunning gardens, pond and walk to the Slaney River. In summer there is a little cafe serving scones, tea, coffee - not really enough for lunch but a nice rest stop. The gardens were developed by Corona North but are now publicly managed, and FREE!
Challenging enough for the average adult, hard on little legs. Takes about 45 minutes at a decent walking pace to the top. Little legs can do it too as the path is wide and smooth, but be ready for some requests for a piggy-back.
You go through Bunclody to get there. No facilities at the mountain itself but there's shopping and eating in Bunclody.
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Mount Leinster
Challenging enough for the average adult, hard on little legs. Takes about 45 minutes at a decent walking pace to the top. Little legs can do it too as the path is wide and smooth, but be ready for some requests for a piggy-back.
You go through Bunclody to get there. No facilities at the mountain itself but there's shopping and eating in Bunclody.
Wicklow Way
Arts & Culture
Large open visual arts space, as well as a theatre, so check their listings! The visual arts side is free, theatre charges a fee. Very high standard space, don't miss it! Great cafe downstairs, see "Lennons".
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VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre
Old Dublin RoadLarge open visual arts space, as well as a theatre, so check their listings! The visual arts side is free, theatre charges a fee. Very high standard space, don't miss it! Great cafe downstairs, see "Lennons".
Excellent, innovative programme. Beautiful venue. 50 minutes from the Cottage door.
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Wexford Opera House
Excellent, innovative programme. Beautiful venue. 50 minutes from the Cottage door.
Watergate Theatre
Parliament StreetEssentials
Local business. Not a cheap as the German chains Lidl and Aldi, but cheaper or on par than Tesco. They do free home delivery.
Hickson's SuperValu Tullow
Bridge StreetLocal business. Not a cheap as the German chains Lidl and Aldi, but cheaper or on par than Tesco. They do free home delivery.
There's one in Tullow too - very good value on food. Beats Tesco and SuperValu. German chain. See also Aldi!
Lidl
Tullow RoadThere's one in Tullow too - very good value on food. Beats Tesco and SuperValu. German chain. See also Aldi!