Garden Getaways

Here we highlight a selection of beautiful Irish hotels that offer gardens to explore on the premises or nearby this summer.

The Sky's The Limit at Liss Ard Estate

From €230 B&B based on two people sharing

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A stay in Liss Ard Estate, outside Skibbereen in West Cork, is an opportunity to overdose on the sensory from land to sea to sky. A place where good local food, great music, cosy and comfortable surroundings, lush forests with velvet moss underfoot and broad shining lakes are the sensational surround-sound setting for your next getaway. Liss Ard Estate is peacefully set among 163 acres of untouched nature, manicured gardens and a 40-acre private lake.

Renowned American artist James Turrell's only Irish installation, The Sky Garden at Liss Ard Estate is a deep green bowl of grass open to the sky, designed to be a naked-eye observatory on a grand and dramatic scale. The West Cork sky is the subject here, and this extraordinary crater has been exquisitely designed to make sure there is nothing to distract you from the perfect view, straight up over your head - a truly unforgettable experience.

Coming up Roses at Clontarf Castle

Summer Reign experience from €259 for two people sharing 

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This unique 12th-century castle hotel is perfectly located in leafy Clontarf, moments from the seaside village that overlooks Dublin Bay and just 10 minutes from the many attractions in the city centre. St. Anne's Park is a short distance from the hotel and provides acres of parkland with pitches, tennis courts, a café, gorgeous Saturday markets and stunning rose gardens.