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Kinnitty Castle Hotel

An impressive Gothic Revival castle offering rural acitivites and views in Midlands Ireland
Birr
Co Offaly
Ireland

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Kinnitty Castle Hotel is situated in the picture-perfect village of Kinnitty, County Offaly, and offers 37 stylish rooms.  Set against a backdrop of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, the Gothic Revival castle is in Ireland’s only designated ‘Environment Park’, sitting centre stage in an impressive 650 acres of rural parkland – including 60 acres of gardens, unspoiled forests and rustic walks.

The Castle has a long and turbulent histroy. Dating from 1209, the Castle was destroyed and rebuilt not once but twice but yet retains its original character and charm. The Castle even has has its own ghost - a monk no less!

Kinnitty Castle Hotel is situated just 90 minutes from Dublin and even less from Limerick & Galway and is an ideal resting point for potential journeys west or southwards. An exceptional place for lovers of excellent food and the call of the wild, it has a unique character that can suitably be described as ‘Olde Worlde’.

There is a tennis court, and possibility to go shooting and the hotel has many walks and loops around it.  You can book a walking guide, horseriding, clay pigeon shooting on their website at time of booking.  From 2012 the Gate Lodge Spa will be open.  There are golf courses and fishing opportunities nearby.

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Room Types:

  • Double Ensuite

Budget:

  • Low < £85
  • Medium £85-£220


Nearest Airport: Galway


Facilities:

  • Car parking
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Family friendly
  • Pets Welcome
  • Extra Activities
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Categories:
Castles & Palaces
Rural Retreat
Unusual Hotels




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