Kylemore Abbey – Abbey & Victorian Walled Gardens

We are Closed

In line with updated public health guidelines, Kylemore Abbey & Gardens will remain closed until we return to level two or one of the Living with Covid Framework.

However, our online shop is OPEN. While you can’t come to Kylemore, bring a little of Kylemore to you. Choose from a wide range of chocolates, soaps, and pottery all handmade in Kylemore. Or perhaps get your fill of the delicious Kylemore Jam.

Please note that pre-Easter shipping is closed and anything ordered after March 30th cannot guarantee pre-Easter arrival.

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Visit the Abbey with its beautifully restored period rooms and fascinating Visitor Experience and learn about its history of tragedy, romance, education, and spirituality. Explore the 6-acre Victorian Walled Garden with its delightfully restored garden buildings, formal flower, vegetable and herb gardens. Discover woodland and lakeshore walks that will take you on a beautiful journey through our 1,000-acre estate. The beautiful neo-Gothic Church is a short walk from the Abbey, nestled nearby is the Mausoleum where Mitchell and Margaret Henry are buried side by side. Children will enjoy making a wish at the Giants Ironing stone, playing in our wild play area and meeting our pigs and Connemara ponies. With great options for dining and shopping, we have all you need for the perfect Connemara day out.

News and Events

Garden blog March 2021

March is well on its way and with it the spring blossoms surrounding us here in the Victorian Walled Garden in Kylemore Abbey. It seems to be a very late spring display this year, recent cold spells kept the plants well in their infancy stage. The Crocuses just finished flowering and our first Tulips, Tulip kaufmanniana, started to lose their petals. The next strong winds will carry them far away. Pic1 Crocus 'King of Striped' beginning March Pic2 Long lines of Daffodil's and Fritillarias in our Ribbon beds at the moment Pic3 Live is starting all over again in our Fernery Springtime also means pollination time for many plants, ...