Kylemore Abbey – Abbey & Victorian Walled Gardens

**In line with Government guidelines, Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Gardens has taken the precautionary measure to close from 6pm today Thursday March 12th until further notice.**

All online tickets purchased for the dates closed will be honoured at a later date or refunded, please contact bookings@kylemoreabbey.com for details.

Please continue to check the website regularly for updates.

We look forward to welcoming you all back to the estate soon…

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 May 2020

Welcome back to the May edition of my monthly garden blog from behind the walls of the Victorian Walled Garden here in Kylemore Abbey & Garden. Experiencing the driest April ever, well at least in the last 20 years, with only 31.4 ml of rain, we were able to get a good head start on the summer planting of the flower and vegetable garden. It is essential to water the trays with seedlings before planting out and also to have the automatic sprinklers on during dry spells. If not watered regularly during these conditions, the newly planted, young plants like Lettuce will bold or annual bedding plants will set flowers too early in order to produce seeds. This symptom is due to an ...