Kylemore Abbey – Abbey & Victorian Walled Gardens

From July 3rd, we once again opened the gates at Kylemore and welcome back visitors and friends to the 1,000-acre estate.

There has been changes to every part of everyone’s lives, Kylemore is no different. But we have made every effort to ensure that a visit to Kylemore is a safe, enjoyable, and uninhibited experience.

We are so grateful for the support and generosity shown to us down through the years and in the last few months in particular, and thank you for adherence to and consideration of the new guidelines we are implementing.

We are just delighted to be sharing this wonderful experience with you all again.

We strongly encourage those planning to visit Kylemore to prebook your ticket online here.

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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.

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Garden Blog July 2020

Welcome back to our mid-summer Garden Blog of the Victorian Walled Garden here in Kylemore Abbey. July is nearly over and we are in full swing of typical high-season garden work like planting, maintaining and harvesting of Vegetables and managing the Formal Flower Garden including the Herb Garden, the Rockery, the Cut flowers or the Fern garden. Our first vegetable sale went successful and our staff working here in Kylemore in all the different departments are happy to purchase fresh greens from the Walled Garden. All proceeds will go to the Hospice in Galway like in recent years. Cabbages, potatoes, peas, kales, leaf beets, spring onions and onions are all part of the mixed ...