Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus worldwide, and in the interest of public safety and the wellbeing of tour participants, we have cancelled the April, 2020 tour. The tour scheduled for the end of May is looking very doubtful but we will keep updates on the website. Thanks to all our tour participants for your understanding in this unprecedented emergency.
Explore the Emerald Isle with us
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Come with us and see beautiful gardens of Ireland and wonderful landscapes on our tours as well as enjoying the unique culture and history of the magical Emerald Isle.
The gardens of Ireland will entrance you with their beauty, variety and lushness, born of a mild temperate climate and plentiful rainfall. From small, intimate, privately owned gardens such as Patthana in Co. Wicklow, to large state-run gardens such as Powerscourt in Co. Wicklow, impressive in their scale, you are sure to enjoy the variety on offer with any of our tours. |
There are historically significant gardens in Ireland such as Killruddery in Co. Wicklow, those dedicated to organic produce and food such as the charming Burtown House in Co. Kildare and others with unique features such as Kilfane Glen in Co. Kilkenny.
Our tours specialise in small groups (maximum 12 people) focusing on visiting varied gardens in Ireland, staying in unique and often historic accommodation, enjoying local produce and providing an authentic Irish experience. |
Our Tours
Enjoy tours with ‘Garden Tours of Ireland’ from May to September during the Irish spring, summer and early autumn.
Gardens in the ‘Garden of Ireland’ and the Sunny South-East
On Monday, 27th April to Friday 1st May 2020.
We will collect you, on Monday, from your Dublin hotel and proceed to Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford, Co.Wicklow (1) and have lunch here at the ever-popular Avoca restaurant. Then we visit the Kilmacurragh National Botanic Garden, Co. Wicklow, (2) and carry on to Hunters Hotel, Rathnew, Co.Wicklow (3) where we will overnight and have dinner. On Tuesday morning we travel to the famous Powerscourt Gardens, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow (4) where we will have a tour and lunch. We'll then proceed to Kilruddery House & Gardens, Bray, Co.Wicklow (5) and later return to Hunters Hotel for dinner and overnight. Wednesday morning we head to The Bay Garden, Camolin, Co. Wexford (6) and from there we travel to Colclough Walled Garden (7) and Tintern Abbey, Hook Peninsula, Co. Wexford. for lunch and a tour of the Abbey. We then travel to Kilmokea House (8) for dinner and overnight. Mount Congreve Gardens, Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford (9) is our first stop on Thursday and then back to Kilmokea House & Gardens for lunch in the Conservatory café and explore the gardens, the woodland walks along with dinner here and overnight. Friday sees us in Huntingbrook Gardens (10) and then to June Blake’s garden (11) where we will lunch in the café and then return to Dublin mid afternoon for drop off to Hotels. (1) = locations on map below 
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Gardens in Ireland’s Ancient Midlands
Monday, 25th to Friday 30th May 2020
On Monday we collect you from your hotel in Dublin and then go to visit Clonohill Garden (1), Coolrain, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Then we visit Roundwood House (2), Mountrath, Co. Laois and stay overnight here. On Tuesday we depart for a visit to Heywood Gardens (3), Ballinakill, Co. Laois and have lunch in Abbeyleix then we tour Fruitlawn Garden (4) in Abbeyleix. We return to Roundwood House for dinner and overnight stay. The next day we visit Ballintubbert Garden (5), Stradbally, Co. Laois and have lunch at Tynan’s Restaurant, The Storeyard, Portlaoise. Our next visit is to Castle Durrow (6), Durrow, Co. Laois. And then to Step House (7), Borris, Co. Carlow where we stay and dine for the next two nights. On Thursday we call to Borris House and Gardens (8), Borris, Co. Carlow and go for lunch in Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny after which we visit Woodstock Garden (9), Inistioge, Co.Kilkenny. On Friday 29th May, our last day, we call to Burtown House And Gardens (10), Ballytore, Athy, Co. Kildare for a tour and lunch, after which we depart for Dublin. (1) = locations on map below 
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