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museum located in a 350-year-old thatched cottage. There is a fabulous
outdoor playground, lots of picnic areas, coffee shop and gift shop. The Welcome to...
farm is suitable for all ages and offers a unique look at rural life as well
as a relaxing day out in the countryside. This farm was home Dinny,
Hillview
Miley and Biddy Byrne in the popular TV series Glenroe for many years.
Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse
KILTEGAN
Humewood Castle in Kiltegan is best known as the place where the
famous Wicklow rebel leader Michael Dwyer surrendered in 1803. It is
a pretty village in a tranquil setting, between Baltinglass and Rathvilly. Brocka, Kiltegan, Co Wicklow
Tel: 059 647 3248 • Email:
rosemary@oceanfree.net
guestrooms accommodation Family run working dairy farm, in a very peaceful
Hillview B&B Farmhouse, Brockna, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow. Tel: (059)
setting with Panoramic views in all directions.
647 3248. Come and visit our working dairy farm with breathtaking Only one hour from Dublin via M50 from airport and N81
views in all directions. Sample our home cooking and choose your Home Cooking with Tea on arrival
breakfast from our extensive menu. We are only an hour from Dublin
via the M50 and N81 to Blessington and on to Baltinglass. Tea and
coffee await you on arrival. Safe private parking. Local taxi service will
bring you to sample the delights to eat and drink at the local
restaurants that Baltinglass has to offer. Lots of places to visit within
Georgian House built 1777,
birthplace and home of Charles
easy driving distance for shopping and sightseeing. Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) set in
a magnificent forest park of over
500 acres. Visit the House, relax
LARAGH with morning coffee or a light
lunch in The Kitchen Café. Enjoy
Laragh lies at the junction of several large Wicklow valleys and many
the River Walk or one of the many
scenic roads meet here, including the road to Glendalough. It is a
signposted walks. Other facilities
include a children’s play area,
pleasant village with the Glenmacnass River running through it and orienteering course and picnic
the Avonmore River running just south of here under the Rathdrum
benches. Large car/coach park.
Road. Laragh is also part of the Wicklow Way.
Ideal for all the Family.
Where History
Groups and Walkers welcome.
and Beauty blend ...dining dining & entertainment
The Wicklow Heather Restaurant, Laragh, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow.
Co. Wicklow
Tel: (0404) 45157. Established over 40 years this restaurant offers an
Open Mid-March – October
Well worth a visit…
‘olde world’ atmosphere with many antique and interesting pieces from
Tel: (0404) 46111/ Fax: (0404) 46333
www.coillte.ie
bygone days of Ireland for your enjoyment. Our family run restaurant
offers a blend of traditional and European cuisine including Wicklow
lamb wild venison and quality Irish beef. Excellent selection of fresh fish
daily. Our kitchen prides itself on blending modern and traditional cuisine
for our menus. Our extensive wine list features traditional wines and also
a range of exciting new world wines, offering the perfect compliment to
your meal. Conclude your enlightening Glendalough experience in the
pleasing surroundings of the Wicklow Heather Restaurant.
MACREDDIN
The famous St. Kevin discovered Macreddin when he arrived in the
Wicklow Heather
Glendalough/Macreddin district to establish his 5th century monastery
Restaurant
and discovered a chief named Credin had already taken up residence.
Laragh, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
The village slowly slipped into decline in the late 19th century. In Tel: (0404) 45157
1999 Macreddin was re-created with the opening of the Brook Lodge
Hotel and the establishment of an equestrian centre, health spa, pub,
Enjoy a truly superb gourmet and affordable meal
restaurant, brewery and gourmet and craft shops.
in the olde world surroundings of the Wicklow
Heather, a unique and family run restaurant on
NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY
the gateway to Glendalough.
Tied only with Castletownberehaven in West Cork for having the
‘Fine Dining in the heart of Wicklow’
longest place name in Ireland, Newtownmountkennedy was named
after the prominent 16th century Dublin merchant family, the
Choose from our extensive a la carte lunch,
dinner and light snack menus freshly prepared
Kennedys. The village is situated on the edge of the Mount Kennedy
from local produce.
Estate, which was owned by the Gun-Cunninghame family from 1773
until 1832 when Robert Gun-Cunninghame donated the site for the
building of St. Matthew’s Church and School. In 1853 it was one of Treat yourself to an espresso while browsing
the largest schools in the county. The school closed in 1940 but now through the Irish writer’s room, adjacent to the main
houses Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy, a retail shop and café.
dining area, where an eclectic array of works from
Newtownmountkennedy is a great spot to catch a round of golf, horse
Yeat’s , Joyce and the contemporary writings of
riding, fishing or a simple hike in the natural surroundings.
Seamus Heaney and others await you.
RATHDRUM
Rathdrum is an attractive town about 10km south west of Rathnew
along the R752, and is a favoured location for the Irish film industry.
The town is pitched high on the western side of the beautiful
Avonmore valley. The Avonmore River itself flows through the Vale of
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