Guidebook for The Pottle
Food Scene
In nearby village Clonegal, this award-winning restaurant serves good food in a house. Owners are Swiss & Irish (the chef), very helpful. We've been many times.
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Sha-Roe Bistro
Main StreetIn nearby village Clonegal, this award-winning restaurant serves good food in a house. Owners are Swiss & Irish (the chef), very helpful. We've been many times.
Excellent food, including top-notch vegetarian options. All locally sourced. Especially good coffee. Good wine list.
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Lennons @ Visual
Old Dublin RoadExcellent food, including top-notch vegetarian options. All locally sourced. Especially good coffee. Good wine list.
Sightseeing
Tours of the castle give a unique perspective on local history. Plus, it's haunted! And there are well-groomed gardens to roam, and a very cute coffee shop.
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Huntington Castle & Gardens
Tours of the castle give a unique perspective on local history. Plus, it's haunted! And there are well-groomed gardens to roam, and a very cute coffee shop.
Some of the most beautful gardens in Ireland are right near us - Altamont is a jewel of an estate, cultivated by Corona North, now with a coffee shop and garden centre. 10 minutes' drive.
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Altamont Gardens
Some of the most beautful gardens in Ireland are right near us - Altamont is a jewel of an estate, cultivated by Corona North, now with a coffee shop and garden centre. 10 minutes' drive.
The Butler family history goes back to the Ormonde's of Kilkenny. Tours are available, restaurant and shop are across the street. A must if you head to Kilkenny! kilkennycastle.ie
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Schloss Kilkenny
The ParadeThe Butler family history goes back to the Ormonde's of Kilkenny. Tours are available, restaurant and shop are across the street. A must if you head to Kilkenny! kilkennycastle.ie
Arts & Culture
International-standard visual arts displays and a theatre for comedy, dance and drama. Programme on visualcarlow.ie. Downstairs, Lennon's Cafe serves excellent coffee & delicious locally sourced food.
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VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre
Old Dublin RoadInternational-standard visual arts displays and a theatre for comedy, dance and drama. Programme on visualcarlow.ie. Downstairs, Lennon's Cafe serves excellent coffee & delicious locally sourced food.
Artist Elizabeth Cope lives here, and at Halloween, Christmas and summer there are festivals and activities for all the family. It's on the way to Kilkenny.
Shankill Castle
Artist Elizabeth Cope lives here, and at Halloween, Christmas and summer there are festivals and activities for all the family. It's on the way to Kilkenny.
High standard visual arts space. Well curated, featuring Irish artists and a huge variety of mediums, from sculpture to stories told through different media to drawing, painting, photography, sound, filmography, etc! Installations usually run for about 3 months and take a couple of weeks to change over, so check before you go. Entry is FREE.
In the same complex is the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. Enjoy plays, comedy, dance, arthouse films, dance and more. Booking ahead is a good idea but not usually essential. www.visualcarlow.ie
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VISUAL Carlow
Old Dublin RoadHigh standard visual arts space. Well curated, featuring Irish artists and a huge variety of mediums, from sculpture to stories told through different media to drawing, painting, photography, sound, filmography, etc! Installations usually run for about 3 months and take a couple of weeks to change over, so check before you go. Entry is FREE.
In the same complex is the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. Enjoy plays, comedy, dance, arthouse films, dance and more. Booking ahead is a good idea but not usually essential. www.visualcarlow.ie
Everything Else
Day passes are available! There's a restaurant and a cafe/pub at this Tullow venue, 10 minutes drive from Ballin Temple.
Mount Wolseley Golf Club
Day passes are available! There's a restaurant and a cafe/pub at this Tullow venue, 10 minutes drive from Ballin Temple.
Historic building, lovely gardens, great Christmas fair, wonderul tearoom.
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Duckett's Grove
Historic building, lovely gardens, great Christmas fair, wonderul tearoom.
Excellent, innovative programme. Beautiful venue. 50 minutes from the Cottage door.
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Nationaloper
High StreetExcellent, innovative programme. Beautiful venue. 50 minutes from the Cottage door.
O'Hara's ales and lagers are tasty and are made right near us, in Bagnelstown. Tours and tastings offered. While you're there, Bagnelstown is part of the Barrow Way walk.
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Carlow Brewing Company
Royal Oak RoadO'Hara's ales and lagers are tasty and are made right near us, in Bagnelstown. Tours and tastings offered. While you're there, Bagnelstown is part of the Barrow Way walk.
Our nascent Nature Club exists to encourage people to treasure nature. Enjoy walking the woods and Slaney river beat. Ask us about fly fishing (salmon & trout). More info on ballintemple.com
Ballintemple
Our nascent Nature Club exists to encourage people to treasure nature. Enjoy walking the woods and Slaney river beat. Ask us about fly fishing (salmon & trout). More info on ballintemple.com
Drinks & Nightlife
Tullow pub with breakfast, lunch and supper, and usually live weekend entertainment.
The Tara Arms Bar & Seasons Restaurant .
Tullow pub with breakfast, lunch and supper, and usually live weekend entertainment.
This must be one of the most vibrant places in Carlow. Book ahead - they're extremely busy all the time. Excellent menu, and you spill out onto the street very near Visual or Tullow Street's bars...:)
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Mimosa Bar de Tapas
College StreetThis must be one of the most vibrant places in Carlow. Book ahead - they're extremely busy all the time. Excellent menu, and you spill out onto the street very near Visual or Tullow Street's bars...:)