Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden

Kylemore Abbey Estate

Located just over one hour from Galway City, Kylemore Abbey is one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions. Kylemore Castle was built in the late 1800s by Mitchell Henry MP, a wealthy businessman and liberal politician. Inspired by his love for his wife Margaret, and his hopes for his beloved Ireland, Henry created an estate boasting ‘all the innovations of the modern age’. An enlightened landlord and vocal advocate of the Irish people, Henry poured his life’s energy into creating an estate that would showcase what could be achieved in the remote wilds of Connemara. Today Kylemore Abbey is owned and run by the Benedictine community who have been in residence here since 1920.

Come to Kylemore and enjoy the new visitor experience in the Abbey, From Generation to Generation….. the story of Kylemore Abbey. Experience woodland and lakeshore walks, magnificent buildings and Ireland’s largest walled garden. Enjoy wholesome food and delicious home baking in our café or garden tea house. History talks take place three times a day in the Abbey and tours of the walled garden take place throughout the summer. Browse the Kylemore Craft and Design Shop for unique gifts, including Kylemore Abbey pottery and award-winning chocolates handmade by the Benedictine nuns. Discover the beauty, history, and romance of Ireland’s most intriguing estate in the heart of the Connemara countryside.

The Kylemore Kitchen Café

Kylemore Restaurant is renowned for its traditional home-cooked food, which has always been an important part of the traditional Benedictine welcome. From delicious and healthy soups, stews and salads to our famed scones, brown bread and apple pies, there is plenty of choice for you and your family to enjoy a true flavour of Kylemore.

The Kylemore Kitchen is a modern self-service café which maintains the tradition of good food and a warm welcome, which is an important aspect of Benedictine hospitality. We ensure only the highest quality, locally sourced produce is used in the café, ensuring that you get a true flavour of Kylemore.

From a quick coffee stop to a full hot meal, the Kylemore Kitchen Café menu features something for everyone. With a hot buffet serving delicious lunches including vegetarian dishes, a selection of quiches, pasta and fish and traditional favourites such as Irish stew. The Kylemore Kitchen Café id rightly renowned for its delicious homemade soups and award-winning scones and breads.
The Kylemore Kitchen Café is open 7 days, from 10am to 5:30pm.

 

The Garden Tea House at Kylemore Abbey

The Garden Tea House is located beside Kylemore Abbey’s 6-acre Victorian Walled Garden.

This is the go-to spot for takeaway sweet treats or a refreshing brew after your exploration of the woodland estate. This sunlit building is a delightful place to enjoy the best of home baking or a herbal tea made from herbs collected next door in the Walled Garden.

Children can colour and read storybooks while you relax and catch up on postcard writing!

The views from the Tea House are spectacular, with an uninterrupted panorama of the Connemara National Park and a view across our Connemara Pony Paddock so you can watch the mares and foals frolicking in the Connemara countryside. Outside the tea house there are picnic benches for adults and a wild play area for your children’s enjoyment.

Don’t miss a visit to the tea house as part of your special day out.

An entrance ticket to the Kylemore estate is required.

The Garden Tea House is open 7 days – 11am to 4pm