You won’t find a warmer welcome in Ireland or a better location for your next getaway. Carlow is a place where breath-taking scenery, outdoor adventures, fabulous food and culture combine to create unforgettable experiences.
Discover the timeless and unspoiled Carlow landscape. Picturesque villages, meandering rivers, rolling hills combined with the colourful tales of our people, past and present. Explore our rich heritage and vibrant present. Feel inspired. Feel charmed. Feel free. Wander off the Track and uncover a world of hidden gems in Carlow
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Christmas in Carlow 2024
Get into the festive spirit and make this Christmas truly special with a holiday break to Carlow! Carlow is brimming with holiday magic, offering a wonderful lineup of events and activities that the whole family can enjoy.
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✨The annual Snowdrop Gala – Celebrating Snowdrops and Other Spring Treasures – at Ballykealey House, Ballon on Saturday January 25th, 2025, celebrates its 14th anniversary this year and has become a firm favourite with lovers and enthusiasts of this special flower.
This year’s programme features lectures by Keith Wiley (UK), author, and owner and creator of Wildside, Devon, who talks on “Wildside – Gardening on a Different Plane”. Callum Hallstead (Scotland), senior gardener at Cambo Gardens and curator of a national collection of snowdrops at Cambo promises a fascinating talk on “Life After Snowdrops – Celebrating the Snowdrop at Cambo and Knowing How to Move on”. Tickets include morning tea and afternoon tea, lunch, lectures and plant sales at Altamont plus a tour of the snowdrop collection at Altamont Gardens.
Following lunch, the afternoon includes a full guided tour of Altamont Gardens and a Specialist Plants Sale in Altamont Plant Sales featuring snowdrops from Altamont Plants with Avon Bulbs Collection, Cold Blow Nursery (Claire Beumer), Assumpta Broomfield, Rosabell Plant Supports and Esker Farm Daffodils (Dave and Joules Hardy).
Early bird tickets available until January 10th at €120. Tickets purchased after 10th are €130
(Please note, the final date for ticket sales is January 17th, 2025).
Tickets include morning tea & afternoon tea, lunch, lectures, and plant sales at Altamont, plus, a tour of the snowdrop collection at Altamont Gardens.
-Payments by PayPal via sales@altamontplants.com.
-For online tickets, visit: altamontplants.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
-Credit Card- contact Robert Miller on 087-9822135 (if no reply, please leave a voice message with name and number).
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Plan a visit to VISUAL Carlow and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre where people, art and ideas meet.
Explore this exciting arts centre in the heart of Carlow Town. Engage with artworks by national and international artists in Ireland’s largest and most spectacular space for art. Discover the extraordinary ways that art can amuse, inform, connect and delight. The exhibitions are always free to enter and there is always a free interactive installation open for all ages! There’s something for everyone with lots of activities to enjoy; family art workshops, talks, workshops, tours, plus a 320-seat theatre with a packed programme of drama, film, dance, music and comedy.
Visit www.visualcarlow.ie to see the full line-up of exciting events happening in 2025.
Lennons is a casual and award-winning contemporary Irish restaurant located at the VISUAL Arts Centre in the fabulous town-centre surroundings of Carlow College. The setting is magnificent, with a full wall-to-wall floor-to-ceiling window allowing full views of Carlow Cathedral and Carlow College and a beautiful outside eating space. Lennon’s is a restaurant committed to providing great food produced with passion and attention to detail with meticulous sourcing from local and regional suppliers. Menus change with the seasons and Head Chef Igor Buturla is creative in delivering beautiful and tasty dishes using the best ingredients of the south-east.
For more info visit: www.lennons.ie
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