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West Cork Gardens

Whether you aspire to beautifully manicured borders or enjoy a wander through wild woodland; whether you like to know the name of every exotic shrub or are content to gaze wordlessly at a native wild-flower meadow, there’s a garden in West Cork which will inform and inspire you. These oases of tranquillity are bathed in the balm of the Gulf Stream which encourages the luxuriant sub-tropical growth of a kind more usually associated with much lower latitudes.

The gardens are wonderful and diverse, healing and tranquil, exciting and unmissable.  So, don’t just rush in and out, stay overnight and take the time to smell the roses. Trust us a few days in the gardens of West Cork, and you’ll be in garden heaven.  Each garden is uniquely beautiful and each has its own story to tell. Come with us as we take a stroll through some of these glorious gardens.

Our gardens are wonderfully diverse, with something to suit everyone and here is just a selection...

Our gardens are wonderfully diverse, with something to suit everyone and here is just a selection...

Durrus
Ballycommane House Garden
Garden in West Cork with a huge variety of plants +3532762799Durrus
Glengarriff
Bamboo Park
Uunique exotic garden in one of the most attractive areas of Ireland +3532763007Glengarriff
Bantry
Bantry House and Gardens
Bantry House was bought by the White family in 1730 and was enlarged.. +3532750047Bantry
Durrus
Carraig Abhainn Gardens
Beautiful unspoilt garden in the heart of Durrus +353876392477Durrus
Skibbereen
Drishane House Gardens
Historic Georgian Family house and Gardens set next to the Atlantic +3532836126Skibbereen
Clonakilty
Fernhill House Gardens
Grand open form garden with fountains, pergolas, bridges and lots more +353238833258Clonakilty
Glengarriff
Garnish Island
Lush island garden paradise a short distance from the shore in Glengarriff +353Glengarriff
Clonakilty
Glenview Gardens & Hobbit House
This beautiful three acre garden is full of surprises with amazing designs. +353238847230Clonakilty
Baltimore
Inishbeg Estate Gardens & Pirate Trail
40 hectares of natural woodland and an exciting pirate trail for kids +3532821745Baltimore
Glengarriff
Kilravock Gardens
A moody Robinsonian-style coastal garden Glengarriff
Bandon
Kinelea Gardens
Beautiful mature garden located within the Bandon River valley. +353214775406Bandon
Skibbereen
Liss Ard Gardens & Sky Garden Crater
Amazing large scale visual art in the form of a man made crater +3532840000Skibbereen
Glengarriff
The Ewe Experience
A unique combination of nature, science, art, narrative, poetry and humour +3532763840Glengarriff
Glengarriff
The Garden of Re-Imagination: Tour & Feast Experience
Discover a Willy Wonka edible paradise on a 2 hour Taste Tour.. +353897081099Glengarriff
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