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Warm Welcome in an Irish Castle Home
Warm Welcome in an Irish Castle Home
Warm Welcome in an Irish Castle Home
Warm Welcome in an Irish Castle Home
Private visit in an Irish Castle Home

Private visit in an Irish Castle Home

By Donal Burke
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$125 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Enjoy a private visit in Brackloon Castle, one of Ireland’s smallest surviving medieval castles still in use as a family home. Experience the relaxed Irish hospitality of the family who live here on an unhurried exclusive visit. We will take you through five floors and five hundred years of history in one building. Join us at the kitchen table and hear the storey of the castle’s turbulent past and it's restoration. As you ascend the narrow spiral stairs discover original defensive features such as the murder hole, gunloops and bartizans. Relax in comfort around the open fireplace in the upper room and enjoy tea and refreshments with your host as you learn about the O'Maddens who built the castle and ruled the surrounding district for hundreds of years. Experience life as lived today in an authentic medieval Irish castle and the features that make this such an unexpectedly cosy and inviting family home.

Activity location

  • Brackloon Castle
    • Clonfert
    • H53 Y8C7, Galway, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Brackloon Castle
    • Cloonkea, County Galway, Ireland

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Warm Welcome in an Irish Castle Home
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
NZ$125.01 x 1 AdultNZ$125.01

Total
Price is NZ$125.01
Until Mon, 25 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedSnacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Comfortable, flat non-slip footwear is needed.
  • Not recommended for young children or travellers with mobility challenges

Activity itinerary

Brackloon Castle
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Enjoy the convivial atmosphere of Brackloon Castle, one of Ireland’s smallest surviving medieval castles still in use as a family home. Rarely open to the public, experience the relaxed Irish hospitality of the family who live here on an unhurried private visit. We will take you through five floors and five hundred years of history in one building. Join us at the kitchen table and hear the storey of the castle’s turbulent past and it's restoration. As you ascend the narrow spiral stairs discover original defensive features such as the murder hole, gunloops and bartizans. Relax in comfort around the open fireplace in the upper room and enjoy tea and refreshments with your host as you learn about the O'Maddens who built the castle and ruled the surrounding district for hundreds of years. Experience life as lived today in an authentic medieval Irish castle and the features that make this such an unexpectedly cosy and inviting family home.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBrackloon Castle
    • Clonfert
    • H53 Y8C7, Galway, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBrackloon Castle
    • Cloonkea, County Galway, Ireland

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