Weekend in Tullow

mud

Hello.

Some friends and I are spending a weekend in Mt Wolesley soon so I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips on stuff to do in the area.

I'd love some pub and restaurant recommendations.

Really looking forward to it!

Personally I'd like to go and see the stone at Ardristan but I fear I am in a minority of one

Thanks.

Mr E

I'm not too familiar with Tullow, but you're 20 minutes away from Sha-Roe in Clonegal - easily one of the best restaurants in Co. Carlow.

https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g199125-d1797952-Reviews-Sha_Roe_Bistro-Carlow_County_Carlow.html

Need to book in advance though!

byhookorbycrook

I feel your pain, I only succeed in dragging friends along on historical trips by adding pubs to the mix!

From what direction will you be travelling?

By the "stone in Ardristan" I presume you mean http://www.megalithicireland.com/Ardristan.htm
and not Cloch A Phoill? a few hundred yards further up the road http://www.megalithicireland.com/Cloch%20an%20Phoill.htm
Both are on the same side of the road- it's the Bunclody road out of Tullow.

Altamont Gardens are also out that way.If you go to Sha Ro, you should try to get into Osbornes Pub , it's worth a look.
Likewise, even if you don't get to Sha Ro, Huntingdon castle , which featured on "Lords and Ladles" recently might appeal, especially if it's too wet to do some of the other places below.

Is it just stones that appeal to you? Plenty more historical sites/sights in the area. You could drop the nay-sayers at Rathwood where they can do lunch, shop, do the woodland walks and you can have a ramble around the huge hill fort nearby called Rathgall or as the locals call it, the "Ring of the Ra' "

https://www.rathwood.com/visit
You also have the Chocolate Garden of Ireland next door.


Despite the 1st website below , it's only about 3 miles from Tullow.
http://visitwicklow.ie/attractions/rathgall-hillfort/
http://www.voicesfromthedawn.com/rathgall-hillfort/

Even the non-historians are impressed by Duckett's Grove, the mock Gothic ruins and walled gardens are well worth some time.
https://theirishaesthete.com/tag/ducketts-grove/

In Tullow itself, The Tara Arms pub serves food, there's a sit-down Indian restaurant which is quite good close to the Tara. (at the Dublin end of the town)
There's also a restaurant on the way towards Mount Wolsely called the Riverbank, haven't been in a while, it has changed hands a few times so I'm not sure how it is at the moment.

Bog Man 1

Rathwood Gardens for Leisure shopping and Chocolate factory . Altamont Gardens for the Gardens and The Forge for apple crumble and scones . Clonegal for Huntingdon Castle and Sharoe restaurant .
If you are into Stones . Rathgall fort,Haroldstown Dolmen Brownshill Dolmen . NineStones at Mt Leinster .
If you are into the Drink , OHaras Brewery Bagnalstown and Walshe Distillery Royal Oak Bagnalstown .
If you want to look at water Milford Weir and ,St Mullins in South Carlow . kilcarrig Bridge Near Clonegal .
If you are Flush with money . Candy Tours could organise something for you .
http://www.candytours.ie/index.html

mud

Thanks so much everyone. Lots to look into now.


Ha ha, yes, I think I'm the only stone nut so will see if I can nip off for a couple of hours maybe.

I remember reading about Duckett's Grove on the Paranormal forum here. Seems like an interesting place!

byhookorbycrook

Duckett's Grove is fantastic. Further on the stone theme, there are two types of a rare craft known as Carlow fencing to be seen if you drive up the byroad to the corner of the car park
http://tinyurl.com/jq442os
http://tinyurl.com/h9dl23a
At Duckett's Grove, you are in easy reach of the magnificent high crosses in Castledermot where there is also a rare Viking burial stone, round tower, Hiberno Romanesque door way and other carved stones
http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20cross%20castledermot.htm

The café at the traffic lights does good coffee and cake.
http://www.madhattercafe.ie/