other amenities include a bar, a cafe restaurant with a brasserie menu and a children's play area. this lively hotel and entertainment complex is a 4-minute walk from both carlow cathedral and hanover shopping centre. the sleek, modern rooms feature en suite bathrooms, flat-screen tvs and work desks. there's a nightclub, a live band venue and a terrace bar with a bbq menu on-site. Dublin Airport 1 hr 6
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Killeshin (9 min) Carlow County Museum (3 min) Museum of county history with items like a gallows trap door & the wooden pipe of an army captain. Athy Heritage Centre - Shackleton Museum (20 min) Altamont Gardens (25 min) Manicured landscape of lawns & woods by the river, plus an arboretum known for oaks & rhododendrons. Brownshill Portal Tomb (Dolmen) (8 min) Granite dolmen, an ancient burial site including a hefty capstone thought to weigh 150 tonnes. Milford Mill (10 min) County Carlow Military Museum (14 min) Military, wartime & army memorabilia & uniforms on display in a 19th century church. Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (5 min) Cathedral and architecture Castlecomer Discovery Park (25 min) 80-acre activity park with walking trails, kids' play areas, fishing lakes and a canopy walkway. Carlow Castle (7 min) The ruins of a medieval castle & military stronghold featuring 2 towers, a wall & gardens. BoatTrips.ie (11 min) Delta sensory gardens (7 min) Plants, garden furniture & equipment are sold at this garden centre with a casual dining spot. Carlow Town Park (11 min) Duckett's Grove House (18 min) Remains of landmark estate featuring restored walled gardens with flowers, shrubs & fruit trees. |