The Gardens

Outside is an enchanted landscape, graduating from cultivated to wild. The 4 acre heritage garden features 19th century plantings of deciduous azaleas, specimen pieris, embothrium and myrtle, also Europe's largest grisellina (with UK Tree Register) and an unbelievably large Acca (Feijoa sellowiana). Mature clumps of Bamboo add a semi-tropical flavour to this near frost-free setting. River paths and walks abound, the house is surrounded by three rivers including the Coomhola River with its wild salmon and sea trout. There is also a restored fourteen foot diameter oak waterwheel, originally built to generate electricity for the Lodge.

A further fourteen acres of native woodlands and wildflower meadows (which contributed the wildflower/grasses to Mary Reynold's gold medal-winning garden design at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2002) are available to explore at will. A hard tennis court adjoins the house (racquets & balls supplied). Lots of parking space.