Kylemore Abbey

This excellent castle/monastery is one of the sights that I visited when my mother came to Ireland and it was one of the major reasons for returning to the area. When last I visited it was a cold and grey autumn day and I was quite keen to see the massive Victorian walled garden with some flowers. We were quite lucky in that the sun held and we had a pleasant walk from the entrance gate to the garden. The Garden was just as I remembered only with the promise of summer. We enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the garden visiting the head gardeners house and the tool shed before heading back to the Abbey to visit the stately rooms on display in the Abbey. From the Abbey we walked along the lake to visit the chapel and the mausoleum. We took our time visiting the sights and strolling along the lake and then visited the gift shop before heading to the car to look for a B&B for the night